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Peace work in Lebanon"War is not an adventure playground"
Young people in Lebanon need to confront the country's violent past, says Christina Foerch-Saab of Fighters for Peace. Through visits to schools and universities with former combatants, she sees attitudes beginning to shift, even amid renewed escalation.
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Gaza health crisisLiving between sewage and rubble
Israel's war on Gaza has displaced millions and destroyed much of the territory's sanitation system. Mohamed Soleiman reports from Khan Younis on how harsh conditions in displacement camps are fuelling the spread of disease, particularly among children.
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Syrian-German director Anis Hamdoun"Theatre should represent Syrians in all their diversity"
Born into a prominent theatre family in Homs, Anis Hamdoun rebuilt his career in Germany from scratch after leaving Syria in 2012. The director and playwright reflects on life between cultural worlds and the future of Syrian theatre.
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General Amnesty LawA solution to Lebanon's prison crisis?
Thousands of inmates in Lebanon are held in overcrowded prisons under appalling conditions, many without a final verdict. A proposed law promises relief, but political and sectarian rivalries stand in the way.
Politics
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DenaturalisationKuwait is stripping its leading intellectuals of citizenship
Up to 300,000 people in Kuwait have lost their citizenship in the last two years. What the authorities describe as a "correction" is leaving stars of the national cultural scene stateless. Among them is Talib al-Rifai, the "father of the Kuwaiti novel".
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Syria after AssadStriking deals with the old elites
The HTS regime presents itself as the "liberator of Syria" while collaborating with key figures from the Assad era. Instead of conducting a thorough reckoning with the past, the new elites are consolidating power with the help of the old.
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A Religion Under Investigation
Several Islamic organisations in Germany, among them the Central Council for Muslims, criticise that Germany's 3.2 million Muslim citizens are still regarded with much suspicion – even two years after September 11th.
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Kids and September 11 - Two Years On
Because of the terrorist attacks many governments around the world changed their foreign policies and made fighting terrorism their number one goal. But is 9/11 still having an effect in young people's everyday lives?
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Turkish Leader Hopes Berlin Will Support EU Bid
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan visits Germany on Monday, hoping Berlin will support Ankara’s EU bid. But Germany remains split even as media reports say it could ease arms export restrictions to Turkey.
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Schröder: No German troops to Iraq
In an interview with DW-TV, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder confirms Germany’s commitment to fight terrorism and work toward stability in Afghanistan. But he says there are no plans to send German soldiers to Iraq.
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European Mobile Giants Excluded From Iraq
The U.S.- backed administration in Iraq has laid down guidelines for companies bidding for mobile phone network licenses in the country. Under the rules, Deutsche Telekom and France Telekom, among others, are excluded.
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Aid Organizations Criticize Germany's Afghanistan Plans
Military and humanitarian aid should be separate, say German non-governmental organizations who oppose sending soldiers into the Afghan provinces to protect civil reconstruction teams.
Society
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Iraq's Anfal campaignThe survivor who brought her torturer to justice
After decades in hiding, the head of a notorious prison during the 1988 campaign against Iraq's Kurds has been sentenced to death. For survivor Fazila Mohammad, who helped identify him, the verdict is a milestone, but not the end.
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Libyan commander at the ICCThe "angel of death" on trial
The ICC has confirmed charges against Khaled El Hishri, accused of crimes against humanity at Tripoli's Mitiga prison. The first Libyan suspect to appear before the court, his trial could expose a wider system of abuse affecting Libyans, migrants and refugees.
Culture
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Egyptian film "Asad"Slave drama sparks debate on national identity
In Egypt, a historical film has sparked a present-day controversy, with critics accusing "Asad" of distorting the past and promoting Afrocentric narratives. Beneath the political rhetoric, however, lies a deeper cultural dispute.
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Iranian author Shahrnush ParsipurWriting in defiance
With the death of Shahrnush Parsipur, Iran has lost one of its most indomitable literary voices. The author of "Women Without Men" confronted censorship and oppression throughout her life. Most recently, she refused to glorify the war against Iran as a liberation.
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