Author: Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi

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Germany's Open Mosque Day: here in Cologne (photo: Henning Kaiser/dpa/picture-alliance)

Radicalisation debate

The exclusion of European Muslims nurtures Islamists

Austria's chancellor is seeking to criminalise "political Islam". The move would put non-violent, non-radical Muslims under blanket suspicion and is hardly helpful in the fight against Islamism. In her commentary, Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi says that Islamism is easier to counter if you work together with Muslims on equal termsMore

After the Islamist attacks in France and Austria: "Placing Muslims under general suspicion is not the solution"After the Islamist attack in Vienna: Europeans must not fall into the Islamic State trapQantara dossier: Enlightenment
Hospital in Herat province, Afghanistan (photo: DW/S. Tanha)

COVID-19 pandemic

Afghans fear a belated coronavirus wave

According to official figures, Afghanistan has so far not been affected by the corona pandemic to the same extent as its neighbour Iran. But deficits such as a lack of testing capacity are giving rise to fears of worse to come. Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi reportsMore

COVID-19 in Afghanistan: "Millions of Afghans at risk"Qantara dossier: CoronavirusCoronavirus in the Middle East: Lock down or play down?
Sufi mystic Rumi (photo: dpa/CPA Media)

The filming of Rumi

Everybody's darling

A Hollywood film project and a joint attempt by Iran and Turkey to register the principal works of the poet Rumi with the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list have recently caused political turmoil, above all, in Afghanistan. By Waslat Hasrat-NazimiMore

Sufis in Afghanistan: The forgotten mystics of the Hindu KushThe decline of Islamic scientific thought: Don't Blame it on al-GhazaliSufism in Jordan: A prism of spirituality
Afghan security forces at Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan (photo: picture alliance/ZUMA Press/S. Saiem)

NATO in Afghanistan

Hopes of withdrawal fade

2015 was a troubled year for Afghanistan. With the Taliban and IS achieving temporary success within the country, NATO was forced to revise its troop withdrawal plans. A report by Waslat Hasrat-NazimiMore

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Women in Kabul (photo: DW/H. Sirat)

Abortion in Afghanistan

Trying to break a major societal taboo

Birth control is a taboo topic in Afghanistan, the country with the highest birth rate in Asia. Many women resort to having illegal abortions in order to avoid social exclusion and to prevent undesired additions to their family. By Waslat Hasrat-NazimiMore

Women's rights in Afghanistan: New Afghan law curtails women's rightsAbortion in Indonesia: An Irritant to the Body PoliticForced Marriage in Afghanistan: Suicide as a Final ResortFeminism, Colonialism and Islamophobia: Treacherous Sympathy with Muslim Women
Women in the Afghan parliament in 2013 (photo: picture alliance/dpa)

Women's rights in Afghanistan

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New Afghan law curtails women's rights

A new law in Afghanistan makes it virtually impossible to prosecute domestic violence against women. Human rights organisations have criticised the law as a massive blow to women's rights in the country. By Waslat Hasrat-NazimiMore

Forced Marriage in Afghanistan: Suicide as a Final ResortInterview with Fawzia Koofi: ''It Is Not A Matter of Overnight Change''Higher Education in Afghanistan: Education for Progress in AfghanistanWomen in Morocco: Rape victims no longer forced to marry their aggressors
Studentinnen der Universität Kabul in der Uni-Bibliothek; Foto:DW

Higher Education in Afghanistan

Education for Progress in Afghanistan

The Afghan higher education system has undergone considerable improvement since the end of the Taliban regime in 2001. German scholarships aim to promote and continue this development. Background information from Waslat Hasrat-NazimiMore

Interview with Fawzia Koofi: ''It Is Not A Matter of Overnight Change''Interview with Afghan Writer Atiq Rahimi: Unable to Move ForwardQantara.de Dossier: Afghanistan
An Afghan woman in Kabul (photo: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images)

Forced Marriage in Afghanistan

Suicide as a Final Resort

Up to 80 per cent of marriages in Afghanistan take place without the consent of the bride, who is often a minor. Many of these brides – particularly those who live in cities – see killing themselves as the only way out. Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi reports on this tragic state of affairsMore

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