September 2009
Interview with Winfried Verburg
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The Diocese of Osnabrück is organising an inter-faith school project that is unique in Germany. In co-operation with the Jewish community and Muslim organisations, the diocese is planning to open a primary school for children of the three Abrahamic religions. Eren Güvercin discussed the project with Winfried Verburg, director of the Education Department of the Episcopal Vicariate Osnabrück
Interview with Seyla Benhabib
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The philosopher Şeyla Benhabib has identified a deficit in Germany's democracy. She calls for the right to vote in local elections for non-nationals – and the same legal status for Islam as for other religions. An interview by Deniz Utlu
Wolfgang Schäuble on the Need for Religion
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Germany's interior minister Wolfgang Schäuble has written a short book describing how faith, correctly understood, protects us from totalitarianism and abuse of power. He also addresses how best to integrate Islam in Germany. A review by Lewis Gropp
Interview with Thomas Eich
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Bioethical issues are hotly discussed in Islamic countries. According to the Islam scholar Thomas Eich, the limits to medical intervention usually lie where it can result in harm to society or interference in God's creation. He spoke with Sarah Zada
Lebanon
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During the reconstruction phase that followed the Lebanese civil war, many important buildings were torn down. Conservationists were, however, able to save a number of individual structures. One of the most important of these buildings is the so-called "Yellow House". Martina Sabra reports
The Arab Music Channel 4Shbab
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4Shbab, the first commercial Islamic music channel in the Arab world, has set itself the task of providing young people with information and entertainment that are in line with Islamic values. Amira El Ahl visited the broadcaster in Cairo to find out more
Refugees in Pakistan
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Pakistan has to cope with more refugees and internally displaced persons than any member of the European Union. State authorities have proven unable to support them adequately. Popular suffering, however, compounds the Islamist militancy that is threatening the country's security. Mohammad Ali Khan reports from Peshawar
The Human Rights Organisation 'Droits des Gens'
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Most NGOs working in Morocco are based in the capital Rabat or the finance metropolis Casablanca. One important human rights organisation "Droits des Gens" deliberately based itself in Fez in order to be closer to the people it supports. Beat Stauffer was there
Koran Translations
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Two new German translations of the Koran are set to appear on book shelves just in time for the Frankfurt Book Fair. But why do we need more translations of the Koran, when there are already so many available? And: what are the key issues that arise when rendering the Koran into another language? By Peter Philipp
August 2009
Refugees and Emigrants in Mali
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Many Malians try to escape gloomy prospects at home by fleeing to Europe. But Mali is also a transit county for refugees from other African countries. NGOs are now trying to advise the refugees, some with financial support from the EU. A reportage by Klaus Sieg
The UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague has been occupied since 1993 with the war crimes committed during the Yugoslav Wars. Hans-Christian Schmid has now made a film showing how the West also places political decisions over individual's lives. André Tucic investigates
A campaign of murder, intimidation and torture is driving many of Iraq's gay men to join the millions of their compatriots who have fled to other countries in the region. Those of them that make it to Lebanon, while still facing an uncertain future, have the benefit of a relatively tolerant society. Austin Mackell reports from Beirut
With her erotic cultural magazine "Jasad" ("Body"), Lebanese poet and journalist Joumana Haddad deliberately breaks taboos in a society that likes to draw a veil over the human body – both literally and figuratively. Susanne Schanda spoke with the woman behind the magazine
The watchword of the moment in Saudi Arabia's educational sector is modernisation. The latest example is the recently opened "King Abdullah University" near Jeddah, which is attracting top researchers from around the world. Arnfrid Schenk has the details
The National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad reopened a few weeks ago – prematurely, say critics. Inadequate security systems jeopardise the legacy of Mesopotamia and Babylonia, reports Birgit Svensson from Baghdad
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