The many seagulls of Istanbul, with the Golden Horn in the Background. Photo: Barış Pekçağlıyan
06.06.2023
Despite high hopes and excitement among the social opposition prior to the elections, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan successfully fortified his power. The opposition has not only failed, but needs to radically rethink its political practices. After Recep...
Amidst a struggle for survival, Afghan media outlets are fostering environments for discourse and impactful journalism. Graphic: Zaide Kutay
31.05.2023
Mina Jawad has discovered that amidst a struggle for survival, Afghan media outlets are fostering environments for discourse and impactful journalism, demonstrating the power of high-quality journalism even two years into the Taliban’s rule. This is...
In El Matareya, Egypt, people in the neighbourhood break their fast together. The cheerful crowd drinks, eats and celebrates. Photo: Taha Abeed (Instagram @ tahaabeed)
22.04.2023
The Islamic festival, Eid-al-Fitr, marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. It is a cherished time in which community is seen as priority. Through our photo series, we give impressions of how Ramadan was celebrated in WANA. For practising...
Illustrative: BDS movement in France. (CC BY-SA, Odemirense, Wikimedia commons)
30.03.2023
Taking Palestinian Land Day as an opportunity to look back – Omar Barghouti* spoke to dis:orient about the BDS movement’s progress and obstacles in the past and also commented on the new far right wing government in Israel. Let’s start at the...
Mazar-e-Sharif's Blue Mosque. Photo: Lonni Friedman CC BY-NC 2.0
19.03.2023
As spring approaches, the people of Afghanistan anticipate the celebration of Nawroz — the New Year. Although official celebrations have been banned in Afghanistan since 2022, the event remains emblematic of diverse cultural traditions. For over 3,...
Kais Saied reading his disastrous declaration on February 21st 2023. Source: Facebook Page  Présidence Tunisie رئاسة الجمهورية التونسية
To divert attention from the economic and social crisis, and to give his counterrevolutionary policy a decisive push, President Saied is inciting the country against people on the move. With success: A forced exodus begins.  A smear campaign soaked...
Image: Ameer Fakher Eldin; The Stanger, official poster (2021)
07.12.2022
Ameer Fakher Eldin's debut film “The Stranger” has been touring the world's major festivals for months, picking up award after award. What makes the work of this young talent from the Golan Heights so unique? And where does he go from here? Fakher...
View of the hills of Kabul. Picture: Mohammad Husaini (Pexels)
10.10.2022
Confusion and uncertainty, anxiety, hopelessness. Atiq Rahimi recounts in exile the events before and after the fall in Kabul and demands accountability from former Afghan leaders. Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, fell to the Taliban on August 15...
Before Taliban and now: civil society is suffering the most. Illustration: Zaide Kutay
Mina Jawad
26.08.2022
On Afghanistan's official Independence Day, the Taliban proclaimed their “free and sovereign emirate.” Mina Jawad is analyzing if Afghanistan has become freer and more independent since. This is the english version of the article "Alles Gute zum...

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