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Reforming the Judicial System

Turkey wants to join the European Union, and is making great efforts to fulfil the political criteria for acceptance. In the judicial system, in particular, there is still a great deal to be done.
"Ready to join the community of values!"

"The facts show that Turkey is closer to joining the EU than any other of the current candidates", says Udo Steinbach, director of the German Orient Institute (DOI). He supports the admission of Turkey to the community of European nations.
Turkey's Military - Ready for the EU ?

The army wields great power in Turkey. Although it has led several coups in the past 40 years, many Turks still see it as the most responsible institution in the country. This, however, is a misunderstanding, argues Deniz Yücel.
Iraqi Music

About the Comforts and Sorrows of Exile

In August last year, Deutsche Welle's World Music Department commissioned a group of primarily Iraqi musicians to write some new music. The project resulted in a CD recorded in April and a concert being held in Bonn. Suzanne Watt reports
Germany

Building Bridges with Books

Building a bridge between the Middle East and the West is no small task, but its something the organizers of this year's book fair in Frankfurt hope to accomplish. Can literature and commerce do the job?
Germany

Kant's Cosmopolitan Philosophy

The thinking of only a few great philosophers is entirely cosmopolitan. Immanuel Kant, the world citizen from Königsberg, is an outstanding exception, writes Otfried Höffe, professor for political philosophy at Tübingen University.
Art and Architecture in Central Asia

"From the Red Star to the Blue Dome"

The ifa gallery Berlin is currently showing an exhibition that traces transformations in Central Asian art and architecture. The exhibition displays the recent trend toward recovering Islamic traditions in the region. By Christina M. White
Ibrahim Farghali

Breaking Taboos Is Not Enough

Ibrahim Farghali is one of six authors from the Arab world invited by the Goethe Institute to work as city chronicler in Germany. In his portrait, Frederik Richter talked with him about Hermann Hesse, Günther Grass and censorship in Egypt.
Tunisian Actor Hichem Rostom

Moral Guidance from a TV Detective

Hichem Rostom is a familiar face from film and television – not just for Arab viewers, but also in the West through his roles in 'The English Patient' and numerous BBC productions. An interview by Martina Sabra
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