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U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
Joe Biden and the West's betrayal of the Hindu Kush
The image of Muslim women
“We refuse to be hijab-wearing princesses”
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
Execution for a Facebook post?
Why blasphemy is a capital offence in some Muslim countries
Afghanistan and civil society
Ban on Afghan girls singing dropped after activist outrage

Coronavirus in the Middle East
Rumours of vaccine tourism in Dubai unfounded – for now
Turkey and northern Syria
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's deadly serious colonial project
The image of Muslim women
“We refuse to be hijab-wearing princesses”
Interview with Indian-American author Fatima Farheen Mirza
"What kind of system are we trying to pass on?"
Execution for a Facebook post?
Why blasphemy is a capital offence in some Muslim countries
Interview with a mixed-faith couple
Experiences in a Christian-Muslim marriage

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Press Freedom index no longer includes Germany among leading nations
Junta attacks displace nearly 250,000 people in Myanmar: UN envoy
Large-scale Houthi offensive roils Yemen's oil-rich Marib
Tears of joy and relief after conviction in Floyd murder case

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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U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

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

The image of Muslim women

“We refuse to be hijab-wearing princesses”

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

Execution for a Facebook post?

Why blasphemy is a capital offence in some Muslim countries

Afghanistan and civil society

Ban on Afghan girls singing dropped after activist outrage

Coronavirus in the Middle East

Rumours of vaccine tourism in Dubai unfounded – for now

Turkey and northern Syria

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's deadly serious colonial project

The image of Muslim women

“We refuse to be hijab-wearing princesses”

Interview with Indian-American author Fatima Farheen Mirza

"What kind of system are we trying to pass on?"

Execution for a Facebook post?

Why blasphemy is a capital offence in some Muslim countries

Interview with a mixed-faith couple

Experiences in a Christian-Muslim marriage

In brief

Press Freedom index no longer includes Germany among leading nations

Junta attacks displace nearly 250,000 people in Myanmar: UN envoy

Large-scale Houthi offensive roils Yemen's oil-rich Marib

Tears of joy and relief after conviction in Floyd murder case

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Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley and the "Five Lions"