Migration
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Interview with Andre Bank, political scientist
"The refugees are part of Jordanian politics"
As conflicts continue to escalate in the region, Jordan remains stable. In fact, the kingdom is actually profiting from the chaos and the refugees, says political scientist Andre Bank in conversation with Jannis Hagmann
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AfD and its historical antecedents
Whose struggle is it anyway?
The call by the AfD for a ban on Muslims being able to practise their faith freely and publicly is an attack on the German constitutional right to freedom of religious expression. If people start calling for minarets to be erased from public life, then it is not unreasonable to expect that one day, those minarets will burn, says Stefan Buchen
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Picture books explore the fate of refugees
A gentle yet honest approach
New picture books issued by German publishers aim to introduce children to themes relating to refugees, war and xenophobia. By Fridtjof Kuchemann
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Racial profiling in the US
Muslim bashing: the new American norm
In the wake of the Brussels attacks, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump yet again repeated his call for a ban on all Muslims entering the United States of America. With ABC News primary exit polls on 15 March revealing that two-thirds of Republican voters feel Muslims would be better off elsewhere, the current tide of anti-Muslim sentiment has yet to turn. By Joseph Mayton
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Right-wing populism in Europe
Take the AfD seriously – or you'll end up like us
For a long time France ignored the Front National – now it's the nation's strongest party. Germany should not repeat this mistake in its dealings with the AfD. Commentary by Christophe Bourdoiseau, German correspondent for the French daily "Le Parisien"
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Paris: the Jewish-Muslim butcher's shop
The art of tolerant coexistence
As France deals with the aftermath of religiously motivated attacks, a small butcher's shop in Paris employing both Muslims and Jews offers lessons on good interfaith relations. Elizabeth Bryant reports from Paris
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Germany′s Berlinale
Where film meets reality
As refugees have dominated the news in recent months, Berlin's International Film Festival is also focusing on their stories. It's not just a politically correct trend: the event's social commitment has deep roots. By Jochen Kurten
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Strength in what remains: the refugee crisis
Last week I was in Lesbos (Greece) as part of a convoy delivering humanitarian aid to refugees. I was out there with 'Hope & Aid direct’. A small charity set up by dedicated volunteers, which primarily works in the Balkans, but responds to other world emergencies.
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The implications of Germany's immigration policy
The immigration question now threatens not just the future of Schengen, and perhaps even of the Euro, but Mrs Merkel's political survival as well. Faced with regional elections in three states in March, many CDU members are becoming alarmed about the growth of the right-wing opposition party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) and the faltering of their own poll numbers.
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Afghan refugees in Iran
On the fringes of society
Many refugees currently knocking on Europe′s doors come from Afghanistan. Most of them, however, no longer know their homeland because they are second generation refugees who have grown up in neighbouring Iran. Ghasem Toulany on the situation of Afghan refugees in the Islamic Republic
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Facing partial eviction, migrants scramble in Calais′ ″Jungle″
French officials have called for a buffer zone to be cleared between a road leading to the Eurotunnel and the ″Jungle″ refugee camp, causing residents to scramble to save their dwellings. By Diego Cupolo
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