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Multidimensional crises

09/09/2021 – by Ralph Achenbach

Why we must not turn our backs on Afghanistan now

Afghanistan‘s multi-dimensional crisis has only just begun

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Arab region

03/09/2021 – by Mona Naggar

Black people are discriminated against in the MENA region

People with dark skin are discriminated against in Arab countries

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Arab Spring

20/08/2021 – by Moutaz Ali

Tunisia’s democratic order is in danger

The death of Tunisia’s young democracy would be a bad omen for the entire Arab region

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Afghanistan

17/08/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Stop blaming victims for western failure in Afghanistan

Why ISAF could not succeed

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Summer Special

05/08/2021 – by Dagmar Wolf

Fleeing civil war

Young author describes a couple’s traumatic flight from Aleppo

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Social stratification

13/07/2021 – by Henning Melber

Myths of middle class dynamism

Africa does not have a homogenous, progressive and fast growing middle class

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Media

07/06/2021 – by Moutaz Ali

Reality check

A group of Libyan journalists is battling Covid-19 fake news in social media

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Islamism

04/06/2021 – by Rishikesh Thapa

Islamist ideology has softened a bit in Afghanistan

German expert’s insights into how the Taliban have changed

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Health care

25/05/2021 – by Benjamin M. Kagina, Hans Dembowski

Africans are learning lessons from other world regions

An expert from Cape Town assesses the state of African vaccination campaigns in view of coronavirus

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Blog

23/05/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Criticism of Netanyahu is not necessarily anti-Semitic

Nuanced assessments of Israel-Hamas conflict from the New York Times

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Afghanistan

22/04/2021 – by Nawid Paigham

Afghans feel left alone in view of US withdrawal

President Biden’s exit from Afghanistan is likely to be followed by escalating civil war

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