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The Niqab in Germany

An Unusual Perspective

What is it like to live as a woman who covers her face with a veil in Germany? How do people on the street react? Chamselassil Ayari wore a Muslim full-body covering garment for one day.
Debate on Islam and National Identity in France

Burka not Welcome

The so-called "debate on national identity" launched by the French government is causing feelings among the public to run high. At the centre of the storm lies the controversy of a ban on the burka and relations with Muslims in general. By Bernhard Schmid
Abdul Fattah al-Sisi′s ascendancy

Sweetness and light?

Egypt is in crisis. To tighten his grip on power, President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi claims to be its saviour. He tries to discredit any dissent as anti-national. His idea of the nation, however, does not include every Egyptian. By Ingy Salama
Saudi Arabia and Iran after the death of King Abdullah

No prospect of rapprochement

The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been known to reach explosive heights on occasion. Deadly proxy conflicts are currently raging in a number of flash points in the Middle East. By Adnan Tabatabai
Arab Auteur Film Art

An Authentic Image of the Arab Youth

A new kind of cinema has been emerging in the Arab world - "Arab auteur films". They are "up-close and personal" in the choice of content and in cineastic style. Could this trend be the future of Arab film? Stefanie Suren reports
The Role of Religion in Egyptian Society

''Dictatorship is out in Egypt''

The eyes of the world are on Egypt in the run-up to the country's first free parliamentary elections in 30 years. Joseph Mayton examines the role played by religion in Egyptian society and its possible influence on the way Egyptians will vote
Egypt's Parliamentary Elections

Moving in the Wrong Direction?

The upcoming elections in Egypt will be the first free parliamentary poll after three decades of Mubarak's rule, and their outcome will have a key influence on the political future of this large Arab nation. But the process is being overshadowed by irritation at the complexity of electoral regulations, economic insecurity and recent unrest. Amira El Ahl reports from Cairo
The Islamist Election Victory in Tunisia

Ennahda – Asset or Threat?

Tunisia's Islamist Renaissance Party is the strongest force in the constituent assembly. No secular party has even come close to winning as many seats. The victory of ‘Ennahda’ has alarmed those who are in favour of a liberal Tunisia.
Ziad Majed on Islamism and the Arab Spring

''The Term Islamist Doesn't Mean Anything Anymore''

The Arab Spring is the first democratic revolution in an entire region since 1989. What are the common denominators? Lebanese lecturer and activist Ziad Majed provides some surprising answers in this interview.
The Arab Spring and Its Implications

Departure from Ideology

The Arab revolts of 2011 have been above all an uprising by the region's youth. From Rabat to Riyadh, from one end of the Arab world to the other, this is a generation which is sceptical towards any ideology, including that of Islamism. An analysis by Volker Perthes