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2 weeks ago | 
qantara.de | Mohammed Magdy |Jannis Hagmann |Elias Khoury |Hannah El-Hitami
Filmmaker Monika Borgmann · 20.05.2025 Monika Borgmann has spent decades documenting Lebanese and Syrian prison systems. Her 2016 film "Tadmor" found new resonance after Assad's fall. She discusses Syria's future and her fight for justice after the murder of her husband, activist Lokman Slim.
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2 months ago | 
qantara.de | Joseph Daher |Karim El-Gawhary |Karim el-Gawhary |Mohammed Magdy |Leila Al-Shami
Syria's economic recovery · 13.03.2025 Syrians are facing immense economic challenges—an unstable currency, shortages and a soaring cost of living—while the transitional government doubles down on Assad's neoliberal policies. True recovery demands a new approach. https://qantara.de/en/node/44323 Print The fall of Assad in December 2024 raised hopes for a brighter future in Syria. But as the country looks to rebuild its economy, enormous challenges remain.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
qantara.de | Ayse Karabat |Mohammed Magdy |Yaşar Aydın |Diana Hodali
Turkey and post-Assad Syria · 20.02.2025 Turkey’s close ties to the new Syrian regime have reignited fierce debates at home. In Syria, Turkey sees a reflection of its own deep divisions—Islamist vs. secular, Alawite vs. Sunni, Turkish vs. Kurdish. https://qantara.de/en/node/44302 Print In October 2009, two years before the war in Syria began, then-Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu stood before Turkish and Syrian ministers and outlined his vision of unity.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
qantara.de | Mohammed Magdy |Eric Schumacher |Joseph Croitoru |Emran Feroz
Jewish composer Brigitte Schiffer · 06.11.2024 Many Jewish musicians fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. Composer Brigitte Schiffer was one of the few who put down roots in Egypt. In this interview, the German music professor Matthias Pasdzierny charts her unusual story. https://qantara.de/en/node/44207 Print For decades, Brigitte Schiffer’s inspiring story was hardly known.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
qantara.de | Mohammed Magdy |Michelle Pace |Lina Khatib |Birgit Svensson
UAE in Gaza · 23.10.2024 The United Arab Emirates is supplying vital humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. Behind the scenes, it is working closely with Israel and the US to plan for the future of the enclave—and to secure a role for itself—once the war is over. https://qantara.de/en/node/44196 Print While all eyes are on Israeli operations in northern Gaza and Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates is quietly expanding its influence inside Gaza.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
qantara.de | Omid Rezaee |Mohammed Magdy |Amin Farzanefar |Amal Habani
Tareq Sydiq’s book “The New Protest Culture” · 10.10.2024 From Iran to the Last Generation, citizens in democracies and dictatorships alike are taking to the streets. Tareq Sydiq analyses these uprisings and asks why some fail while others dramatically change the system. https://qantara.de/en/node/44184 Print We rarely hear about protests that achieve their goals and bring about far-reaching change.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
qantara.de | Roman Deckert |Anna-Theresa Bachmann |Mohammed Magdy
War in Sudan · 26.09.2024 Tensions have momentarily eased in Sudan. Following the Geneva talks, aid supplies are flowing into the country via two corridors. But an end to the war remains out of sight, says analyst Oman Mirghani, editor-in-chief of Sudanese newspaper Al-Tayar. https://qantara.de/en/node/44165 Print Qantara: Let’s begin with the most recent negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, last month. How do you assess the outcome?
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
al-monitor.com | Mohammed Magdy
June 11, 2024 CAIRO — Tensions between Egypt and Israel have soared since Israeli forces took control of the buffer zone on the border between Gaza and the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula and full control of the Philadelphi Corridorlast week as US efforts to mediate a reopening of the Rafah crossing along that border have yet to yield results. Rafah has become a symbol of themounting tensions since Israeli forces began their offensive there May 6 in defiance of international warnings.
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May 23, 2024 | 
qantara.de | Inge Günther |Christian Meier |Julia Encke |Mohammed Magdy
War in the Middle East · 23.05.2024 Israeli and Palestinian women have joined forces and are calling for a negotiated solution to the Middle East conflict. They say it is the only alternative to the murderous war https://qantara.de/en/node/43945 Print When Peta Jones Pellach raves about what she describes as the "wonderful event", you can't help but feel you missed out on something.
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May 6, 2024 | 
qantara.de | Stefan Buchen |Mohammed Magdy |Dunja Ramadan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his Cabinet unanimously voted to close broadcaster Al Jazeera's operations in Israel. The move came after Israeli lawmakers recently approved a new media law – widely referred to as the "Al Jazeera law" – that gives the government powers to ban foreign broadcasters if they are deemed a risk to state security. Netanyahu announced the Cabinet decision in a post on X, formerly Twitter, in which he called Al Jazeera "the hate channel".
