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The Arab World Has Its Own Models

Could Morocco serve as a political model for Iraq in the country’s attempt to come to terms with its dictatorial past? Dr Sonja Hegasy of the Centre for Modern Oriental Studies, Germany, thinks it could
Perspectives on Radical Islamism

Angry Young Muslims

The political scientist Volker Perthes is the director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin and has published numerous studies on the Near and Middle East. He sees five key ways for Europe to take constructive action in the Muslim world
Results of the Parliamentary Elections in Morocco

Paralyzing Lethargy

Low turnout for the elections in Morocco sheds light on the increasing alienation of the populace from the political elite – an alarming development that only benefits the outlawed Islamic movement "Justice and Welfare." By Sonja Hegasy
Sarkozy's Position on France's Colonial History

A Potpourri of Contradictions

Searching for a new direction for his foreign policy towards the former colonial states of North Africa, the president of France has become tangled in contradictory statements and promises. Bernhard Schmid reports
Learning about Cultural Diversity

Mind the North-South Gap

In 2004, Traugott Schöfthaler was appointed to set up the Anna Lindh Foundation in Alexandria, Egypt, in order to create new forms of dialogue between North and South. In this article he takes a look at the lessons learnt during the past three years
Ten Years Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

Questioning the State of the Cooperation

Commentators in the Arab world are increasingly criticising that the EU has been reducing the Euro-Mediterranean partnership to a joint struggle against terrorism, drug-trading and illegal immigration. By Götz Nordbruch
Presidential Elections in Indonesia

A Vote for Security and Stability

The challengers to incumbent President Yudhoyono have clearly underestimated his popularity. They have failed to impress the public with their colourless public appearances and vague party programmes. By Christina Schott
Parliamentary Elections in Indonesia

Election Carnival in the Island Republic

 In the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Islamic parties play a small but decisive role, as Christina Schott reports from Yogyakarta
Interview with Aboubakr Jamaï

"The Moroccan Regime Is Corrupt and Incapable of Reform"

Aboubakr Jamaï is one of the most prominent representatives of Morocco's independent press. He speaks about his criticism, not only of the Moroccan government, but also of the role of Europe and the USA
Portrait of the Algerian Writer Maïssa Bey

"We Intellectuals Expect Nothing More From Europe"

Maïssa Bey is one of Algeria's most prominent writers. Her novels deal with the division and turmoil of the country's past and present. When she talked to Martina Sabra, however, she also had a thing or two to say about the role of Europe