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  • Women and men at a demonstration in Syria with the flag of the revolution
    Democracy and secularism in Syria's revolution

    United, not homogenous

    In Syria, secularism is a fiercely contested topic. Assad supporters are using the term to discredit the revolution, while their opponents seek to redefine it. Yet this debate must not overshadow the revolution's central demand: democratic participation.

  • Professor Kai Hafez from Erfurt University
    German coverage of the Middle East

    "Germany's reputation is suffering"

    Media expert Kai Hafez talks to Qantara.de about German coverage of the Gaza war, traditional narratives and the link to Islamophobic attitudes within society

  •  The storefront where a bomb exploded 20 years ago, the shop window filled with portraits of people
    Germany's multicultural society

    Racism 'on the rise' 20 years after NSU bombing

    On 9 June 2004, a nail bomb exploded in the heart of a bustling Turkish community in Cologne. German officials quickly rejected the notion that the attack was motivated by racism – and they accused the victims instead

  • Photo artist Steve Sabella in his studio in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
    Palestinians in Germany

    End of the Berlin Spring

    The German capital has attracted many Palestinian artists and intellectuals in recent years. Yet since the war in Gaza began, a sense of disillusionment has set in within the community

  • People attend the rally "Against terror and antisemitism! Solidarity with Israel" organised by Germany's Central Council of Jews, political parties, unions and civil society, at Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, 22 October 2023
    The quagmire of historical responsibility

    Germany's misguided fight against anti-Semitism

    Assessing Israel more critically than other nations is considered anti-Semitic. Yet treating Israel more favourably is problematic too. Philo-Semitism – the unquestioning endorsement of anything Jewish – does not help in the fight against anti-Semitic prejudice

  • Islam, Judaism, Christian: symbols of the 3 monotheistic religions
    Germany and the Gaza war

    Jewish and Muslim communities search for solidarity

    Six months of Israeli retaliation in Gaza for the October 7 Hamas terror attacks have put Jewish-Muslim relations in particular peril. Germany's hypersensitivity to anti-Semitism adds an extra layer of difficulty

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wearing a saffron cap, greets supporters from an open vehicle
    General election in Modi's India

    "Muslims are the principal target"

    With elections on 19 April, India looks set to re-elect Narendra Modi's BJP party, greenlighting an ongoing process of Hinduisation on the subcontinent. The persecution of Muslims and other minorities will intensify. Yet India has little to fear in the way of criticism from its Western allies, says political scientist Achin Vanaik

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks serious as he stands at a lectern covered in flowers
    2024 General election in India

    A third term for Hindu nationalism?

    As the world's largest democracy gets ready to vote in the upcoming general election, Narendra Modi and his BJP look set to win a third consecutive term in power. Critics warn, however, that if the BJP wins another election victory, it will continue reshaping the country into a Hindu state.

  • Two people stand outside a mosque after paint was sprayed on the façade of the building the night before, Leipzig, Germany, 20 April 2017
    The discourse about Islam in German politics

    From open to latent Islamophobia

    Sociologist and Islamic studies expert Imad Mustafa was commissioned by the Group of Independent Experts on Islamophobia (UEM) to conduct the first academic study of the discourse around Islam in Germany's political parties. His findings have recently been published in book form

  • Muslims break their daily fast during Ramadan at a mosque complex in Baghdad
    Islam's holy month

    Why more non-Muslims are taking part in Ramadan

    Ramadan's observance is widespread in the Middle East, often involving non-Muslims in the region's celebrations. In Christian-majority countries, participation has been less common, but this trend is starting to shift

  • Pro-Palestine protest at the Freie Universität Berlin
    German academia and the war in Gaza

    Universities must remain places of dialogue

    Discussions about the Middle East conflict naturally tend towards polarisation. In Germany, showing empathy for victims of political violence in Israel while drawing attention to the suffering of Gazan and West Bank Palestinians, who bear the brunt of any major confrontation, is a tricky balancing act

  • Around 35,000 people also took part in the protests in Hanover
    German demonstrations against right-wing extremism

    "Never again" is now

    Ever since the AfD's plans to deport immigrants were publicised, hundreds of thousands of people across Germany have taken to the streets in protest

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