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Human Rights Report

Mapping the Discrimination against Muslims in Europe

The renowned IHF-HR organisation has recently published a report on the discrimination against Muslims in Europe. Its findings: After 9/11 discriminations have increased – but in many cases public institutions have protected their rights. Ala Al-Hamarneh reports
Ibrahim Afellay

Little Big Man in a Team of Giants

Holland or Morocco, Europe or North Africa – Ibrahim Afellay had to make a tough choice. He decided on "Oranje" and is now living his dream: playing in the European Cup. André Tucic profiles the young footballer
Interview with Johan Galtung

Missed Angles of Conflict Prevention

The media tends to report bad news, and that rewards the perpetrators of violence. Peace initiatives seldom make the headlines. The superficiality of Western reporting means the public does not understand the context of many conflicts. Those are the views of the peace researcher Johan Galtung. He spoke to Claudia Isabel Rittel
Portrait: Stef Wertheimer

The Pragmatist

Stef Wertheimer is not a Utopian, but a pragmatic man of action who believes in the positive force of working together as the basis for fostering understanding among people. He was presented with the Buber-Rosenzweig Medal for his services to peacemaking. By Igal Avidan
Interview Nouri Al Jarrah

What Distinguishes the West from the Arab World?

Nouri Al Jarrah heads a research centre in Abu Dhabi whose employees browse through libraries worldwide in search of old Arabic travellers' tales that the institute then publishes in new editions. Julia Gerlach spoke to Al Jarrah
Pop Diva Speaks out against Turkish Militarism

War Criticism in TV Casting Show

In the Turkish version of the 'Pop Idol' casting show, the popular singer Bülent Ersoy openly denounced the warmongering of her government. The video of Ersoy breaking this taboo on live television is now available on YouTube. Daniel Bax reports
The Independent News Magazine Al-Democraty

"Everyone Has a Right to Education"

From former guerilla fighter to the publisher of a news magazine: Palestinian Bassam Abu Sharif has undergone many transformations in his life. Since 2000 he has been publishing the independent news magazine Al-Democraty in Ramallah. By Rasha Khayat
Islam in Germany

Learning from Ankara

Islam is just as compatible with democracy as any other religion. But if there is to be a modern Islam in Germany, support must be offered to liberal Muslims. A commentary Lale Akgün
Interview with Ibn Warraq

"Many Muslims React to Criticism of the Qur'an with Hysteria"

In an interview with Dirk Schönlebe, the author and Islam critic Ibn Warraq explains his views on freedom of opinion and the definition of tolerance in Islam, and the role of multiculturalism in the Western world
Miss Arab World 2007

"An Invitation to Modesty and Beauty"

The "The Ideal Arab Girl" pageant was recently held in Cairo for its second consecutive year. The beauty contest ranks the beauty of the mind and morals over that of the body. But all the same, there was criticism from religious scholars. Nelly Youssef reports