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No festive season in the West Bank

Christmas muted in 'grieving' Bethlehem

Outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year
Pakistan after the mass departure of Afghans

Exodus of Afghans causes major headache for Pakistan's farms and mines

Skilled Afghan workers are in short supply in Pakistan as the country continues its clampdown on illegal migrants. Farmers and mine owners are now paying the price
750th anniversary of Rumi’s death – Part 7

"Light your beacon!"

In Rumi's lifetime, too, people were frightened by war and uncertainty. His poetry has much to teach us about human nature
Pakistan election aftermath

What next for Indo-Pakistan relations?

Islamabad's frail new ruling coalition will need the blessing of Pakistan's military before attempting to improve ties with New Delhi
Iran elections

Why Tehran may announce a fake voter turnout

Banned from the streets, the protests in Iran continue. This week's elections will reflect just how much – or how little – popular support the Islamic Republic still enjoys
Ali Al-Kurdi's novel "Der Schamaya-Palast“

A heavy burden

Palestinian author Ali Al-Kurdi fled to Syria with his family as a child. In his novel, he recounts the fate of the Palestinians who found shelter in the Jewish quarter of Damascus
Ramadan in East Jerusalem and Gaza

"It feels more like a wake"

For many Palestinians this year's holy month is likely to be a sombre one. There is concern that tensions could spill over in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem.
The EU response to the Gaza war

A tale of contradiction and division

Faced with the worst-ever Israeli-Palestinian violence, Europe's selective moralism has also led to strategic blindness
Indonesia's presidential election

K-Pop not Islam

This year's Valentine's Day saw a presidential election in Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy. Conservative-Islamic morals and panic-mongering tactics took a back seat on social media channels filled with music, cat videos…and elderly presidential hopefuls dancing
Turkey

"Red Buds" – a TV series divides the country

The Turkish media authority has imposed a two-week broadcasting ban and fine on the series "Red Buds", in which religious and liberal worlds collide. The series is apparently too close to the bone