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  • A soldier takes part in a military parade held at the police academy in Baghdad. An Iraqi flag is seen in the background
    War in Gaza

    Will Iraq finally expel all remaining U.S. troops?

    Following the assassination of an Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad by the USA, the Iraqi government has said it will kick U.S. troops out. Do tensions surrounding the war in Gaza make it more likely this time?

  • A man and a woman sit at a desk, a window shielded by a blind in the background
    Canada: "Manufacturing the Threat"

    The sting that bit back

    Islamophobic incidents are once again on the rise across the Western world following the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. "Manufacturing the Threat" reminds us what lengths governments will go to to achieve the results they believe people want to see

  • New York is home to a two million-strong Jewish community that has suffered anguish in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attacks. Many back the Israeli government's response and have rallied in support of Israel. Others are unsettled by the current military campaign and the huge price paid by Palestinian civilians.
    'Not in our name'

    Jewish New Yorkers speak out against 'dehumanisation' of Palestinians

    New York's two million-strong Jewish community has suffered anguish in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attacks. While many back the Israeli government's response and have rallied in support of Israel, others are unsettled by the Gaza military campaign and the huge price paid by Palestinian civilians

  • A carte blanche for Netanyahu harbours risks. This applies especially to the military operation in Gaza. Western governments really ought to know this already.
    Israeli military offensive in Gaza

    Forces unleashed in the Middle East

    A carte blanche for Netanyahu harbours risks. This applies especially to the military operation in Gaza. Western governments really ought to know this already. An interjection by Stefan Buchen

  • 15 August 2023 marked the second anniversary of the Taliban's return to Afghanistan. Emran Feroz recently travelled through the country – here is his report on everyday life in Kabul.
    Taliban Afghanistan 2 years on

    Report from a forgotten land

    15 August 2023 marked the second anniversary of the Taliban's return to Afghanistan. Emran Feroz recently travelled through the country – here is his exclusive report for Qantara.de on everyday life in Kabul

  • Members of Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion have allegedly carried out extrajudicial killings of activists.
    Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion

    Inside the death squad

    Bangladesh's elite counterterrorism force is committing extrajudicial killings, DW and Netra News reveal in a new investigation. Insiders confirm high-ranking approval. By Christian Caurla, Naomi Conrad, Arafatul Islam and Birgitta Schuelke

  • It is 20 years since the U.S. began its invasion of Iraq. In his essay, Karim El-Gawhary describes how the supposed victor at the time became the loser.
    20 years Iraq War

    Farewell to the old world order

    It is 20 years since the USA began its invasion of Iraq. Alongside the countless dead Iraqis and U.S. soldiers, it was the West’s credibility in the Arab world that would fall victim to this war. As Karim El-Gawhary argues, this loss is still having consequences two decades later

  • Al-Hol camp in Syria

    Bring extremists' children out — but leave mothers?

    As Syrian camps housing families of Islamic State fighters get more dangerous, there are calls to bring children out, even if the mothers don't want to go. The idea of separating families is a controversial one. By Cathrin Schaer

  • Afghanistan under the Taliban

    "Girls continue to attend our schools"

    Education for girls and women is still possible in Afghanistan, says Reinhard Eroes of the Kinderhilfe Afghanistan initiative. In interview with Elisa Rheinheimer, he talks about skewed media portrayals, the great hunger gripping the country and why aid organisations should return

  • "The Lionesses of Afghanistan"

    No more 'white saviours', please

    Journalist Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi was forced to flee Afghanistan with her family as a child and grew up in Germany. To mark the publication of her book "The Lionesses of Afghanistan", she spoke to Qantara.de about growing up between two cultures, her focus on Afghan women and the media's distorted view of the country. Interview by Schayan Riaz

  • Hasani’s book is testament to an entire generation influenced by the politicisation of religion across the Arab and Islamic worlds.
    Confessions of an ex-jihadist

    What makes someone a jihadist?

    Charting his own descent into extremism, former Moroccan jihadist Adil El Hasani reveals how he was ultimately able to extricate himself from the grasp of those peddling religious illusions. Mohamed Taifouri read the book

  • Archaeology in Iraq

    Drought reveals Bronze Age city

    Extreme drought in Iraq has given German and Kurdish archaeologists the unique chance to examine an ancient Bronze Age city that was hidden beneath the water of a reservoir for decades. Experts believe the ruins could be those of the ancient city of Zachiku. It was a race against the clock to complete work before the city was once again covered by the reservoir's rising water level. By Alexander Freund

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