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  • Drinking alcohol has been banned in Iran in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
    Alcohol in Iran, Turkey and the USA

    Are all taboos justified?

    Iran's ban on alcohol has led to a rise in methanol poisonings, revealing the deadly side of prohibition. The situation mirrors past failures in the U.S. and contrasts with more lenient policies in countries like Turkey. By Niloofar Gholami

  • The Turkish opposition was defeated in Sunday's run-off elections, with candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu failing to unseat long-time ruler Erdogan, who is now to rule the country for another five years. But the president is hardly a victor.
    Turkey election fallout

    Erdogan no winner, despite opposition defeat

    The Turkish opposition was defeated in the run-off, with candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu failing to unseat long-time ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will rule the country for another five years. But the president is hardly the winner. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul

  • Mount Tomorr, in southwest Albania, site of an annual August pilgrimage believed to bring healing and luck. The festival commemorates Abbas ibn Ali, a Muslim saint who died at the 7th century battle of Karbala.
    Islam and tolerance

    Albania's Bektashi Muslims

    In Albania, where most Muslims live a pretty secular life, it would seem that praying and drinking go hand-in-hand. Nevertheless, over a hundred Albanians still went to fight for Islamic State. By Karin A. Wenger with photos by Philipp Breu

  • Mass expropriation in Syria

    How Assad is preventing the return of refugees

    The Syrian war has moved through many phases and included a number of changing actors. But one aspect has remained constant throughout: the Assad regime is using the conflict to rid the nation once and for all of what it considers to be undesirable demographic groups. By Stefan Buchen and Sulaiman Tadmory

  • Turkish incursion into northern Syria

    You reap what you sow

    Many Turks, at home and abroad, feel misunderstood. The Syrian offensive is intended to ease matters and does not constitute ethnic cleansing, they claim. They also say there is no racism in Turkey. This is a misrepresentation of the situation, says Tayfun Guttstadt in his contribution to the debate

  • Attack on opposition leader Kilicdaroglu

    Return of the lynch mob in Turkey?

    Turkish opposition party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu was attacked by an angry mob in public and nearly killed – the latest in a spate of such violence. What does the incident say about the political culture in the country? By Burcu Karakas

  • Criticising Erdogan

    Don't romanticise the Kemalist legacy!

    The narrative of an "enlightened" and generally democratic Turkey, a country that is currently in the process of being destroyed by Erdogan, should not go unchallenged, says Tayfun Guttstadt

  • The Kurdish people

    Nishtiman music project: Transcending what divides

    They come from Iraq, Iran and Turkey; some live at home, others in exile – all, however, are Kurds. The musicians of the Nishtiman ensemble have a mission – to restore the cultural integrity of their homeland. By Stefan Franzen

  • Churches in Syria after the fall of East Aleppo

    Time for a new beginning

    Christian Churches in Aleppo have welcomed the government troops' victory. But after five years of war, it is important that they abandon the paradigm that the Assad regime is the protector of religious minorities and work tirelessly to overcome the religious divide. By Claudia Mende

  • Mother-tongue instruction in multi-ethnic Iran

    Linguistic diversity as opportunity

    Iran is a state of many ethnicities where over a dozen languages are spoken, including, among others, Persian, Baluchi, Luri, Arabic, and Turkish. Unfortunately, the country’s education policy does not take account of this linguistic diversity. By Manutschehr Amirpur

  • Interview with "Der Spiegel" reporter Christoph Reuter

    The strategists of terror

    At present, IS is the most dangerous terrorist militia in the world. It controls a territory that stretches from north-eastern Syria to western Iraq, including almost all Syrian oil and gas fields. Igal Avidan spoke to Christoph Reuter (correspondent for the German weekly news magazine "Der Spiegel") about the ascent of IS

  • Interview mit Sedat Korkmaz

    "Die alevitischen Geistlichen brauchen eine moderne Ausbildung"

    Rund 4.000 Kinder und Jugendliche nehmen in Deutschland mittlerweile in öffentlichen Schulen an alevitischem Religionsunterricht teil. Doch noch immer mangelt es an Lehrern, die den alevitischen Glauben kompetent vermitteln können. Darüber sprach Martina Sabra mit Sedat Korkmaz, dem Leiter der Alevitischen Akademie in Mannheim.

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