Refugees
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Album review: ″Abbar el Hamada″ by Aziza Brahim
The agony of dispossession
While singing about the hopes and aspirations of her own people, Aziza Brahim has created an album of songs which captures the plight of refugees and displaced peoples everywhere. Richard Marcus listened to this powerful and heartrending collection
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Germany′s Muslims and the refugees
Integrating a new generation
What do Muslim migrants who have already lived in Germany for many years think about the recent arrivals and the European refugee crisis? Canan Topcu found out what Afghan, Turkish, Arab and Bosnian migrants in Hesse have to say
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Berlinale 2016: "Fire at Sea" (Fuocoammare) film trailer
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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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Settling into life in Turkey - with help
A patchwork of aid groups and independent volunteers have assembled in Izmir, Turkey, to help refugees restart their lives. The port city is now home to 85,000 Syrian asylum-seekers. By Diego Cupolo
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Iraqi Kurdistan in political and economic crisis
Barzani′s sinking ship
The ongoing political and economic crisis in northern Iraq is forcing many Kurds to flee. Instead of fighting the causes of the exodus from Iraqi Kurdistan, however, the Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani is relying on patriotism and empty promises. Birgit Svensson reports from Erbil
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Syria conflict
Feigning helplessness
Claims by Western diplomats that the Syria conflict can only be solved politically and not militarily are misleading. While the West foots the bill for the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the Assad regime, Russian President Putin creates a situation on the ground to further its interests. A commentary by Markus Bickel
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan
Underprivileged and unwanted
Pakistan has the second-largest refugee population in the world and the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) is growing too. The country is fighting internal militants and facing huge challenges. Islamabad is struggling to live up to its domestic and international obligations. By Waqqas Mir
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Sexualised violence against women
A feminism of new alliances
When misogyny is permitted to take the anti-Islamic fast lane: a contribution to the debate by Charlotte Wiedemann
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Turkey: interview with Bilgin Ayata
No haven for refugees
Turkey′s military has been leading operations in the east of the country for months. The clashes have cost hundreds of lives so far. Ceyda Nurtsch spoke to Bilgin Ayata, assistant professor of political sociology at Basel University, about the political motivation behind the conflict and its impact on Turkey′s citizens
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The Avicenna scholarship programme
Cosmopolitan and female
Avicenna is the first state-sponsored Muslim scholarship programme in Germany. It supports gifted and socially-committed students of all disciplines. Report by Arnd Zickgraf
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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.