Author: Yalda Zarbakhch

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Riem Spielhaus is professor of Islamic Studies at the Georg-August University in Gottingen and head of the Department of Textbooks and Society at the Georg Eckert Institute, Leibniz Institute for International Textbook Research in Braunschweig (photo: Georg Eckert Institute)

Interview with Islam scholar Riem Spielhaus

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#MeTwo: "Itʹs a topic for German textbooks"

Mesut Ozil's withdrawal from the German national football team sparked a wide-ranging debate on racism. In an interview with Yalda Zarbakhch, Islam scholar Riem Spielhaus explains where discrimination comes from and how to combat itMore

Mesut Ozil and #MeTwo: When are you German enough?Islamophobia in Germany: "We need a new debate about racism"The association "Deutsch Plus": Working for diversity in Germany
Mesut Ozil and the German flag (photo: picture-alliance/dpa/R. Vennenbernd)

Mesut Ozil and #MeTwo

When are you German enough?

Michel Abdollahi, Idil Baydar and Y'Akoto have all experienced racism and xenophobia – despite calling Germany their home. The artists hope that the #MeTwo debate will change hearts and minds when it comes to identity. By Yalda ZarbakhchMore

Islamophobia in Germany: "We need a new debate about racism"The association "Deutsch Plus": Working for diversity in GermanyGermany's identity crisis: Gundogan and Ozil are not the problem!
″My Stealthy Freedom″ women’s rights campaign logo

Women′s rights in Iran

"Now it's the men's turn"

The team captain of the Iranian national football team did not take part in the Asian Games staged recently because her husband would not give his permission for her to leave the country. Although the law of the Islamic Republic was on his side, he apparently does not enjoy the support of all the men in his country. By Yalda ZarbakhchMore

Photo essay: 50 years of women's voting rights in IranFamily policy in Iran: Children for the revolutionThe Documentary Film ''In the Bazaar of Sexes'': Temporary Marriage in Iran
A young couple in Teheran (photo: Hartmut Niemann)

Living out of Wedlock in Iran

A Quiet Social Revolution

More and more couples in Iran are living together despite the fact that they are not married - in the face of law and tradition. Conservative Islamic groups are trying to push the government to reverse this trend. By Yalda ZarbakhchMore

Justice in Iran: Petty Criminals Sent to the GallowsThe Iranian Writer Amir Hassan Cheheltan: The Loyal DissidentInterview with Nader Hashemi: ''The War of Ideas in Iran Is Over''