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"The Seed of the Sacred Fig"The story of an Oscar nomination
Shot and set in Iran, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" is this year's Oscar nomination from Germany. The film deftly portrays political and intergenerational conflicts in Iranian society but ignores the Kurdish origins of the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement.
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Syria's Idlib: A humanitarian disaster
The battle for Idlib is likely to be the last, bloody conflict in the Syrian war. Refugees are fleeing the regon in droves.
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The Arab Spring in Yemen and elsewhere: Dr. Elizabeth Kendall
Dr Elisabeth Kendall from the University of Oxford gives her thoughts on developments and consequences of the Arab Spring, including in Yemen, and on the role of religion in politics and society in the Middle East.
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Iran: A round trip in pictures
Those travelling to Iran will encounter a history and culture thousands of years old, impressive buildings, breath-taking nature – and overwhelming hospitality. By Felix Schlagwein
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"Us and them: Diversity, division and a world of difference"
Open societies and liberal democracies are no longer merely ideas: they have become reality, argues Aladin El-Mafaalani in his lecture on "Open society and social closure"
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Illustrator Shehzil Malik′s take on feminism and diversity
Thoughtful, provocative, chic: Shehzil Malik′s new aesthetic seeks social transformation in Pakistan's conservative, male-dominated society — sometimes by deliberately flaunting social conventions. By Farhad Mirza
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The world remembers
No other date is as well known around the world for an event and its consequences. The September 11, 2001 attacks appeared to shift the essential coordinates of American society, leaving a deep sense of insecurity even 15 years later. New York was hit hardest.