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  • Artwork of faceless women in short black dresses with short dark hair with the Turkish word "Cumhuriyet" in white
    Turkey's 100th and contemporary art

    What's left of the 'Republican woman'?

    The modern, well-educated, progressive woman was a key pillar of the Turkish Republic's social project when it was founded a hundred years ago. How have female visual artists engaged with this ideal and its reality?

  • Palestinian author Adania Shibli was to have received Litprom's LiBeraturpreis at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Writers from around the world have criticised the organisation in an open letter for postponing the award ceremony.
    Adania Shibli, the Frankfurt Book Fair and the LiBeraturpreis

    Litprom under fire

    Palestinian author Adania Shibli was to have received Litprom's LiBeraturpreis at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Writers from around the world have criticised the organisation in an open letter for postponing the award ceremony. By Nikolas Fischer

  • Rights campaigner and 2023 Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi said in a September interview that she retained hope for change in Iran, despite having no prospect of release from prison and enduring the pain of separation from her family.
    Nobel peace prizewinner Narges Mohammadi

    Change in Iran 'irreversible'

    Rights campaigner and 2023 Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi said in a September 2023 interview that she retained hope for change in Iran, despite having no prospect of release from prison and enduring the pain of separation from her family

  • Covering themes of rape, prostitution, poverty, homosexuality, religious fanaticism and much more, Fyzal Boulifa's latest film treats its subject matter in a delicate if disturbing way.
    "The Damned Don't Cry"

    Moroccan melodrama without the tears

    Covering a wide range of themes from rape and prostitution to poverty, homosexuality, and religious fanaticism, Fyzal Boulifa's latest film treats its subject matter in a delicate – if disturbing – way. By Shady Lewis Botros

  • The Armenian genocide

    "Genocide is a feminist issue"

    Dots, crosses, lines: tattoos like these were inked on surviving Armenian women after the genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Historian Elyse Semerdjian uses the tattoos to tell their story. Interview by Anna-Theresa Bachmann

  • 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

  • A popular Beirut-based media platform is tackling some of local society's most sensitive subjects – things like sex, love, desire and gender roles – with distinctive humour.
    Equality in the Arab world

    Lebanon's 'dangerous' Khateera feminists

    A popular Beirut-based media platform is tackling some of Arab society's most sensitive subjects – such as sex, love, desire and gender roles – with distinctive humour. Diana Hodali reports

  • The latest uprising in Iran has been largely driven by its women. Four authors offer inside views and moving snapshots from a variety of perspectives.
    Books on the Iran protests

    Fighting for freedom in the "mullah state"

    Women are the main drivers behind the new revolutionary movement in Iran. Four female authors offer inside views and moving snapshots from a variety of perspectives. Review by Rene Wildangel

  • Authorities in Iran are trying to enforce laws obligating women to cover their hair by sending them for psychological treatment.
    Iran protests

    Women defying hijab laws forced into psychiatric treatment

    Authorities in Iran are trying to enforce laws obligating women to cover their hair by sending them for psychological treatment.

  • Arab states in crisis

    In search of a miracle cure

    Given the political, economic and social challenges in Arab countries, fragmented individual measures are no longer enough. What is needed is comprehensive, far-reaching reform. Essay by Marwan Muasher

  • Iran's authoritarian dress code

    Tehran seeks to enforce hijab rules again

    The hijab is not just a piece of clothing. This traditional headscarf holds deep cultural and political significance in Iran. The Islamist regime demands that women wear it for the sake of morality and order. Nonetheless, a considerable number of women have stopped doing so entirely. By Shora Azarnoush

  • By deciding to portray Cleopatra as an Egyptian and thus as an African ruler, the new docu-series also aims to rehabilitate the ruler historically. But good intentions don't always produce good results.
    Netflix series "Queen Cleopatra"

    Controversial patchwork history

    The decision by Netflix' latest documentary series to portray Cleopatra as an Egyptian and thereby an African ruler is partly aimed at rehabilitating her as a historical figure. But good intentions don't always produce good results, as Shady Lewis Botros argues

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