Elections
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Muslims in GermanyIn search of a political voice
Trust in politics has plummeted among German Muslims, as seen in recent voter turnout. While some online preachers argue voting is haram, imams in Berlin are actively campaigning for political participation.
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German elections 2025The myth of the "dual national criminal"
In this election campaign, people with "migrant backgrounds" are being depicted as a threat to public safety. The term "criminal foreigners" is being widely used, and candidates are calling for the revocation of dual citizenship. But these arguments have no basis in fact.
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German elections 2025Debates on the Middle East, migration and antisemitism
Germany heads to the polls on 23 February. Where do the main parties stand on migration, Israel and Gaza, antisemitism and the future of Syria?
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US election 2024What Trump's victory means for Iran
Donald Trump has won the US presidential election. Many Iranian opposition members hope that this will lead to the overthrow of the Islamic regime. But Trump's actions, especially in foreign policy, are not always predictable.
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Palestinian Local ElectionsA Determined Democracy
Frustration with traditional parties has reached a zenith in the Palestinian territories. Israel forbids Palestinians in East Jerusalem from holding elections. But the latest round of local polls in the West Bank shows that faith in the democratic electoral process and the desire to participate remains unbroken. By René Wildangel
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First TV Debate before Presidential Elections in EgyptPrime-time Cultural Revolution
A chapter of television and democracy history was written live before the eyes of millions of Egyptian TV viewers when for the first time candidates vied for the highest office of the land in a televised debate, Amr Moussa squaring off against Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh. By Karim El-Gawhary
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Interview with the Algerian Journalist Adlène MeddiThe Illusion of Democratic Elections
"We don't really have a choice," says Algerian journalist Adlène Meddi about the elections for a new parliament that took place on 10 May. In his eyes, the ballot is set up to feign change while maintaining the status quo. Marlyn Touma spoke with Meddi in Algier
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Presidential Race in EgyptPolitical Power Games on the Nile
The political tug-of-war in the run-up to the presidential elections in Egypt continues despite the fact that the front-runners representing the Islamists and the former regime have been disqualified. Details from Karim El-Gawhary in Cairo
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The Presidential Election in FranceFlirting with the Political Right
In the run-up to next month's presidential election in France, the country's conservative politicians are trying to attract the attention and the support of right-wing voters by using right-wing populist rhetoric in the debate about immigration and integration. Bernhard Schmid reports from Paris
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Mai Iskander about Her Film ''Words of Witness''Portraying the Shift in the Egyptian People's Psyche
Mai Iskander's documentary "Words of Witness" provides a dense picture of the social and political upheaval in Egypt and the struggle for a new order. Igal Avidan spoke to the multi-award-winning Egyptian-American documentary filmmaker after the film's premiere in Berlin
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US Elections 2012Overcoming Islamophobia
How can candidates promote American values of religious tolerance and pluralism instead of Islamophobia? Dr. Muqtedar Khan of the University of Delaware and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding sees an opportunity for this as the 2012 presidential election approaches
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After the Egyptian Parliamentary ElectionsReligion Rules Victorious
The elections to the lower house of Egypt's new parliament ended in mid-January. The result was a faith-based landslide that will leave its mark on the country's yet-to-be-drafted constitution. According to Ronald Meinardus, it remains to be seen what role the military will play in the country's future