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"Visions of Iran": the Iranian Film Festival in Cologne

Halabja – casting a long shadow

The First Gulf War, the chemical attack on the Iraqi village of Halabja in 1988 and the role played by foreign companies in the build-up of chemical weapons in the region were the main topics at the most recent "Visions of Iran" film festival in Cologne. By Bernd G. Schmitz
Israel 100 years after Balfour

A case of moral degradation

2 November 2017 marked the centenary of the Balfour Declaration. This document promised to deliver a homeland for the Jews, yet also that "nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine". Has this promise been kept? Political analyst Peter Oborne reports
Ilan Pappe′s latest publications

Israel′s mega-prison

The dissident Israeli historian and activist Ilan Pappe is known for his challenging and meticulously researched books on the Israeli-Palestine conflict. His two latest books are in keeping with this reputation. By Susannah Tarbush
Bethlehem celebrates a subdued Christmas

Christmas in Bethlehem is usually a festive and colourful season. This year, festivities in the Palestinian town are set to return – but the COVID-19 pandemic is still casting a shadow on celebrations
Turkey's Noel Baba

Saint Nicholas, Turkish style

Men clad in red and white Santa outfits are no longer a rarity on Turkish streets. Legend has it that Noel Baba, as the Turks call Saint Nicholas, was even born near Antalya. Dilek Zaptçıoğlu has the details
Interfaith holiday celebrations

Sugar Festival, St. Nicholas, Noel Baba

While politicians and experts are making urgent calls for a dialogue with Islam, children from Muslim and Christian families are a few steps ahead. They have long been celebrating the holidays together. Babette Braun reports
Sixty years after the Paris Massacre

When will France apologise to the Algerians?

Shot, beaten to death or drowned: a demonstration by tens of thousands of Algerians ended in the "Paris Massacre" on 17 October 1961. Sixty years on, historians and victims' associations are calling for a sign from President Macron. By Andreas Noll
Interview with Albin Eser

"Belgrade Has to Accept the Co-Responsibility"

For the first time, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declared the Srebrenica massacre a genocide. An interview with Albin Eser, Director Emeritus of Germany's Max Planck Institute for International Criminal Law
2011 in the Arab World

No Reason to Fear the Democratic Experiment

Will the Arab Spring end in an Islamist-dominated, backward-looking, grey winter? Despite the Islamists' recent successes in the first free elections in the Arab world, Loay Mudhoon feels that this is unlikely to be the case
Jewish-Arab identity

Cleo Cohen's "May God be with you"

Her grandparents are Jews – born in Tunisia and Algeria. Director Cleo Cohen has now broken the silence about this with a very personal debut. By Nadine Wojcik