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Youssef Ziedan's Novel ''Azazeel'': In Case of Doubt, Choose Doubt - Qantara.de

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Youssef Ziedan's "Azazeel" was awarded the renowned Arab Booker Prize in 2009. Our reviewer Andreas Pflitsch says that this historical novel is a plea against religiously motivated violence

Zum Tode des libanesischen Dichters Unsi al-Hadj: Mitbegründer des arabischen Surrealismus - Qantara.de

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Im Alter von 77 Jahren ist der libanesische Dichter Unsi al-Hadj am letzten Dienstag gestorben. Er zählte neben Adonis und Mahmoud Darwisch zu den Pionieren des modernen arabischen Gedichts. Ein Nachruf von Suleman Taufiq

Iranian Journalists under Pressure: Arrest or Exile - Qantara.de

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In the run-up to the Iranian parliamentary elections, the regime in Tehran is showing signs of nervousness. More journalists are being arrested as the repression of civil society continues. Marcus Michaelsen reports

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Voice of Unity - Qantara.de

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On the 15th anniversary of the death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the world can look back on an extraordinary musician. The "King of Qawwali" was a source of light in the often dark history of Pakistan. By Marian Brehmer

Amir Hassan Cheheltan's ''Tehran, Skyless City'': Reflecting the Dark Side of Iran's Capital - Qantara.de

http://de.qantara.de/Die-dunkle-Seite-Teherans/20014c21594i1p499/index.html

In "Tehran, Skyless City", Amir Hassan Cheheltan describes the journey through life of an underdog who arrives in Tehran as an uprooted, orphaned inmate of a home and with a high degree of criminal energy, rises through the ranks to become the director of…

The Egyptian President's Track Record Thus Far: Multiple Morsi - Qantara.de

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One hundred days after taking office, Egypt's new President is still a mystery. Sometimes he presents himself as a civilian president, then on other occasions as an uncompromising Islamist. Soon he will have to put his cards on the table. Markus Symank…

Louvre Unveils Islamic Art Wing: Where Cultures Intertwine - Qantara.de

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The Louvre has just opened a new wing devoted to Islamic art and thereby once again highlighted its status as a museum of world art. The successful project has gone ahead under the auspices of three French presidents and rises above fanaticism. By Joseph…

Memoirs of Middle East Reporting: ''Somebody had to go to Cairo'' - Qantara.de

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The memoirs of former Middle East correspondent Ulrich Kienzle document how the spirit of optimism in the German media of the late 1960s and 1970s hooked up with the quixotic political idealism of the time. A review by Andreas Pflitsch

Interview with Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu: Dialogue Should Not Legitimize Assad - Qantara.de

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In an interview with Kersten Knipp, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu warns against interpreting Syria's civil war as a religious conflict. This perception could play into the regime's hands, he says

Interview with Maryam al-Khawaja: ''Even if the men stop, the women will continue" - Qantara.de

http://de.qantara.de/In-Bahrain-unterdrueckt-das-Regime-alle-Menschen/20285c22134i1p498/index.html

In conversation with Azzurra Meringolo, the head of the "Bahrain Center for Human Rights" Maryam al-Khawaja reports on the repression of activists within the Bahrain democracy movement and how the regime is trying to portray the protests as a conflict…

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