Most recent articles by Fabian Schmidmeier
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Egyptian Students and the Arab Spring''We All Yearned for Democracy''
Activists involved in the "January 25 Revolution" against the Mubarak regime included many students who took to the streets demanding freedom and social justice. But what is left of that revolutionary spirit now? Fabian Schmidmeier went to Cairo's Ain Shams University to find out
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Protests in the Palestinian TerritoriesA Belated Arab Spring for Palestine?
Demonstrations by thousands of Palestinians against rising food and fuel prices have alarmed the rulers in Ramallah: the government of Salam Fayyad is coming under increasing pressure as people demand explanations for the country's ongoing economic plight. Is Palestine on the brink of an upheaval like the Arab Spring that swept through other countries in the region? By Fabian Schmidmeier
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Syrians in GermanyThe Hopes and Fears of the Exile
Syrians at home and abroad are divided in their attitudes to the Assad regime. In many cases, exile is a kind of microcosm of rivalling religious denominations and interest groups. Fabian Schmidmeier spoke to some exiled Syrians in Germany