17 October
The Anna Lindh Foundation for Dialogue between Cultures in cooperation with Allianz Cultural Foundation, Goethe-Institut, Centre for Cultural and General Studie s- ZAK, the Anna Lindh German Network and with the media partnership of DW and COPEAM, was organising the 6th edition of the Mediterranean Journalist Award in Berlin, on the 18th of October. This year a Special Recognition Award was attributed to the Syrian journalist and ARTE correspondent Rima Marrouch for her outstanding efforts for covering the Syrian news. [...]
12 October
Nawal El Saadawi is one of the most important contemporary writers from Egypt. She has written many books on the subject of women in Islam and is the founder and president of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association. Furthermore, Nawal El Saadawi takes a strong stand on the fight for human rights. In 2004, she won the North-South prize from the Council of Europe. [...]
26 July
The Arab League has asked Bashar al-Assad to step down. Is the Arab League capable of exerting pressure on the inflexible Syrian president? What are its weaknesses? Didier Billion is a specialist on the Middle East at IRIS, the Institute for International and Strategic Relations. He believes that despite its efforts, the Arab League remains divided and powerless to resolve the Syrian conflict. Interview with ARTE Journal. [...]
28 June
What role does Qatar want to play in the Arab world? To what extent did the Emirate contribute to the success of the Islamist Ennahda party in Tunisia? Are we at the dawn of an Sunni Islamic revolution? Guido Steinberg, specialist on the Near East at the Wissenschaft und Politik foundation (SWP) in Berlin talks to ARTE Journal. Interview conducted by Patrick Schulze-Heil. [...]
11 June
How did the Arab spring start in Bahrain? What are the demands of the opposition? To explain the current crisis, the conflict between the Shiite majority and Sunni minority in power is not the only element to take into account. We talk to Claire Beaugrand, a specialist on Gulf countries, about what is unique to Bahrain and what encouraged the violent protests to develop. [...]
