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  • Participants in and organisers of the KA.DER project to increase the number of Turkish women in all elected, decision-making positions
    Women in Turkey's local elections

    Believe in the power of women!

    As Turkey heads towards local elections in March, Qantara.de contributor Ayse Karabat has been helping train female hopefuls seeking to race in these and future elections in a country where women's representation in politics remains staggeringly low. A special report

  • Election campaign posters in Tehran
    Iran elections

    Why Tehran may announce a fake voter turnout

    Banned from the streets, the protests in Iran continue. This week's elections will reflect just how much – or how little – popular support the Islamic Republic still enjoys

  • A man carries two UNRWA sacks of wheat flower on his shoulder as he walks through a blue door
    The role of UNRWA in Gaza

    UNRWA and the day after in Gaza

    Defunding UNRWA will not only worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza but also have long-term implications for Palestinian self-governance

  • Maryam Nawaz, Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif wave to supporters following the Pakistan general election
    Pakistan election aftermath

    What next for Indo-Pakistan relations?

    Islamabad's frail new ruling coalition will need the blessing of Pakistan's military before attempting to improve ties with New Delhi

  • Prabowo Subianto (left) declares victory in Indonesia's presidential election
    Indonesia's presidential election

    K-Pop not Islam

    This year's Valentine's Day saw a presidential election in Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy. Conservative-Islamic morals and panic-mongering tactics took a back seat on social media channels filled with music, cat videos…and elderly presidential hopefuls dancing

  • Indonesia's former President Joko Widodo in the background
    Elections in Indonesia

    World's third largest democracy at a crossroads

    On 14 February 2024, some 205 million Indonesians are going to the polls to choose a new president as well as new national and regional parliaments. Over the past 25 years, the nation with the world's largest Muslim population has evolved into a stable democracy. Yet observers now fear autocratic tendencies

  • Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold Turkish flags and his picture
    DAVA party woos ethnic Turks

    Germany fears the "Erdogan party"

    For days, Germany has been discussing the emergence of a new party. Its name: DAVA. Critics say it is the extended arm of Turkish President Erdogan. Who is behind DAVA and what are its aims?

  • A young Pakistani woman kneels while making bread
    Pakistan election

    Why are rural women more willing to vote?

    During Pakistan's last election in 2018, women from five remote areas of the country were more likely to vote than anywhere else in the country, including big cities

  • German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip
    Germany's policy on Egypt

    Neither value-driven nor feminist

    Germany's policy on Egypt is based on economic interests and a fear the country may collapse. As a result it contributes to stabilising Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's brutal regime

  • Director of the human rights organisation Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, Hossam Bahgat sits behind a desk covered in papers
    The Gaza war and Egyptian civil society

    Deep rifts

    The war in Gaza has opened up deep rifts between Arab human rights organisations and Western donor nations. And it's not just the credibility of Western governments that is at stake

  • Man watches as fire rages in the market area of al-Fasher, capital of North Darfur state
    Sudan crisis

    Mass displacement and death

    Over the past month, the conflict between two military groups in Sudan has reached what experts say is a grim turning point. The country's future is even more unclear

  • A group of Jews and Arabs hold up pink placards with white writing: the Hebrew slogan translates as 'together'
    Israelis and Palestinians: "Standing Together"

    "Help us move towards peace"

    Since the war in Gaza, the grassroots movement "Standing Together" has become increasingly popular among Israelis and Palestinians. Founding member Itamar Avneri says they are calling for peace and independence for Israelis and Palestinians, absolute equality for all citizens – and true social, economic and environmental justice

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