Author: Ruth Renée Reif

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French journalist and author Garance Le Caisne (photo: private)

Interview with the journalist and author Garance le Caisne

Caesar and the butcher of Damascus

In her book ″Codename Caesar. Im Herzen der syrischen Todesmaschinerie″ (Codename Caesar. At the heart of the Syrian death machine), Garance le Caisne reveals Bashar al-Assad′s system of torture and the efforts of ″Caesar″ the photographer to put an end to the murder. Interview by Ruth Renee ReifMore

Political prisoners in Syria: Around-the-clock tortureSyria: human rights violations and torture: The toll of the missingInterview with former Tadmur inmate Bara Sarraj: Surviving hell
Professor Milad Karimi (photo: private)

Interview with the Islam scholar Ahmad Milad Karimi

Accessing the Koran

Ahmad Milad Karimi is one of Germany′s most dynamic philosophers of religion. Having come to the country as a refugee when he was a child, he is now helping to establish an Islamic philosophy of religion and has produced a new translation of the Koran. His main concern is to break down the foreignness of IslamMore

Goethe and the Orient: Why did the poet's mind wander to far-off climes?Interview with Mouhanad Khorchide: ''God is not a dictator''Islam and violence: Conservative Muslims refute the violence of IS
Rafik Schami (photo: Peter Hassiepen 2015)

Interview with Rafik Schami

"Escape is a life-saver"

In conversation with Ruth Renee Reif, the renowned writer Rafik Schami gives his views on the European refugee crisis and has sharp criticism for the West's political dealings with the Assad regime in SyriaMore

An interview with Syrian author Samar Yazbek: ″The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria″Kristin Helberg goes on record about the Syrian conflict: ″We need an alternative to Assad″Profile: the Syrian–German author Rafik Schami: An exile in his homeland