Author: Bassem Youssef

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Egypt in Turmoil

Against the Tide of Hatred

In his commentary, popular Egyptian television presenter and comic Bassem Youssef castigates the growing intolerance and political narrow-mindedness in contemporary Egypt beyond the confines of the ideological campMore

Interview with Egyptian Novelist Alaa al-Aswani: ''Mubarak's Regime Remains Intact''After the Military Coup in Egypt: State-tolerated XenophobiaEgypt after the Coup: Two Sides of the Same Coin

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A unique state: Jammu and Kashmir is the only Indian state in which the majority of the population is Muslim. Since its independence in 1947, India has seen itself as a multi-ethnic state. However, this self-image is shifting towards a Hindu nation-state: Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist BJP dominates politics, and in May it once again became the strongest political force

Kashmir: Living with the curfew

Since the leadership in New Delhi revoked the special autonomy status, previously laid down in the Indian constitution, for the state of Jammu and Kashmir at the beginning of August, the region has been subject to punitive restrictions. By David Ehl