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Christian-Muslim Dialogue

Good News Is No News

Christian-Muslim dialogue activists are faced with a media landscape where a statement such as "We condemn terrorism" has no news value whatsoever, says Melanie Miehl. In her article she explains why Muslims taking part in the dialogue need to be thick-skinned
Humanitarian Commitment in Afghanistan

"Keep out of the Way of Soldiers"

Every time that Reinhard Erös, a former Colonel in the Medical Corps of the German Army, travels to Afghanistan, his pockets are full of money – donations to help children in the Hindu Kush. He uses these funds to build schools in the east of the country. His most important rule is not to stand out as a foreigner. By Andrea Grunau
Dekha Ibrahim Abdi's Mission of Peace in Kenya

A Simple Message – We Can Solve Conflicts

Dekha Ibrahim Abdi has a difficult mission – she wants to make peace in Kenya. She mediates between opposing parties, from the village to the national level, and received the alternative Nobel Prize in 2007. Claudia Mende met the mediator in Munich
"A Most Wanted Man" by John le Carré

A Society under Suspicion

In his latest novel, John le Carré, former spy and grandmaster of the espionage novel, tells a tale of increasing surveillance, a paranoia focused on terrorism, and the power of the international secret services. It's a disenchanting novel says Eren Güvercin
Intercultural Gardens

The Gardens of Others

The concept of "intercultural gardens" sounds auspicious: Fallow land is developed into community gardens where people from different cultural backgrounds can plant crops. However the example of the intercultural garden in Cologne, Germany, shows that integration work can also be counter-productive. Pouyeh Ansari reports
EU Handbook on Integration

Grappling with the Complexities of Migrant Life

Integration is not a one-way street. Society must be prepared to accept immigrants, as well as support them. An outline of strategies can be found in the EU Commission's new "Handbook on Integration." Daniela Schröder reports
Cross-Cultural Competence in the Bundeswehr

Proper Conduct

In officer training, the German armed forces are increasingly concentrating on instilling cross-cultural competence. This is a crucial factor for foreign missions. But this theme also plays a role within the armed forces themselves – because there are some 1,000 Muslim and 200 Jewish soldiers in the service today. Uta Hempelmann reports
Winston Churchill: Crusade against the Empire of the Mahdi

Genesis of Jihadism?

Winston S. Churchill's war report from the Sudan is being rediscovered. The uprising against Anglo-Egyptian rule in the Sudanese provinces at the end of the 19th century was also the beginning of Islamic jihad, according to the publishers. Joseph Croitoru has been reading all about it
Guided Tours for Muslims in Berlin's Jewish Museum

Discovering a Different Belief

The Jewish Museum in Berlin offers guided tours that highlight the parallels between Judaism and Islam. The guides are all Turkish Muslims and the tours are aimed primarily at Muslims. Panagiotis Kouparanis reports
Interview with Shaheen Dill-Riaz

Isolation as Driving Force behind Extremism

What happens behind closed doors at Islamic schools? Filmmaker Shaheen Dill-Riaz looks for answers to this question in Bangladesh in his new film, "Korankinder". Eren Güvercin spoke with the filmmaker