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Portait of Sami Khedira

Origins are irrelevant in football

The professional footballer Sami Khedira holds a Tunisian and a German passport. Off the pitch, the 21-year-old midfielder from VfB Stuttgart supports integration projects. And it looks like we'll soon see him in the German kit. A portrait by André Tucic
Protests against Bashar Al-Asad

Is Syria the Next Domino?

With the Tunisian and Egyptian regimes gone and street protests roiling cities from Algiers to Teheran, many people are now wondering which domino might fall next. Syria appears to be approaching a tipping point. By Ribal Al-Assad
Syria's Youth Opposition

Informers at the University Coffee Shop

The younger generation of dissidents does not even have a political program – but in Bashar Assad's Syria, merely showing some self-initiative is enough to arouse suspicion. Jan Marron reports
Interview

"Translation is the most important channel of intercultural dialogue"

Dr. Abdo Abboud, Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Damascus, complains of a lack of interest in modern German literature amongst Arabs studying German.
Arab Despots

Like Father, Like Son

Arabs have known for years that their rulers were beyond reform. That is why, in order to have a chance to catch up with the rest of the free, developed world, many of them are now risking their lives to remove those regimes. By Omar Ashour
Revolutions in the Middle East

Arab "Republics of Fear" at an End?

The recent protests in the Arab world have shown that military deterrence alone can no longer keep demonstrators at bay. Yet, how long can these autocratic systems remain in place? Birgit Kaspar reports from Beirut
No Democracy in the Arab World

The Curse of Arabia

In spite of cautious reforms in several Arab countries, most of the authoritarian rulers in the region have not been ready to restrict their wide powers over state and society. Noureddine Jebnoun looks at why this region is quite so unwilling to engage in reform
Fifth Anniversary of Saddam Hussein's Downfall

Still Need for Active Democratisation in Iraq

Five years after the removal of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship, there are few signs of the hoped-for "democratisation". Nevertheless, there is still need for a Western policy of promoting democracy, says Loay Mudhoon
Interview with Guido Steinberg

The Close and the Distant Enemy: Islamic Terrorist Networks

Guido Steinberg is the author of a wide-ranging and detailed study of Islamic terrorist organisations. Steinberg has succeeded in providing a work that is both historical reference and documentary source book. Youssef Hijazi interviewed him
The Al-Wasat Party

Democratic and Pluralistic?

Egypt could soon have a new political party. When the country's committee for the recognition of new parties meets at the end of October, it's possible that it might approve the Islamic reformist Hisb Al-Wasat. Jürgen Stryjak reports