Tag: Arab world
Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale: "Nudity, for example, is not possible"
An art biennale is just beginning in Saudi Arabia. An interview with curator Ute Meta Bauer about taboos in Riyadh and the question of why people there put so much…
Biennale in Saudi Arabia: “Nudity, for example, is not possible” – Culture
The art educator Ute Meta Bauer, born in Stuttgart in 1958, has been working internationally for a long time – as a professor at MIT and as a curator in…
Antony Blinken, Israel and Arab States: the impossible task – Opinion
The American Secretary of State Antony Blinken has the following task to shoulder in the Middle East these days: The USA must remain unwaveringly loyal to Israel in the war…
SZ podcast: What role does Egypt play in the Middle East conflict? – Politics
In recent years, Egypt has repeatedly acted as a mediator between Israel and Hamas. Will it work again? The country could then play a decisive role in the war in…
Middle East: Arab dictators who school the EU – of all things – opinion
Sheiks and emirs, autocrats and dictators accuse the EU of applying double standards to Israelis and Palestinians. Of all people. EU countries have very different opinions about the conflict between…
Gaza: “Revenge is coming!” – Politics
A fire was lit near the Israeli embassy in Amman, and demonstrators gathered in front of the US mission in Beirut, who were dispersed by the police with tear gas.…
War in the Middle East: "Hamas will be given defiant recognition"
What does the terrorist organization want – and how is it viewed in the Arab world? Middle East historian Eugene Rogan on admiration for terrorists and the limits of peace…
Rafik Schami: “When you talk, the desert blossoms”. a meeting. – Culture
During the Syrian war, his father’s sheltered library went up in flames. Rafik Schami is now turning one of the few books he saved into a new novel. For a…
Children’s Books in the Arab World: Stories that Teach Dreaming – Culture
Of Dunya Ramadan Dalia Abdel Karim’s seven-year-old daughter was quite disappointed when she opened the gift. A book? Oh no! “Do you want me to study during the holidays?” she…
Arab World: The new pride in the Gulf
The football World Cup in Qatar and the criticism from Europe triggered a pan-Arab we-feeling. Politically, too, the tone of the Arab rulers is becoming sharper towards the West. source…