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  Arab Intellectuals and the Arab Spring: The Silence of the Thinkers - Qantara.de

  http://de.qantara.de/Das-Schweigen-des-Dichters/16269c16469i1p145/index.html

  Many intellectuals in the Arab world had already made their peace with the autocrats and dictators. Few of them made an active contribution to the Arab Spring movements. A commentary by Mona Naggar

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  44th Cairo Book Fair: A Breath of Fresh Air for Publishers - Qantara.de

  http://de.qantara.de/content/44-kairoer-buchmesse-frischer-wind-fur-verleger

  Last year, the Cairo Book Fair was thrown into the shadows by the revolutionary events in Egypt, but this year the public is once more showing interest. As Asira El Ahl found out, the young generation is especially keen on the kinds of books which meet…

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  Interview with Ahmed Rashid on Mali: ''Worse than Afghanistan'' - Qantara.de

  http://de.qantara.de/Schlimmer-als-in-Afghanistan/20584c22640i1p525/index.html

  Pakistani writer and Taliban expert Ahmed Rashid reports on the failures of the international community in Mali and how Islamist Al-Qaida affiliates have been able to establish themselves there. He spoke to Silke Mertins

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  Controversy Surrounding the Al-Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis: The Ambivalent Revival of Islamic Traditions - Qantara.de

  http://de.qantara.de/Den-alten-Glanz-wiederherstellen/19673c20948i1p498/index.html

  Among the signs of a gradual cultural turnaround in the countries of the Arab Spring is the conflict that has been simmering for several months regarding the revival of the old Islamic school at the Al-Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis. By Joseph Croitoru

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  Feminism in the Arab World: The Silent Revolution - Qantara.de

  http://de.qantara.de/Die-leise-feministische-Revolution/18941c19848i1p498/index.html

  The predominant image of Arab societies in the West is that of patriarchal systems, oppressive regimes and women in passive, subordinate roles. Gema Martín Muñoz argues that in order to fully understand the diversity and complexity of the Arab world and…

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  Essay by Amel Grami: A Turning Point in Tunisia's Transition - Qantara.de

  https://de.qantara.de/content/essay-von-amel-grami-tunesiens-neue-herrscher-von-gottes-gnaden

  According to the renowned Tunisian academic and intellectual Amel Grami, the two-pronged policy being pursued by the Islamist Ennahda party under the leadership of Rachid Ghannouchi threatens to split Tunisian society in two and push the revolution to the…

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  Reaction in Turkey to AKP's Policy on Syria: Divided Society, Polarised Politics - Qantara.de

  http://de.qantara.de/Gespaltene-Gesellschaft-polarisierte-Politik/19993c21536i1p496/index.html

  With relations between Ankara and Damascus already strained, recent military escalation in the Syria conflict is also threatening to deepen the long existing rifts that run between Turkey's political sphere and society as a whole. By Fatma Kayabal in…

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  The Islamist Election Victory in Tunisia: Ennahda – Asset or Threat? - Qantara.de

  http://de.qantara.de/content/nach-dem-wahlsieg-der-islamisten-tunesien-zwischen-zuversicht-und-angst

  Tunisia's Islamist Renaissance Party is now the strongest force in the constituent assembly. Many have been surprised by the fact that no secular party was able to garner nearly as many seats, and "Ennahda's" victory has alarmed those who espouse a…

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  Politischer Machtkampf in Palästina: Die vielen Gesichter des Mohammed Dahlan - Qantara.de

  http://de.qantara.de/inhalt/politischer-machtkampf-in-palaestina-die-vielen-gesichter-des-mohammed-dahlan

  Der frühere Sicherheitschef der Autonomiebehörde, Mohammed Dahlan, gilt nicht nur als größter Rivale von Präsident Abbas, sondern auch als politischer Tausendsassa mit besten internationalen Beziehungen. Viele trauen dem geschassten Fatah-Funktionär nun…

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  Bürgerkrieg in Syrien: Syriens Rebellen – moderat, islamistisch, dschihadistisch? - Qantara.de

  https://de.qantara.de/inhalt/buergerkrieg-in-syrien-syriens-rebellen-moderat-islamistisch-dschihadistisch

  Für ihren Kampf gegen den Islamischen Staat wollen die USA syrische Rebellen aufrüsten. Kristin Helberg analysiert, wer sich als Verbündeter des Westens eignet.

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