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  • Imam Ender Çetin
    Imams from Germany

    "The idea of a German Islam isn't all that strange"

    Ender Çetin is one of the first imams to have been trained in Germany. Are these imams the bridge-builders Germany needs right now?

  • A Baloch man points to where the Iranian army carried out an airstrike against alleged separatists in Pakistan
    Iran-Pakistan tensions

    What was behind the Balochistan strikes?

    Tit-for-tat attacks between neighbours Iran and Pakistan are linked to separatists fighting for independence of the mineral-rich Balochistan region that spans their borders

  • Calligraphy from the eighth century that reads "Ali is the vicegerent of God"
    Sunnis and Shias in Islam

    How the Sunni-Shia split shaped the Islamic world throughout history

    Toby Matthiesen's new book, "The Caliph and the Imam", explores both the origins of the Sunni-Shia divide, what the two branches of Islam have in common and how the split has shaped the Islamic world

  • Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis demonstrate in Baghdad in what was probably one of the largest pro-Palestinian rallies
    Palestinians in Iraq

    Between sympathy and rejection

    Palestinians living in Saddam Hussein's Iraq were courted until his overthrow in 2003, after which they suffered widespread harassment. Ever since the onset of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, however, Iraqis have been keen to show their solidarity

  • A raging mob burned down two churches and several Christian homes after claims of blasphemy spread through the community.
    Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan

    Who are the Pakistani Islamists vowing 'death to blasphemers'?

    An outlawed Islamist political party with the main objective of protecting Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws and punishing blasphemers has been linked to violence against Christians and the burning of several churches

  • It was an Iraqi with Christian roots – Salwan Momeka – who staged the burning of the Koran in Stockholm last week. In doing so, he aimed to get even with his countrymen.
    Koran-burning in Sweden

    The Iraqi Christian turned radical

    It was an Iraqi with Christian roots – Salwan Momeka – who staged the burning of the Koran in Stockholm last week. In doing so, he wanted to get even with his countrymen. Birgit Svensson reports from Baghdad

  • 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

  • Yazidis in Sinjar, Iraq

    The deep scars left by IS terror

    For centuries, the Yazidis lived in the northern Iraqi region of Sinjar. In 2014, the region was overrun by the so-called "Islamic State", which committed genocide against the Yazidi population. This brutal chapter in Yazidi history has left deep and lasting scars. To this day, the community in Sinjar is still picking up the pieces. By Birgit Svensson

  • 20 years after the U.S. invasion, Iraq is only just beginning to recover from the aftermath.
    20 years after the U.S. invasion

    Iraq's wounds are slow to heal

    20 years after the U.S. invasion, the country between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers is only just beginning to recover from the aftermath. But the road is paved with obstacles. Birgit Svensson reports from Iraq

  • India's ruling political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is inspired by the ideology of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Its core philosophy revolves around the idea of a predominantly Hindu India that seeks a global leadership role.
    India and Pakistan

    The legacy of colonial rule

    India's ruling political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is inspired by the ideology of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Its core philosophy revolves around the idea of a predominantly Hindu India that seeks a global leadership role. By Suparna Banerjee

  • All eyes in Turkey are on a court hearing scheduled for January 30 into a child abuse case that allegedly occurred with the knowledge of one of Istanbul's most powerful Islamic sects. The little girl was failed by the state not once, but several times.
    Forced marriage in Turkey

    Turkish state fails child bride in sect marriage

    All eyes in Turkey are on a court hearing scheduled for January 30 into a child abuse case that allegedly occurred with the knowledge of one of Istanbul's most powerful Islamic sects. The little girl was failed by the state not once, but several times. Ayse Karabat reports

  • Lebanon's economic collapse

    Staring into the abyss

    Lebanon was long viewed as the Switzerland of the Middle East. Until relatively recently, billions were deposited in its banks. Gulf states were among the foremost investors in Beirut. But this all came to an end in 2019. Now the troubled nation is gripped by the worst economic crisis in its history. Birgit Svensson reports from Beirut and Tripoli

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