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"Carmen" on the Egyptian stage
Rewritten to fit the patriarchal script
A stage production of "Carmen", adapted from Prosper Mérimée's French novella, has captured the attention of audiences and critics in Cairo. While the French novella portrayed Carmen as a free-spirited rebel, the Egyptian adaptation tells a different story.
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The "New Middle East"
Pax Israelia or bellum aeternum?
With the support of the USA, Israel is reshaping the Middle East. Though framed as a path to stability, their strategy risks locking the region into a permanent conflict.
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German academia
When neutrality becomes complicity
German scholars of the Middle East often wear the mask of political neutrality. But both Western philosophy and the classical Islamic tradition insist that knowledge carries an ethical duty. A call for moral responsibility.
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Iran at war
The scapegoating of Afghan refugees
Amid conflict with Israel, Tehran's regime is fuelling mistrust of Afghan refugees. Yet they are among those most vulnerable to Israeli air strikes.
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Deutsche Nahostforschung
Zeigt endlich Haltung!
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„Die vielen Leben des Ibrahim Nagui“ von Samia Mehrez
Gedenken ist Familiensache
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Ägyptisches Theater
„Carmen“ als patriarchale Erzählung
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Der „Neue Nahe Osten“
Pax Israelia oder Bellum Aeternum?
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Iran im Krieg
Afghanen als Sündenböcke
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Ismail Küpelis „Graue Wölfe“
Die ignorierte Gefahr