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Islamic Religion Classes in German Schools

Promoting Integration

According to the German constitution, Muslims do have a right to religious education for their children under the supervision of the state, just as Christians do. Now, for the first time, German schools will have a textbook for Islamic religion classes. Claudia Mende reports
Interview with Fuad Rifka, Winner of the Goethe Medal

A Life Dedicated to the German Language

In recognition of his numerous renderings of German language poetry into Arabic, the Lebanese Fuad Rifka has been awarded with the Goethe Medal. Rainer Traube interviews Fuad Rifka
Migrant Literature in Germany

An Unmistakable Intercultural Diversity

For at least a decade now, an unmistakable intercultural diversity has been leaving its mark on contemporary German-language literature. This diversity was triggered above all by many writers adopting another culture in the wake of migratory movements. By Klaus Hübner
Interview with American photojournalist Michael Kamber

Dispelling the myths of war and war photography

Michael Kamber is an American photojournalist and winner of the World Press Photo Award. Between 2003 and 2012 he covered the Iraq War extensively for the "New York Times". In 2013, he published the book "Photojournalists on war – The untold stories from Iraq", a mixture of photography and interviews with 39 photojournalists from different countries who worked in Iraq. Felix Koltermann spoke to him about his motivation for making this book
Revelations about the War in Iraq

Bloody Wartime Brutality

Wikileaks has published close to 400,000 files documenting torture, abuse, and the arbitrary use of force during the war in Iraq. The leaks also document the murky intrigues of Shiite death squads and American security companies. By Birgit Svensson
Iraqi Prisons

The Curse of Abu Ghraib

Last February Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, made notorious by graphic pictures of abuse of inmates by US jailers, has reopened with top-of-the-range facilities and a new name. Birgit Svensson reports
The Documentary "Standard Operation Procedure"

Abu Ghraib – A Criminal Case Staged in the Media?

The documentary "Standard Operation Procedure" won the Silver Bear at this year's Berlin Film Festival. The film deals with the background to the torture in Abu Ghraib. But the outcome is ambiguous, explains Ariana Mirza
USA/Iraq

"This Does Not Represent the America I Know"

In interviews given to two Arab television stations, US President Bush has called the abuse of Iraqi prison inmates by US troops "abhorrent". Bush promised that those responsible for the abuses would be brought to justice but he stopped short of apologising. In the Arab world, distrust remains.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Confession

Trying to Silence the Critics of Guantanamo

The confession of al Qaida No. 3 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed may be exactly what Washington wanted. But Guantanamo's history makes his admission suspect, Peter Philipp warns
On-going Sectarian Tension in Kirkuk

Stranded in Legal Limbo

Claimed by Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen alike, the oil-rich province of Kirkuk remains one of Iraq's most disputed and politically flammable regions ten years after Saddam Hussein was toppled. Karlos Zurutuza spoke to the most senior representatives of the region's different communities about the province's diverse problems