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Uighur activist Ilham Tohti wins 2017 Weimar Human Rights award
Going to school in wartime

With several countries in the Middle East in the grip of conflicts, children there are not only in danger but often miss out on schooling. Efforts are made to keep lessons going, even under dire conditions. By Timothy Jones
Human Rights Watch: First Syrian atrocities trials held in Europe
Non-Fiction: Michael Sommer′s ″Syria. Geschichte einer zerstoerten Welt″

Before the truth wars: The history of a destroyed world

In ″Syria. Geschichte einer zerstörten Welt″, Michael Sommer masterfully succeeds in throwing a spotlight on the past, every distinct detail illuminating a complex context. Questioning stereotypes, such as the alleged separation of Orient and Occident, he has produced a highly readable work for our time. Marius Meller read the book
Oriental Christians: 2,000 years of history
Jews, Christians and Muslims: the birth of science

Contemporary science has its roots in the work of medieval Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars who set about translating ancient texts with a view to preserving and passing on the precious knowledge they contained. A new touring exhibition by the Austrian National Library focuses on this heritage. As the organisers say, the significance of this transfer of knowledge cannot be overstated. By Fabian Schmidt
What triggered Iran's protests?
The Jewish Museum Berlin's Jerusalem exhibition

The majesty and the misery

Shortly after Trump said the US would recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the Jewish Museum Berlin opened a long-planned exhibition about Jerusalem, a city saturated with religion, politics, conflict and beauty. By Werner Bloch
Guest columnist Ilja Trojanow

It′s not a black and white world!

Viewing the world in absolute terms only serves to encourage propaganda and make simplistic scenarios seem like real solutions. The current public discourse on the refugee crisis is like a piece of political satire, says Ilija Trojanow
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Jews, Christians and Muslims: the birth of science