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Street Kids in Morocco

The Children of Beni-Anzar

To many young people from the impoverished north of Morocco, their homeland offers little that makes life worth living, while the Spanish enclave of Melilla seems like the gateway to paradise. Steffen Leidel reports
Germany

Honoured and Deported

A Turkish school girl, who has spent most of her life in Germany, is to be deported along with her entire family. And this, despite the fact that 17-year-old Kurd Hayriye Aydin was honoured by President Horst Köhler. Jane Conway reports
Germany

Wanted: Ethnic Minority Cops

The Berlin police force wants recruits from the city's considerable ethnic minorities, but similar efforts have met with scant success in the past. Why are Germany's immigrants so reluctant to become cops? Sonia Phalnikar reports
France

Charity Criticised for Serving Pork Soup

In Paris, a charity group linked to the far right is under fire for serving pork soup to the homeless. Critics say the government should ban the program as the choice of food discriminates against Muslims and Jews. Helen Seeney reports
The Hotel Baron in Aleppo

Spies, Nuns, Presidents, and a Broken-Hearted Lover

The "Hotel Baron" in Aleppo has witnessed a century of Syrian history and European involvement in the politics of the Middle East. Previous guests have included kings and presidents, writers and spies; now, Kristin Helberg experiences modern comfort combined with the flair of times past
Obituary for Sargon Boulus

A Torchbearer of Generation Coincidence

On 22 October the Iraqi author and translator Sargon Boulus died in Berlin. He was one of the most important contemporary Arab poets. An obituary by Mona Naggar
"Bemun": The Second Album from Cyminology

A Touch of the Orient

With their much talked about debut album "Per Se", Berlin-based jazz ensemble Cyminology created a successful blend of jazz and oriental elements. But has the concept been carried over for the second album? Ralf Dombrowski has been listening to "Bemun"
Saif ar-Rahbi: "The Howling of the Wolves"

Lightning Strikes our Age

Literature from Oman has received little attention in Germany. Now the publisher Hans Schiler has presented a bilingual collection of poems by Saif ar-Rahbi. Volker Kaminski reports
Interview with Özer Kiziltan, Director of "Takva"

Crisis of Faith in Modern Turkey

The film "Takva" – the first by Özer Kiziltan – deals with a controversial issue. But it still became a commercial and critical success. Amin Farzanefar spoke to the director about Dervish orders and other Muslim topics in Turkish cinema
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's "The Lark Farm"

A Painful Film, But Not Anti-Turkish

The new film by the Italian directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film deals with the Armenian genocide. Panagiotis Kouparanis watched the film and talked to the filmmakers