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'PakistanGirl' takes aim at corrupt cops and domestic abuse

Pakistan's newest female superhero has vowed to battle venal officials and protect battered women, as her creator tries to inspire the next generation to fight injustice in a deeply patriarchal society.

″Love Party″ by Ya Tosiba: Sufi in the house

A wonderfully subversive and witty album, Ya Tosiba′s ″Love Party″ slyly pokes fun at authority and present day life in Azerbaijan. With electronics simulating traditional instruments from the region, it draws on the Sufi ′meyknana′ tradition for its lyrics. Review by Richard Marcus

Ya Tosiba′s ″Love Party″: Sufi in the house

A wonderfully subversive and witty album, Ya Tosiba′s ″Love Party″ slyly pokes fun at authority and present day life in Azerbaijan. With electronics simulating traditional instruments from the region, it draws on the Sufi ′meyknana′ tradition for its lyrics. Review by Richard Marcus

Exploring Jewish life in Iran

Civil rights in Turkey under the spotlight

German Institute for International and Security Affairs: »Shrinking spaces« in Israel

The contraction of democratic space, consolidation of occupation and ongoing human rights violations call for a paradigm shift in Europe′s policies

Turkish journalist Ahmet Sik receives "Raif Badawi Award"

"Buddha would have helped Myanmar's Muslims"

Simply Listen for Once …

The Yollarda project has invited 48 European authors to Turkey – and among them was the young Berlin author Björn Kern. He offers us his views on why Turks have such a negative view of Germans and what could be undertaken to turn things around

"We Don't Translate Any Old Trash"

One book per million readers – that's how little is translated into Arabic every year. With financial support from the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, the Kalima Foundation hopes to tackle the translation drought in the Arab world. Silke Lode interviewed Mustafa al-Slaiman, Kalima's chief German translator