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Jewish and Arab Children Attending the Same School

Sometimes it is children who show adults how simple understanding between Israelis and Arabs can be. The documentary "Bridge over the Wadi" reveals the ups and downs of a joint Arab-Israeli school project. Petra Tabeling reports

Sympathy with the Devil

For their documentary on the Sabra and Shatila massacres, the film-makers chose to portray the perpetrators sympathetically in order to shed more light on the causes for war crimes. Christina Förch reports

Hijacker – The Life of Leila Khaled

The Palestinian-Swedish writer Lina Makboul provides a portrayal of the former Palestinian militant Leila Khaled in her film "Hijacker." The film addresses the distinction between terrorism and the struggle for freedom. By Petra Tabeling

A Haven for Spirituality and Dialogue

The monastery "Deir Mar Musa" in the desert between Lebanon and Syria is an attraction for believers from all over the world. The convent is an oasis of intercultural and interreligious understanding. Stephen Starr reports from Syria

Muslims and Christians Sharing Spirituality

In 1983, a Jesuit Father rediscovered an 11th century monastery in the Syrian desert. Twenty years on, it is a place where monks and nuns live together and where Muslim visitors sometimes even pray with Christians. By Christina Förch

More Than Just Mor Gabriel

Driven out by economic hardship and discrimination at local and state level in the 1960s and by forced evacuations in the 1990s, Southeastern Turkey's Aramaeans are starting to return home, only to find that their ancestral lands no longer belong to them. Ayse Karabat reports

Limited Religious Freedom in Turkey

The situation for the Ecumenical Patriarch in Turkey, the spiritual leader of all Orthodox Christians, is difficult. The very existence of the Patriarchate is threatened by a law on private schools that was recently passed by the parliament in Ankara. Cyrill Stieger reports

Arab Christians for Church Reforms

A Vatican Synod of Bishops on the Middle East is currently taking place in Rome. It aims to draw international attention to the difficult situation of Christians in the region. By Mona Naggar

A New Life in Safety

As part of its contribution to the United Nations' resettlement programme for Iraqi refugees, Germany will take in a total of 2,500 refugees in the coming months. In this regard, the Federal Republic is spearheading the EU's role in the programme. Martina Sabra reports

Fleeing Violence and Repression

Up till now Sweden has been the only EU country with a reasonably accommodating approach to admitting Iraqi refugees. The Swedish town of Södertälj has become a particular stronghold for refugees, and is now known throughout the local population simply as "Little Baghdad". Petra Tabeling went there