Culture Special

Yasmina Khadra’s latest novel gives insights into the thoughts and life of a terrorist

Oyinkan Braithwaite's debut novel is a darkly comic tale of an attractive young man-murdering Nigerian woman and her sister

In his latest novel, J. M. G. Le Clézio searches once again for a lost paradise

Amitav Ghosh’s novel “Gun island” deals with global heating and global migration

A feature film shows the threat of violent Islam coming to Senegal

Nigerian novelist debuts with story of devastating family tragedy

How Timbuktu’s ancient manuscripts were rescued from Islamist destruction adds to the myths shrouding the desert city

Identity is a controversially debated topic, as can be seen in a recently published book in Germany

Filmmaker Talal Derki ruthlessly shows how children in war-torn Syria are brought up to become jihadists

Documentary calls attention to the massive loss of edible plants