Pakistan's economic crisis
Sovereign debt overload
Fawzi Boubia's "Mein West-Oestlicher Diwan"
A tale of disappointed love
Language and language acquisition
How the brain processes German and Arabic
Philosophy, Arab world trend
Erich Fromm's advice for troubled times
Pakistan is in deep crisis and things are deteriorating fast. Many problems have domestic causes, but these are being compounded by global trends.

Pakistan's economic crisis

Pakistan's economy is in deep crisis and things are deteriorating fast. Many problems have domestic causes, but these are being compounded by global trends. By Sundus SaleemiRead more

Fawzi Boubia's strongly autobiographical recent novel "Mein West-Oestlicher Diwan" takes a merciless look at political and cultural trends in Germany, while celebrating the country's cultural and intellectual past – in particular Goethe's open-mindedness.

Fawzi Boubia's "Mein West-Oestlicher Diwan"

German-Moroccan philosopher and writer Fawzi Boubia has long acted as a mediator between East and West, building cultural bridges in multiple publications. His strongly autobiographical novel "Mein West-Oestlicher Diwan" takes a merciless look at Germany's political and cultural trends, while celebrating its cultural and intellectual past. By Volker KaminskiRead more

Language develops in different areas of the brain. Researchers have been able to show that the way these are linked varies according to the respective native language – knowledge that could prove useful in the treatment of stroke patients, for instance.

Language and language acquisition

Language develops in different areas of the brain. Researchers have been able to show that the way these are linked varies according to the respective native language – knowledge that could prove useful. By Katrin EwertRead more

Philosophy, Arab world trend

The writings of German-American philosopher Erich Fromm (1900-1980) are trending in the Arab world. Claudia Mende asked Hamid Lechhab, translator of Fromm's works into Arabic, what might be behind thisRead more

Politics

Thousands of supporters of former Pakistan prime minister demonstrate in an anti-government rally (image: Anjum Naveed/AP/dpa/picture alliance)

Pakistan's economic crisis

Sovereign debt overload

Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes on challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey's second round run-off (image: Umit Turhan Coskun/NurPhoto/picture alliance)

Turkey election run-off

Too much politics of fear from Kilicdaroglu?

Election posters showing Turkey's incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (image: Emrah Gurel/AP/picture-alliance)

Turkey elections – the second round

Why Erdogan will win

A poster of revolutionary leader Ali Khamenei was pelted with black paint during protests in the city of Qom (image: SalamPix/Abaca/picture-alliance)

Shia clerics in Iran

"Save Islam" – or just the mullahs?

Society

A Palestinian schoolgirl walks past a Nakba mural in Jenin refugee camp (image: RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

Palestinians on the Nakba

"It's part of our lives"

Smoke from the fighting over the Sudanese capital Khartoum (image: Mohammed Nureldin/Reuters)

Humanitarian crisis in Sudan

"I'm trapped in the war"

Life-size red letters and a heart spell out "I love Sinjar" on a street in the city of Sinjar, Iraq (photo: Birgit Svensson)

Yazidis in Sinjar, Iraq

The deep scars left by IS terror

Culture

Cover of Fawzi Boubia's "West-Oestlicher Divan" published by PalmArtPress (source: publisher)

Fawzi Boubia's "Mein West-Oestlicher Diwan"

A tale of disappointed love

Language areas of the brain in native speakers of German and Arabic (source: MPI CBS/DW)

Language and language acquisition

How the brain processes German and Arabic

Tuwaiq Palace Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (image: Rashid & Ahmed Bin Shabib)

“Hot Cities: Lessons from Arab Architecture”

Inspiring cities of the future

The four core musicians of Taraf Syriana – Omar Abour Afach, violin; Noemy Braun, cello; Naeem Shawar, qanun; and Sergiu Popa, accordion (source: www.tarafsyriana.com/)

Romani-Syrian band Taraf Syriana

Poignant cross-pollination