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  • The Syrian actor Lojain Ismail in Muawiya's series.
    TV series "Muawiya"

    Historical Ramadan drama fuels controversy

    The Saudi-produced television series “Muawiya” emerged as a talking point during Ramadan, sparking debate throughout the Middle East. Both Iran and Iraq have banned the show which charts the life of one of the most controversial figures in Islamic history.

  • Five men in dark robes face the camera.
    New album "Ajdad" by Amir Amiri Ensemble

    Echoes of a shared past

    On the album "Ajdad", Montreal-based Iranian composer and santur master Amir Amiri seeks to reunite Arabic and Persian musical traditions, historically divided by repression and conflict.

  • Director and two actresses at a press conference in Cannes, 2024.
    "The Seed of the Sacred Fig"

    The story of an Oscar nomination

    Shot and set in Iran, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" is this year's Oscar nomination from Germany. The film deftly portrays political and intergenerational conflicts in Iranian society but ignores the Kurdish origins of the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement.

  • A man at a book fair reads the back of a book he is holding.
    Global publishing bias

    Who defines "world literature"?

    German publishers of "world literature" still prioritise Western works. With limited translations, lack of media attention and stereotypes in publishing, authors outside Europe and the US rarely get the attention they deserve.

  • US-Präsident Donald Trump und der saudische Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman treffen zu einem Treffen zum Thema „Weltwirtschaft“ auf dem G20-Gipfel in Osaka, Japan, ein.
    Trump and the Gulf States

    Skeptical optimism in the Gulf

    Saudi Arabia and the Emirates hope to reap economic benefits from the Trump presidency. But the Gulf has learned that Washington cannot be relied upon. Meanwhile, the Saudis could push Trump to take a tougher stance towards Israel.

  • Iranischen Zeitungen liegen in Kiosk
    US election 2024

    What Trump's victory means for Iran

    Donald Trump has won the US presidential election. Many Iranian opposition members hope that this will lead to the overthrow of the Islamic regime. But Trump's actions, especially in foreign policy, are not always predictable.

  • A crowd holding signs and banners demonstrate against the far right.
    Tareq Sydiq’s book “The New Protest Culture”

    Can protests transform society?

    From Iran to the Last Generation, citizens in democracies and dictatorships alike are taking to the streets. Tareq Sydiq analyses these uprisings and asks why some fail while others dramatically change the system.

  • The portrait of a nurse in a protective suit is projected onto the Azadi monument in Tehran.
    Nurses on strike in Iran

    "Strikers feel they have nothing left to lose"

    In Iran, nurses are on strike to protest miserable living standards and stressful working conditions. Desperation is driving many abroad, and some to suicide.

  • Iran's President Pezeshkian, surrounded by members of the parliament, waving and laughing
    Iranian parliament approves cabinet

    Moving forward into the past

    The cabinet of new Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has disappointed those who voted for change. Pezeshkian’s voters had only modest expectations – less oppression of women and easier access to the internet – but in the Islamic Republic, everything remains the same.

  • Ismail Haniyah (left), the political leader of Hamas, at a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on 30 July 2024.
    Iran and Israel

    The spiral of violence escalates

    The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah is a drastic event. The Islamic Republic seems determined to take revenge, and a new armed conflict against Israel cannot be ruled out. In addition, everything the new president had promised is obsolete for the time being.

  • Close-up of a person holding a candle. Behind him is a sign with "War" crossed out
    Relations with the Middle East

    Europe can still make a difference

    The European Union is faced with the challenge of finding a common line towards the Middle East that both takes into account the different national positions and promotes a coherent foreign policy. How can this be realized?

  • Iranian Kurdish singer Hani Mojtahedi
    Kurdish singer Hani Mojtahedi

    Myths re-imagined

    Kurdish singer Hani Mojtahedi and German electro legend Andi Toma of Mouse On Mars have collaborated on an album that also pays homage to Mojtahedi’s grandfather, a Sufi master

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