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Interview with the Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman

''Saleh is the Source of Terror''

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman has become the face of the protest movement in Yemen. In this interview with Majid Sattar, she accuses the West of failing to break with the old regime in Sana'a in deference to Saudi Arabia
Popular Uprising in Yemen

Saleh, Enemy Number One

Politically speaking, the Yemeni opposition movement is extremely heterogeneous and therefore finds it difficult to act in concert. The only goal they all share is to bring about the resignation of the President. By Albrecht Metzger
Islam, Environment and Sustainability

"The Environmental Crisis is also a Spiritual Crisis"

For some years now a global environmental discourse has been underway, one that connects ecological themes with Islamic ethics. But to what extent can Islam really give us guidance on ecological sustainability? Eren Güvercin seeks answers from expert Sigrid Nökel
Islam and Development Cooperation

Environmental Protection through the Koran?

Governmental and non-governmental development aid organizations must define the values and goals they share with Muslim partners. But how important is it to refer to Islam in development projects in order to guarantee success? By Martina Sabra
Friends of the Earth Middle East

Water as a Source of Cooperation

Pollution in the Jordan River and the drying up of the Dead Sea are affecting all countries in the region. Cooperation is necessary in order to arrive at solutions to these problems. An Arab-Israeli NGO sees this as an opportunity to act. Beate Hinrichs reports
Environmental Awareness in Egypt

All the World's a Rubbish Bin

Egypt faces severe environmental challenges – but there is little environmental awareness among the public. Even leading intellectuals are interpreting news of global warming as a chimera created by "the West". Joseph Mayton reports
Interview with Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid

"I am a Witness to the Changes in Islam"

Leading Islamic reformist and literary scholar, Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid, believes that individual freedom is an essential prerequisite to faith. Everyone, therefore, also has the right to convert to another faith. He talked to Erhard Brunn about some of his ideas
Obituary for Mohammed Arkoun

A Pioneer of Modern Critical Islam Studies

The Algerian philosopher and reformist thinker Mohammed Arkoun, a man who crossed cultural borders and paved the way for new readings of Islam, died in Paris at the age of 82 on the evening of 14 September 2010. A key figure of con-temporary Islamic thought has left the stage. An obituary by Ursula Günther
Mohammed Arkoun

A Modern Critic of Islamic Reason

Initially considered to be either an Islamist thinker or an all-too-liberal critic of Muslim traditions, Mohammad Arkoun is now gaining a reputation as one of the Islamic world's most important modern thinkers, writes Burhan Schawi
Obituary: Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd

Pioneer of Progressive Interpretations of the Koran

Egyptian Koran expert Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd was one of the leading Islamic reformist thinkers of our time. Abu Zayd passed away at the age of 66. Loay Mudhoon looks back