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The intermediary

Houcine Abbassi has headed the Tunisian Labour Union Confederation UGTT since late 2011. Along with workers' rights, he primarily pleads for political dialogue in his home country. The National Dialogue Quartet he initiated for this purpose has now been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. By Sarah Mersch

An Iranian and an Israeli band tour together

The political situation between their home countries may be tense, but that hasn't stopped an Iranian and an Israeli band from jamming together. Now the musicians are joining forces to tour Germany. By Heike Mund

Houcine Abassi awarded Germany's Africa Prize 2015

″Local Testimony″

Every autumn, when the World Press Photo Award comes to Tel Aviv, some of the best press photographs by photojournalists from Israel and the Palestinian territories are chosen for display in the exhibition's "Local Testimony" section. Felix Koltermann reports from the Eretz Israel Museum

Between myth and reality

Although the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished in 1924, there remains a lasting fascination for this lost institution. The Tubingen Islamic studies scholar and historian Heinz Halm conducted meticulous research on the Fatimid caliphate in 11-12th century Egypt. Andreas Pflitsch read the book

The implications of Germany's immigration policy

The immigration question now threatens not just the future of Schengen, and perhaps even of the Euro, but Mrs Merkel's political survival as well. Faced with regional elections in three states in March, many CDU members are becoming alarmed about the growth of the right-wing opposition party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) and the faltering of their own poll numbers.

"The Crusades: Holy War"

In this three-part documentary by BBC 2, Dr Thomas Asbridge presents a revelatory account of the Crusades, the 200-year war between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land.

Experts track down stolen art from Syria and Iraq

Experts from Syria are working together with German authorities to track down art stolen in Syria and Iraq. Much of it turns up on the internet. IS fighters are selling plundered art to fund their conquests.

Pioneering Muslim feminist writer Fatima Mernissi dies

The Moroccan writer and sociologist Fatima Mernissi, known for her pioneering work in the field of Islamic feminism, has died. Her work also touched on broader issues of human rights and democracy in the Arab and Muslim worlds

Campaign: Raqqa is being slaughtered silently

"Raqqa is being slaughtered silently" is a campaign launched by a group of non-violent activists in Raqqa to expose the atrocities committed by the regime of Bashar Al-Assad and the terrorist extremist group Islamic State against the city's civilian population.