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From dust to glory – the divas of Egypt’s roaring 20s
The image of Muslim women
“We refuse to be hijab-wearing princesses”
U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
Joe Biden and the West's betrayal of the Hindu Kush
Eroding confidence in the Fourth Estate
Narendra Modi declares war on India's free press
The fate of Europe's unwanted Afghans
"Deportee Central" – a seedy hotel in downtown Kabul

Interview with Raphael Cormack, author of "Midnight in Cairo"
From dust to glory – the divas of Egypt’s roaring 20s
The image of Muslim women
“We refuse to be hijab-wearing princesses”
Coronavirus in the Middle East
Rumours of vaccine tourism in Dubai unfounded – for now
Joseph Croitoru's "Al-Aqsa oder Tempelberg"
Zeroing in on the Middle East conflict
The fate of Europe's unwanted Afghans
"Deportee Central" – a seedy hotel in downtown Kabul
Sexual Repression in the Arab World
Anguish, Love and Poetry

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Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan
Algerian professor gets 3-year jail term for offending Islam
Shooting revives criticism of Israel's use of deadly force
Pakistan parliament to resume debate on French envoy's expulsion

The Panjshir ("five lions") is a mountain valley about 150 kilometres north of Kabul, famous for its scenic beauty and its proud inhabitants. The area is named after a legend of five brothers who, during a flood in the 10th century, are said to have held back the waters of a great river that once flowed across the valley from west to east. Today, access to the Panjshir is via a newly metalled road

Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley and the "Five Lions"

To Afghans, the name "Panjshir" evokes associations with the Tajik resistance against the Soviets during the 1980s. But the special charm of the province lies in its landscape. Marian Brehmer reports

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Joseph Croitoru's "Al-Aqsa oder Tempelberg"

Zeroing in on the Middle East conflict

Interview with Raphael Cormack, author of "Midnight in Cairo"

From dust to glory – the divas of Egypt’s roaring 20s

The image of Muslim women

“We refuse to be hijab-wearing princesses”

U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

Joe Biden and the West's betrayal of the Hindu Kush

Eroding confidence in the Fourth Estate

Narendra Modi declares war on India's free press

The fate of Europe's unwanted Afghans

"Deportee Central" – a seedy hotel in downtown Kabul

Interview with Raphael Cormack, author of "Midnight in Cairo"

From dust to glory – the divas of Egypt’s roaring 20s

The image of Muslim women

“We refuse to be hijab-wearing princesses”

Coronavirus in the Middle East

Rumours of vaccine tourism in Dubai unfounded – for now

Joseph Croitoru's "Al-Aqsa oder Tempelberg"

Zeroing in on the Middle East conflict

The fate of Europe's unwanted Afghans

"Deportee Central" – a seedy hotel in downtown Kabul

Sexual Repression in the Arab World

Anguish, Love and Poetry

In brief

Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan

Algerian professor gets 3-year jail term for offending Islam

Shooting revives criticism of Israel's use of deadly force

Pakistan parliament to resume debate on French envoy's expulsion

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Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley and the "Five Lions"