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  • Participants in a protest waved the Tunisian flag and raised banners demanding union rights, social and economic rights, and social dialogue in the country.
    UGTT in crisis

    The decline of Tunisia's most powerful trade union

    Plagued by internal divisions, Tunisia's UGTT union is losing the political influence it gained after the 2011 revolution. What is behind the crisis—and how has President Kais Saied capitalised?

  • Emel Mathlouthi performing in a pink dress
    Feminism & Pop in Tunisia

    "The world doesn’t want loud women"

    Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi, an icon of resistance during the 2011 Arab Spring protests, recently released an album exclusively produced by women. A conversation on metal, feminism and the beauty of the Arabic language.

  • A group of young men carrying guns, one has a Syrian revolutionary flag wrapped around his shoulders.
    Dawn of a new era

    Zero hour in Syria

    After more than half a century in power, the Assad regime has fallen. The end of one of recent history's most brutal dictatorships has sparked both joy and deep uncertainty about the country's future. Who are Syria's most powerful factions? And are there any "good guys"?

  • Protesters waving flags and banners
    Islamists in Idlib

    Syrian protesters rise up against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

    Opponents of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad seeking refuge in Idlib are now protesting against local Islamist hardliners Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. The group is accused of becoming increasingly dictatorial

  • A road sign indicating the route to Egypt's Administrative Capital, designed to accommodate six and a half million people
    Egypt's New Capital

    Counter-revolution completed

    With Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's move into his new presidential palace and the inauguration of the new administrative capital, the Egyptian military's counter-revolution of 30 June 2013 is complete

  • One year of civil war in Sudan
    A year of war in Sudan

    "We haven't lived in dignity for a long time"

    In her debut novel "A Mouth Full of Salt", Sudanese author and physician Reem Gaafar tells the intertwined stories of three women who are confronted with injustice. A conversation about responsible writing, role models and the forgotten war in Sudan

  • Protesters hold up placards and wave Druze flags, Sweida city, Syria, 27 August 2023
    Anti-Assad protests in Syria's Sweida governate

    New wave of violence after protester death?

    Locals in southern Syria have been protesting peacefully for months now, despite their government's brutal crackdown. But in late February, for the first time, a demonstrator was killed

  • German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip
    Germany's policy on Egypt

    Neither value-driven nor feminist

    Germany's policy on Egypt is based on economic interests and a fear the country may collapse. As a result it contributes to stabilising Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's brutal regime

  • Egyptians waving an Egyptian flag demonstrate against the Muslim Brother Mohammed Morsi
    Egypt's Muslim Brothers

    "Who determines the future of the Brotherhood remains unclear"

    Since the military coup in Egypt ten years ago, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's government has cracked down on the country's Muslim Brotherhood. Abdelrahman Ayash talks about the impact of this crisis, and how the organisation has evolved since 2013

  • A Palestinian scarf is held aloft amid a sea of hands during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Egypt
    Arab popular support for Gaza

    How pro-Palestinian protests threaten Middle East autocrats

    In some Middle Eastern countries, pro-Palestinian rallies recall pro-democracy protests from 2011. Now, the region's authoritarian leaders are worried the conflict in Gaza could alter the political status quo at home

  • In 2016, Egyptian journalist and writer Ahmed Naji was imprisoned for one year, because his writing allegedly "harmed public morals". His new book "Rotten Evidence" chronicles his journey to and through prison. Darkly humorous, Naji offers vivid insights into the cruel and mundane world of Egyptian prison.
    Egypt's broken justice system

    "My approach was to joke about prison"

    In 2016, Egyptian author Ahmed Naji was imprisoned for one year, his writing allegedly "harming public morals". His new book "Rotten Evidence" chronicles his journey to and through prison. Darkly humorous, it offers vivid insights into the cruel and mundane world of Egyptian prison. Interview by Hannah El-Hitami

  • In March 2023, a synagogue was consecrated in Abu Dhabi – the first Jewish house of prayer to be built in the region for a hundred years. It is situated in an interfaith complex called Abrahamic Family House, which aims to present the Emirates as a tolerant, open country.
    Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi

    Religious tolerance in UAE serves national interest

    In March 2023, a synagogue was consecrated in Abu Dhabi – the first Jewish house of prayer to be built in the region for a hundred years. It is situated in an interfaith complex called Abrahamic Family House, which aims to present the Emirates as a tolerant, open country. Claudia Mende visited the centre

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