Berlin attracted activists from WANA with the promise of freedom and rights. Our author now is reminded of his home country Egypt. A personal account of what it feels like to protest in Berlin these days.
The first protest against the genocide in...
Due to the current war, millions of Sudanese have fled the country – among them the Sudanese “King of Jazz”, Sharhabeel Ahmed. In Cairo, he stopped performing until the Sudanese Union of Artists in Egypt invited him back on stage.
On 15th April 2023...
Syrbanism aims to make Syria’s urban policies more accessible to its people. Nour Harastani, co-founder of the Berlin-based organization, shares her insights about integrating local voices and informality into the reconstruction of Syrian cities....
In his collected poems “Now A Girl Is My Homeland” (2011), Sherko Bekas explores the sense of national identity of the youth in Iraqi Kurdistan. According to him, disillusionment with overcome authorities interfere with feelings of belonging.
Sherko...
In the maelstrom of images, news, and social media posts full of despair, pain, condemnation, and calls for solidarity, questions pop up. Questions about humanity, the value of individual lives, and the right to have rights.
A flood of images, we...
Thousands died as a result of the storm in North-Eastern Libya. Noura Eljerbi is a journalist and political activist whose political commitment drives her to follow the distress in her hometown Derna from afar.
Libya does not have a unified...
Earlier this year talks between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia raised hopes for peace in Yemen. Europe is no bystander, argues our author, and examines how the continuous export of European weapons is fueling a decade-long crisis in Yemen.
2023 is the...
The conflict in Sudan puts Sudanese civilians at grave risk. Those who try to escape face a difficult flight and harsh displacement circumstances. Hamid Khalafallah shares a personal account of his escape.
When the conflict broke out in the morning...
History and geography play a big role in Hebron, also referred as the Israeli-Palestinian flashpoint. Walk down memory lane with me through Hebron and follow Izzat Karaki, a Palestinian activist at Youth Against Settlements (YAS).
Hebron is one of...
