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Asif Ali Zardari

From Prisoner to President in Pakistan

The elevation of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, from prisoner to president in four years must be one of the most dramatic political transformations in recent times. Irfan Husain reports
Musharraf's Resignation

The Rise of Nawaz Sharif in the Post-Musharraf Era

The wake of Musharraf's resignation is a litmus test for Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister overthrown by Musharraf in a 1999 coup. Will he respond to the call of his conservative voters to play a role in ending military operations in tribal areas? By Syed Saleem Shahzad
The Swat Peace Accord in Pakistan

"A Dangerous Precedence"

Judges trained in Islamic law began reviewing cases this week in a northwest Pakistani region where the government imposed religious rule to make peace with the Taliban. The deal is likely to encourage other groups to push for similar demands, says Pakistani jurist Zubair Masood, in this interview by Nusrat Sheikh
Interview with Photojournalist Ursula Meissner

Afghanistan: Hope and Beauty in a War-torn Land

Since the mid-1980s, acclaimed German photojournalist Ursula Meissner has been regularly traveling to Afghanistan. Her photographs go beyond the war to show people's daily lives. Interview conducted by Petra Tabeling
Journalists in Afghanistan

Reporting Between the Lines

Nowadays, Afghan journalists risk life and limb when it comes to reporting objectively on the deplorable state of affairs in their country. Not only the Taliban, but also the pro-Western government tends to see courageous journalists as enemies. Ratbil Shamel and Najibullah Zeyarmal report
Afghan Cinema

"We Were Lacking Just about Everything"

At 25, Roya Sadat is Afghanistan's youngest filmmaker. During the years of the Taliban regime, she sat alone in a small room in Herat and learned about directing by reading American handbooks on filmmaking. Interview by Fahime Farsaie
The Globalization of the Film Industry

How Oriental Films Make It to Europe

Films from the Islamic world are poorly represented on European film markets - Ludwig Ammann explains why. Contrary to general opinion, it is not prejudices but commercial reasons that are primarily responsible for confining Oriental film to a niche market
Short Stories by Spôjmai Zariâb

Snapshots of Afghan Life

1949-born Spôjmai Zariâb left Kabul in 1991 for France. But unlike the works of other exiled writers, Zariâb's literature is an authentic insight into Afghan hearts, and it has the potential to reach normal Afghan readers, writes Stefan Weidner
Female Suicides in Afghanistan

The Most Extreme Form of Protest

Hundreds of women commit suicide in Afghanistan every year. Many of them take their own lives to escape unbearable domestic conditions that have remained virtually unchanged since the end of the Taliban regime. Majed Malek reports
The Afghan Magazine "Malalai"

The Voice of Afghan Women

Jamila Mujahed is editor of the only women's magazine in Afghanistan. For her work on the magazine "Malalai," which she founded to promote women's rights, she has been awarded the Johann Philipp Palm Prize. Petra Tabeling reports