Most recent articles by Annabelle Steffes-Halmer
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Afghan soccer star "Nadia"From child refugee to professional footballer
The documentary "Nadia" tells the incredible story of Nadia Nadim, who was forced to flee from the Taliban as a child and became a football star. By Annabelle Steffes-Halmer
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Nobel laureate Abdulrazak GurnahExile, migration and the art of writing
The Tanzanian-born Nobel Prize winner talks to Annabelle Steffes-Halmer about his decision to leave Zanzibar, to write in English – and about the rise of African writers in the post-colonial era
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Abdulrazak Gurnah and Tsitsi DangarembgaCan the Nobel Prize "revitalise" African literature?
Abdulrazak Gurnah is the fourth author from sub-Saharan Africa to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Is the tide turning for African writers? By Annabelle Steffes-Halmer
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Sheikh Zayed Book AwardWhy has Juergen Habermas rejected a prize from the UAE?
At nearly 92, Juergen Habermas is still advocating for a robust and transparent civil society. Now Germany's greatest living intellectual has rejected a book award from the United Arab Emirates. Stuart Braun has the details
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Syrian pianist Aeham AhmadHow music can open doors
He came to fame as the pianist who played in the rubble of war-torn Syria, but there is so much more to Aeham Ahmad than that. He's now a popular musician and has made a home for himself and his family in the German city of Wiesbaden. By Annabelle Steffes-Halmer
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Israeli cinema: "Bethlehem"Beloved enemy
The friendship between an Israeli intelligence officer and his Palestinian informant makes for an explosive subject. Film director Yuval Adler takes up the theme in his gripping thriller "Bethlehem". Annabelle Steffes watched the film