Bürgerkriege, Konfliktmanagement, Peacebuilding

Our correspondent in Manila spells out how Zionist brutality turned him from a fan of Israel into an anti-Zionist.

The security situation in the West Bank has recently deteriorated significantly. Israeli settlement policy is a contributory factor.

Violence continues to spiral in the West Bank. For many frustrated young Palestinians, the search for justice leads to radicalisation.

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria shows that Islamist groups do not necessarily form any kind of united front.

The people in the Ferghana Valley have complex, multi-layered identities that cannot be properly defined along ethno-linguistic lines. Polices that are based on this insight may well prove to be the key to lasting peace.

In recent election campaigns, Sri Lanka’s new president managed to build a new inter-religious coalition.

The novel “Desertion” by Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah is set in Zanzibar. It is a tale of resistance to social and cultural norms and of the power of love, interwoven in historical, political and cultural contexts.

Sudan is currently experiencing the world’s largest displacement crisis. Since April 2023, around 10 million people have fled their homes. Many now face the disastrous consequences of worldwide cutbacks in development and humanitarian aid.

Tamikrest combines the music of the Tuareg with elements of Western rock. The band chooses guitars over guns to fight for the cause of a community that has been oppressed in the Sahara for decades.

Ben Moyo’s life changed forever during Zimbabwe’s Gukurahundi genocide. His story sheds light on the enduring pain of this dark chapter.