Lisa R. Neal

Apr 23, 2024 | qantara.de | Lisa R. Neal |Manasi Gopalakrishnan |Ronald Meinardus |Jennifer Holleis

At least five migrants, including a child, died overnight during an attempt to cross the Channel from France to Britain, a French police source said on Tuesday. The source, who did not wish to be named, said the circumstances of their death around the beach in the town of Wimereux, close to the resort of Boulogne-sur-Mer, were not immediately clear.

Mar 14, 2024 | qantara.de | Lisa R. Neal |Manasi Gopalakrishnan |Daniel Bax

Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday in response to an eruption of hate crimes against Jews and Muslims since the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October, although critics said the change risked infringing on freedom of speech. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that Britain's multi-ethnic democracy was being deliberately undermined by both Islamist and far-right extremists, and more needed to be done to tackle the problem.

Feb 28, 2024 | qantara.de | Marian Brehmer |Lisa R. Neal |Stefan Weidner

750th anniversary of Rumi’s death – Part 7 · 28.02.2024 In Rumi's lifetime, too, people were frightened by war and uncertainty.

Jan 10, 2024 | qantara.de | Marian Brehmer |Lisa R. Neal |Stefan Weidner

750th anniversary of Rumi's death – Part 5 · 10.01.2024 For centuries, Rumi’s verses have been part of Persia’s spiritual heritage. In these uncertain times, Iranians are increasingly turning to the Sufi poet https://qantara.de/en/node/43224 Print I was in Shiraz once when, as the constant flow of cars condensed into an evening rush-hour traffic jam, my taxi driver suddenly started to recite poetry.

Jul 26, 2023 | en.qantara.de | Lisa R. Neal

Following an argument, the hunchbacked father yells after his son Iman, telling him never to show his face at home again. Iman takes refuge with his friend, Haiduk. A dishevelled artist who lives in a crumbling house with his cat, Pistache, Haiduk offers his friend Iman a place to stay. "Well, you know your way around. We can be depressed together." The film strikes a downbeat but not cynical tone, into which a lot of important issues seem to flow almost incidentally.