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Another year of civil war in Syria

Nothing short of scandalous

Six years on and the European Union still has no coherent plan when it comes to Syria. Even the possibility of co-operating with Russia continues to be ignored. Commentary by Omid NouripourMore

Interview with Syrian dissident Yassin al-Haj Saleh: The West's lamentable myopiaThe Syrian revolution: Girding the forces of changeThe siege of Aleppo: Seven levels of hell
Green politician Omid Nouripour arrived from Iran at the age of 13

Germany’s refugee debate

Integration is a two-way street

Asylum and immigration have always been part of German history. This history has taught us a great deal about co-existence and integration. Nonetheless, each one of these encounters constitutes a new constellation, determined by those who arrive or the current situation of the host society. An essay by Omid Nouripour of Germany′s Green PartyMore

Interview with Navid Kermani: Solidarity, liberty, opennessInterview with migration researcher Naika Foroutan: "We need a debate about ourselves"The UEFA Cup 2016: The Teutonic preoccupation with race

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How successful is linguistic integration? Three quarters of German-born Muslims grow up with German as a first language. Among immigrants, only one fifth claim that German is their first language. The trend of language skills improving with successive generations is apparent across Europe. In Germany 46 percent of all Muslims say that their national language is their first language. In Austria this is 37 percent, Switzerland 34 percent

Muslims in Europe: Integrated or not?

In the week preceding Germany's general election, we take a look at how integrated Muslims are in Europe. By Aasim Saleem