Author: Erik Siegl

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Malnourished people stand around the carcasses of dead livestock in Somalia (image Erik Siegl)

Climate change impacts Somalia

What future without rain – or aid?

Somalia is still facing unprecedented drought and high inflation, ruining the livelihoods of many and causing widespread hunger. Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya, where Somalis have found refuge over decades, is again facing a new influx. Erik Siegl reportsMore

From failed state to fragile state? Somalia and the rocky road towards greater stabilityPort of Berbera, Somaliland: The development of a trade hub in the Horn of AfricaCOP27 and the Middle East: Millions at risk of climate displacement
Senior reporter with Radio Farda, Hannah Kaviani (photo: RFE/RL/Radio Free Europe))

Iran protests

"Change that goes beyond the moment"

The protests in Iran have entered their third week with no indication that Tehran is prepared to address the demands that are echoing through the streets. Radio Farda’s Hannah Kaviani spoke to Erik Siegl for Qantara.deMore

Protests in Iran: On the eve of a new world era? Protests in Iran: Murderous repression by a desperate regime Protests in Iran: Spiralling food prices fuel unrest
Lebanese thinker and theologian Martin Accad (photo: Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, Mansourieh, Lebanon)

Lebanese thinker Martin Accad

"Lebanon's tragedy is political sectarianism"

With no end to Lebanon's crisis of statehood in sight, Qantara.de met up with leading Lebanese thinker and theologian Martin Accad to discuss the country's current difficulties and explore ongoing efforts to find a way out of the morass. Interview by Erik SieglMore

Lebanese protesters call for systemic change: What now for Beirut, once the Paris of the Middle East?Lebanon: from amnesty to amnesia: Lacking a culture of remembranceLebanon slips further into the abyss: The assassination of Lokman Slim – silencing no lambLebanon′s education system: The problem with political Islam