Most recent articles by Martina Sabra
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Literature and Collective Trauma in AlgeriaMoving Beyond the Examination of History
Perception of Algerian literature is dominated by the complex thematic backdrop of violence and the processing of traumatic experience. What are the reasons for this? In a piece to mark the 50th anniversary of Algerian independence, Martina Sabra debates this issue
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Interview with the Algerian Women's Rights Activist Nadia Ait Zai''We need to completely change the system of government''
The recent parliamentary election in Algerian has made little difference to the balance of political power. One thing, however, is new: there are now suddenly five times as many female members of parliament. Martina Sabra asked the Algerian lawyer and women's rights activist Nadia Ait Zai about what was behind this change, and about prospects for the future
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Women's Rights in MoroccoActivists See Little Hope for Gender Policy Reforms
After the Islamist party PJD won elections in Morocco, the future of reforms to the country's family laws remains up in the air. Activists fear a conservative approach to equal rights could slow – or even reverse – progress
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Women's Rights and the Arab SpringThe Female Face of the Revolution
One year on from the uprisings that toppled dictators Ben Ali and Mubarak, the revolution is still going on for many women activists in Egypt and Tunisia. Martina Sabra's essay takes a look at how strong their socio-political influence really is
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Interview with Haitham al-Maleh''We Want the Syrian Regime to Be Further Isolated''
The Syrian human rights lawyer Haitham al-Maleh is calling on the international community to increase pressure on the Assad regime. Martina Sabra spoke to him about the West's sanctions policy, the Arab League's observer mission and the prospects for the Syrian uprising
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Karim El-Gawhary's ''Diary of the Arab Revolution''Portraits of the Common Man in the Time of Upheaval
The "Diary of the Arab Revolution" by the German-Egyptian writer and journalist Karim El-Gawhary is an impressive testimony to the "Arabellion." A review by Martina Sabra
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The Soundtrack of the Arab SpringPop, Pathos, and Poetry
What kind of music characterized the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt in early 2011? How did musicians in these countries react to the political upheavals? A new album from the world music label "World Network" presents the music of the Arab Spring. Martina Sabra introduces the song collection
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Intercultural Center in Libanon
Dar Assalam – The House of Peace
Ten years ago a unique intercultural center was founded in the Lebanese Shuf Mountain. Individual travelers and groups are invited there to learn about the postwar realities of Lebanon or to learn Arabic.