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Interview with Thorsten Gerald Schneiders

"Suicide Bombers Are Not Psychopaths"

What makes a suicide bomber tick? Thorsten Gerald Schneiders, political scientist and Middle East expert, examined the suicide attacks in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the motives behind the attacks. An interview by Inga Gebauer
Hassan Hanafi

"Globalisation Is Western Hegemony"

Hassan Hanafi is known to be a severe critic of globalization. According to the professor of philosophy at the University of Cairo the phenomenon has no positive aspects at all
On the Death of Juliano Mer-Khamis

100 Percent Juliano

The murdered theatre director and artist Juliano Mer-Khamis spent his life walking on a tightrope. A traitor to some, while a visionary to others – and an exception on the Israeli as well as the Palestinian side. An obituary by Stephanie Doetzer
Edward Said's "Orientalism"

The Orient beyond Cliché

The Palestinian-American literary scholar Edward Said (1935 – 2003) is required reading for anyone talking about Islam today. His main work, Orientalism, recently came out in a new German translation. Stefan Weidner read it for Qantara.de
1001 Nights

The Healing Power of Storytelling

The new German translation of 'Thousand and One Nights' (Arabian Nights) makes the oldest Arabic version of this famed collection of Oriental tales available for German readers for the first time. Ludwig Ammann read the new translation by Claudia Ott.
The Syrian Musicians′ Orchestra play Istanbul

Hosts of honour

This year, the opening night of the 23rd Istanbul Jazz Festival was in the hands of the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians. The move had symbolic power in a city that is currently home to more than 300,000 Syrian refugees. By Marian Brehmer
Interview with Asra Nomani

'Gender Jihad' in the Service of Women's Rights

The 44-year-old US writer Asra Nomani is viewed as a prominent representative of "Gender Jihad". For the former Wall Street Journal reporter, there is no contradiction between Islam and feminism. She spoke to Alfred Hackensberger
Interview with Simon Levi

"A Culture is Never Lost"

The Jewish Museum in Morocco is the only one of its kind in the Islamic world. Alfred Hackensberger to Simon Levi about the museum and the history of Jews in the North African country
Villa des Arts in Casablanca

No Room for Contemporary Art

When the Villa des Arts was opened a few years ago, the Moroccan metropolis finally had an exhibition space worthy of comparison with similar institutions in Europe. But in Casablanca itself, it has faced massive resistance. Beat Stauffer reports
Hans Werner Geerdts

A Rare Symbiosis

The German painter and writer Hans Werner Geerdts has been living in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh for more than forty years. His art has made its presence felt throughout the country. A portrait by Christoph Leisten on the occasion of Geerdts' 80th birthday