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Interview with the Tunisian lawyer Yadh Ben Achour

''Tunisia is in a phase full of contradictions''

Yadh Ben Achour is the winner of the 2012 International Democracy Award Bonn. The Tunisian lawyer and expert on constitutional law told Chamselassil Ayari how Islamist forces are gaining strength in his country
Mahi Binebine's Novel ''The Stars of Sidi Moumen''

At Home with the Grim Reaper

The latest novel by Moroccan writer Mahi Binebine is inspired by the suicide bomb attacks on Casablanca. Its central message: As long as nothing is done to close the ever-increasing gap between rich and poor, there will always be those willing to emulate the Sidi Moumen "angels of death". By Claudia Kramatschek
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

The Voice of Unity

On the 15th anniversary of the death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the world can look back on an extraordinary musician. The "King of Qawwali" was a source of light in the often dark history of Pakistan. By Marian Brehmer
Persecution of Shiites in Indonesia

Hate Preachers and Incitement to Violence

Following a massacre of Shiites in Eastern Java, the Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has called on the government and the police to provide special protection for the Shiite minority. But many Shiite Muslims remain frightened and insecure. By Andy Budiman
Egypt President Morsi

Consolidating Power

Egypt's President Morsi is consolidating his power by removing remnants of the military leadership. His critics accuse him of running an authoritarian state; however, the Muslim Brotherhood dismisses those claims. Matthias Sailer reports
Migrants in Europe

Transnational Networking

Many migrants in Europe support their countries of origin. Migrants' organisations can boost such support by lobbying government bodies and engaging civil society. But the countries of origin have a role to play too. By Rahim Hajji and Soraya Moket
The Iranian-Israeli Circle

''We Should Hate Each Other''

Israeli and Iranian students in Berlin have forged an anti-war alliance to express their opposition to war, sanctions and occupation. They regard the nuclear conflict between their two countries as an artificially created issue that serves to keep both governments in power. By Marian Brehmer
Lin Noueihed and Alex Warren on the Arab Spring

Post-revolution Patchwork

In their book The Battle for the Arab Spring: Revolution, Counter-Revolution and the Making of a New Era, Lin Noueihed and Alex Warren show how differently the countries affected by the uprisings of 2011 are developing. They conclude that for a number of reasons, post-Arab Spring democracies will not turn out to be similar to those in the West. Paul Hockenos read the book
The Armenian-Syrian Musician Hrach Macoushian

''It is Craziness to Support the Assad Regime!''

Hrach Macoushian is a musician from Aleppo in Syria. The Armenian with Syrian citizenship came to Yerevan two years ago to escape military service in Syria. Lennart Lehmann talked to him about the prospects for the Armenian minority in Syria and about his experiences under the Assad regime
Literature and Collective Trauma in Algeria

Moving Beyond the Examination of History

Perception of Algerian literature is dominated by the complex thematic backdrop of violence and the processing of traumatic experience. What are the reasons for this? In a piece to mark the 50th anniversary of Algerian independence, Martina Sabra debates this issue