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Arab HipHop – Clotaire K

"It's a Bastard Music I'm Doing"

His mother is Lebanese, his father is Egyptian, but he was born and raised in France. Consequently, his music displays a wild mix of various styles. Clotaire K fuses traditional Arab music with HipHop and Rap. A portrait by Tareq Al-Arab
Interview with Director Petr Lom

The Dictator, My Pen Pal

Critics complain that with Letters to the President, director Petr Lom has made a propaganda film for a dictator. Speaking in an interview with Igal Avidan, Petr Lom highlights the day-to-day absurdities of cooperating with the Iranian regime
Interview with Tahmineh Milani

Between Censorship and a Smash Hit

Her work has been a constant tightrope walk between tradition and emancipation, between freedom and censorship. The Iranian director Tahmineh Milani talks about women directors, their mission, and cinema
Accused: Orhan Pamuk

Freedom of Expression Is Not Welcome

The pubic prosecutor for the Istanbul district of Sisli has brought a suit against Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, winner of the German Book Industry's Peace Prize. The reason: "public defamation of the Turkish people." A report by Gabriela Schaaf.
7th International Film Festival in Dubai

Bridging Cultures, Meeting Minds

The recent seventh Dubai International Film Festival returned to full strength this year. And the discussions showed how essential cultural platforms of this type are in the region. By Hanna Labonté
Julian Schnabel's Film "Miral"

A New Take on an Old View of Palestine

"Miral" is perhaps the first western film that shows a well-balanced, modern Palestinian society as a matter of course, before the expulsion and the destruction of social structures. The film thereby contradicts the western idea of a backward people
Interview with the Moroccan Poet Siham Bouhlal

Poetry as a Universal Means of Expression

Siham Bouhlal has made a name for herself as a translator of medieval and contemporary texts from Arabic into French. She is currently in Germany on a scholarship. Martina Sabra spoke to her
Integration of Muslims in Denmark

Discussions about Prayer Rooms in the Workplace

Denmark has long been known for its strict immigration policy. But things are changing. The debate in the country at the moment is how far should Denmark go to integrate the so-called 'new Danes'. Marc-Christoph Wagner reports
"Next Stop Denmark"

Strained Efforts to Bridge the Gap

In trying to shake off the negative image caused by the caricature row, the Danish Foreign Ministry has invited 42 young Muslims for a dialogue programme – a programme which included a visit at Jyllands-Posten. Seda Sadar reports
Court Case against Intellectuals in Turkey

Minority Issues a Taboo Subject

There is no end to the wave of court cases against Turkish intellectuals on the alleged grounds of denigrating Turkish identity. Immediately following the Pamuk case, two government advisors were also brought to court last week. Günter Seufert reports