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Turkish-German Vote Anything But Certain

German politicians are busy wooing Turkish-Germans. But, disenchanted with both the conservatives' anti-Turkish rhetoric and the Social Democrats' unpopular reforms, the group is proving politically unpredictable. By Sonia Phalnikar

A Predictable Vote

Egypt began voting in the country's first contested presidential election but veteran leader Husni Mubarak is widely expected to win a fifth term. Reem Nada reports from Cairo

Much Ado About Nothing

Iranian technicians are expected to remove the UN seals to a nuclear power plant. The EU is unhappy but Mideast expert Peter Philipp doesn't think that the move should change negotiation strategies

Van Gogh Murderer Sentenced to Life

A court in the Netherlands has sentenced the killer of Theo van Gogh to prison for life. The case stirred up racial and religious tension in the country and forced policy makers to ask questions about the integration of Muslims into Dutch society. By Mark Caldwell

Fossilised Thinking Proves God's Existence

Evangelical Christians and Muslim creationists – such as the Turkish anti-Darwinist Harun Yahia – have one thing in common: their fight against materialism and the secular state. Harald Brandt has the details

Power Struggle between Laicism and Islam

The political climate of the last few years in Turkey has made it possible for conservative religious elites to expand into more public domains and extend their social and political influence. Ömer Erzeren examines this development

Egypt needs democracy to fix its economy

Sisi’s mismanagement has plunged the country into crisis. Both political and economic reform is needed to save it, writes Abdelrahman Mansour

Bangladesh relocating Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char

Authorities in Bangladesh started sending a first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to the isolated island of Bhasan Char, despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process.

COP27 host Egypt inches towards green energy

Imams against sex-selective abortion

Azerbaijan is struggling to change the mind-sets of families aborting female foetuses. Imams who have weighed in on the issue have become indispensable in up-ending this practice. Experts say the country urgently needs to implement an action plan or it will face dire consequences. Ayse Karabat reports from Baku