One of the main motivations behind the 2013 military coup was to counter potential violence and terrorism. Yet one of its main upshots has been a surge in violence and terrorism, committed by both state and non-state actors. By Omar AshourMore
If new Arab military alliances want to avoid the mistakes of past interventions, their members will have to re-assess their approach and address the structural deficits that led to previous failures. By Omar AshourMore
While most Egyptians may support Morsi's aims, a dramatic expansion of presidential power in order to attain them was, for many, a step too far. Morsi's decrees have undoubtedly polarized Egyptian politics further, says Omar AshourMore
The nature of Libya's post-revolution armed Islamist forces is by no means straightforward. Salafi jihadism is not an organization, but an ideological trend based on the core belief that armed tactics of all kinds are the most effective. Background information by Omar AshourMore
The public trial of Mubarak shows what united demands can achieve. But polarization between Islamists and secularists could endanger the goals of the Egyptian revolution, writes Omar AshourMore
Gustaf Dalman (1855-1941) is viewed as the founder of Palestine studies in Germany. As the first director of a German archaeological institute in Jerusalem, he amassed a substantial collection of photographs. The glass slides capture the Holy Land around 1900 and provide a unique insight into Palestine before its modernisation. By Marcel Serr
The German Islam Scholar Lamya Kaddor
Why I as a Muslim Woman Don't Wear a Headscarf
Jordan and the influx of refugees
The true Samaritans
Muslims in Liberal Democracies
Why the West Fears Islam
The Media and ''The Innocence of Muslims''
Against the Islamisation of Muslims
The Decline of Islamic Scientific Thought
Don't Blame It on al-Ghazali
Junaid Jamshed
"I Was a Sinner for Years"