Most recent articles by Andreas Kilb
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Iranian film "Holy Spider"
Killing women in the name of Allah
Ali Abbasi’s film "Holy Spider" tells the true story of a serial killer in the Iranian pilgrimage city of Mashhad. The fact that it gets bogged down at the end does not make it any less interesting. By Andreas Kilb
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Egypt expedition 1842
A Prussian tour to the land of the Pharaohs
One hundred and eighty years ago, the Prussian king sent a team of scientists to the Nile. The items they brought back were ground-breaking for the development of Egyptology, a science very much in its infancy at the time. An exhibition on Berlin’s Museum Island tells the story
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Spain under Islam
Religious tolerance in Al-Andalus was a family affair
A bird's eye view of eight hundred years of history: Brian A. Catlos tells the story of Al-Andalus in the style of a streaming series and deconstructs the myths of the Reconquista and its enemies. By Andreas Kilb
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Syria's Ancient Treasures and Historical Sites
Under Threat from Bullets and Thieves
Syria's unique ancient treasures are another victim of the escalating conflict. With no regard for their historical significance for the country and the world, museums are being plundered, works of art sold off and ancient, Byzantine and medieval archaeological sites shelled and stripped of their treasures. Andreas Kilb reports