عيد النوروز..."لك شحوبي، ولي حمرتك" + الصوم ظاهرة فريدة منطلقها الإرادة والقناعة والحرية

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  جولة مع مستعرب ألماني في الأدب العربي الحديث

  "اللغة العربية الإبداعية كائن حي متطور للغاية"

  يعتقد المستعرب الألماني كريستيان يونغه أن الكُتَّاب الذين شاركوا في ثورة 25 يناير وكتبوا عنها لا يشبهون -أو لا يريدون أن يشبهوا- جيل ثورة 1952، لأن الثورتين وثوارهما كانا مختلفين. حاوره كريم شفيق لموقع قنطرة.

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  The Tradition of Ramadan

  Which Image of God Determines the Ritual Behaviour?

  The Islamic month of fasting began last Monday – in Europe too, where the majority society still knows far too little about the holy practice, which is a religious duty of all Muslims and one of the "five pillars of Islam". Emel Zeynelabidin says that for this reason, posing questions that are free of fear and born of interest is now a matter of great urgency

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  Nowruz: one of the world's oldest festivals

  "My paleness is yours, your colour is mine!"

  The Iranian New Year celebration "Nowruz" has been a feature of Persian culture for more than 2,500 years. The roots of this festival lie in the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism. Today, more than 300 million people all over the world celebrate Nowruz. Shohreh Karimian looks back at the history of this new year celebration and explains some of its customs

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  War propaganda in Israel and the Arab world

  Spewing poison in both directions

  In addition to the actual warfare in Gaza, another, lesser known burden is weighing on the prospects for a better future in the Middle East. Influential media channels are lending support to the most radical forces on both sides of the conflict

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  Forget the Abraham Accords

  The Gaza war may radicalise the Gulf

  Amidst the growing appeal of religious militancy among local populations, state-led efforts to suppress domestic dissent and maintain ties with Israel could ultimately backfire

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  Israelis for Peace in Berlin

  "Anything is better than Netanyahu"

  For seven weeks now, left-wing activist Nimrod Flaschenberg and other like-minded Israelis have been demonstrating outside Germany's foreign ministry

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  Muslims in Germany

  "The trials of life bring you closer to the faith again"

  Finding your way back to yourself and to God, doing good, appreciating the community: four Muslims explain what the fasting month of Ramadan means to them and why they would rather not have to keep explaining themselves over and over again!

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  Contemporary Art Biennale in Riyadh

  What comes after the rain

  For the second time, a biennale for contemporary art is taking place in Riyadh. It stands for Saudi Arabia's new policy of opening up and focuses on the theme of nature and environment. A report from Riyadh