Refugees
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Refugees, Frauke Frech and The Grand Beauty Salon
From peach to nectarine
It’s a delicate matter – placing one’s looks in the hands of a stranger, all the more so if this person comes from another part of the world. With her cosmopolitan art studio for beauty, artist Frauke Frech has created a platform for meetings between cultures. By Natalie Goltenboth
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Syrian refugees and Arab mosques in Germany
″Allah is listening″
Syrian refugees in Germany are alarmed by Arab mosques, often supported by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, which preach ultra-conservative or highly literal interpretations of Islam, such as Wahhabism or Salafism. By Joseph Nasr
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Palestinians in purgatory
Eternally displaced
The number of internally displaced Palestinians is currently estimated to be around 300,000. A fact the Israeli government is keen to ignore. Hardly surprising, considering that acknowledging IDP rights of return would necessarily entail recognising the events of 1948 in their entirety. By Mona Bieling
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Middle East policy under Donald Trump
Return of the dictators
Just how the Trump administration will handle the thorny issue of the Middle East remains to be seen. Trump's policy of non-intervention and "pragmatic" alliances with authoritarian rulers is, however, likely to encourage the return of repressive dictatorships, lending them apparent respectability in exchange for guarantees of stability. By Rene Wildangel
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New wave of Turkish asylum-seekers
Ever optimistic
More and more Turks are applying for political asylum in Germany. They feel threatened and repressed by the Erdogan government and they fear for their lives. Most applicants are Kurds, like Mazhar Zumrut. Yet whether or not the Kurd from Diyarbakir may remain in Germany is uncertain. Report by Volker Witting
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Charges against Bashar al-Assad
His turn will come
Six German lawyers are bringing a case against Syrian leader Assad for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It may sound naive, but it is a long-overdue step in international law enforcement – and Germany is the perfect venue. By Kristin Helberg
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Demonstrators protesting refugee policy abseil down Australian parliament
Protesters have abseiled down the front of Australia's Parliament House with a banner calling for the closure of refugee camps. They demanded better treatment for asylum seekers. The Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance claimed responsibility for the demonstration. A banner was hung by demonstrators who descended by rope down the front of the building.
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″Deportation Regime″ at Copenhagen′s CAMP art gallery
The right of blood
CAMP describes itself as a exhibition venue ″for art discussing questions of displacement, migration, immigration and asylum.″ Changiz M. Varzi visited its latest exhibition – Deportation Regime
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Syrian conflict
The price of acceptance
Allied to the Assad regime in the Syrian conflict, Iran has been luring its Afghan refugee population to sign up for the war with promises of high wages and residence permits for their families. By Shabnam von Hein
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Guest columnist Ilja Trojanow
It′s not a black and white world!
Viewing the world in absolute terms only serves to encourage propaganda and make simplistic scenarios seem like real solutions. The current public discourse on the refugee crisis is like a piece of political satire, says Ilija Trojanow
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Refugees and music
Finding common ground
Streams of migration are a challenge. On the move along with individual people are whole cultures, languages and habits that are sometimes not understood outside their homelands. Music, as a non-verbal phenomenon bound up with strong feelings, could operate as a medium for bridging the consequent perplexity. By Hans-Jurgen Linke
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Euro MP Barbara Lochbihler on the Mosul offensive
″Further conflict is inevitable″
In interview with Friedel Taube, German EU parliamentarian Barbara Lochbihler points out that the liberation of Mosul does not necessarily mean peace. She would like to see a plan being drawn up for what happens next