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Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj meets Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey on December 15. AP

Libyan Civil War

EU divisions over Libya leave a gap for others

Libya is in turmoil and no political solution is in sight. The EU's inability to take concerted action in the country, meanwhile, is being exploited by third parties, such as Turkey.More

Libya – failed state par excellenceThe real enemies of the Arab SpringMigration in North Africa: Refugees in Libya face "catastrophic" conditions
South Korean boy group Super Junior (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

Music and human rights in Saudi Arabia

To perform or not to perform?

International pop artists like K-pop group Super Junior are hugely popular in Saudi Arabia. But should international stars shun the Gulf monarchy because of its poor record on human rights? And if they do choose to perform there, are they indirectly supporting the country's repressive policies? By Nermin IsmailMore

Saudi Arabia's hip-hop scene: Rapping the KingdomSaudi Arabia′s entertainment offensive: Not to be taken lightlySaudi Arabia: Janadriyah Festival of Culture: A population ruled by fear
Migrants refuse to leave a container ship, having been rescued at sea and returned to Misrata, Libya (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

Refugee camps in Libya

Guilty of torture and rape by association – Europeʹs dirty secret

An increasing number of refugees are being tortured and raped in Libya, a new study has found. The perpetrators, motivated by greed, sadism and the desire for power, include local European Union partners. By Nermin IsmailMore

Migration from Africa: For a tough stance on migrant human rightsMigrating across the Mediterranean: Escape at all costsThe EU's migration and asylum policy: Not in line with European values
The ruins of Raqqa following the defeat of Islamic State (photo: Getty Images/AFP/B. Kilic)

Returning IS fighters

Expatriation hardly an option

How should Germany deal with IS returnees from Syria? Can Berlin deny them the right to return? And would expatriation even be possible? By Nermin IsmailMore

Europe's treatment of IS returnees: Eroding the constitutional stateInterview with the French anthropologist Dounia Bouzar: Lecturing the radicalised won′t help A new start for jihadists? Tunisiaʹs bid to rehabilitate its returnees
Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism for England and Wales Sara Khan (photo: Nermin Ismail/DW)

Interview with the UKʹs Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism Sara Khan

"Weʹre living through an era of extremism"

In a bid for more dialogue, Sara Khan, UKʹs Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism, calls on individuals to challenge extremism and on countries to ensure they defend and promote equality, human rights, pluralism and diversity. Interview by Ismail NerminMore

Interview with extremism researcher Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck: "Being part of a ʹcommunityʹ transcends everything"Cameron's counter-extremism strategy: Cause for concern or necessary evil?Interview with the social scientist Edit Schlaffer: Mothers Schools challenge extremism
"Love for all, hate for no-one": this year’s Jalsa Salana, organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Karlsruhe (photo: DW/Nermin Ismail)

Germanyʹs Ahmadiyya community

"Integration is the least of our problems"

Recently some 45,000 Muslims of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat met for their annual peace conference, the so-called "Jalsa Salana". Nermin Ismail attended the meeting of the Islamic reform movement in KarlsruheMore

Ahmadiyya community in Germany: Successor to the promised MessiahGermany's Ahmadiyya Muslims: Celebrating 100 years of the CaliphateThe Ahmadiyya community in Germany: Admonitions from the Caliph
Muslims in Mecca for the hajj ascend Mount Arafat in 48° C heat on 21.08.2018 (photo: picture-alliance/dpa/CIC)

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca

High summer hajj

Millions of believers, heat and loud prayers: the hajj in Mecca. Once a year, the Saudi city becomes a pilgrimage hot spot and the site of the largest gathering of people in the world. Nermin Ismail was in MeccaMore

Islam 2.0: Hajj pilgrimage enters digital ageThe hajj: Pilgrims in their millionsIsmael Ferroukhi's "The Great Journey": On the way to Mecca in a rickety Peugeot