The racialized discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Turkey originate from a multilayered political agenda. What began as an 'open arms' rhetoric by Erdoğan’s regime turned around and reaches alarming levels of xenophobia.
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Strolling through Neukölln on Nakba Commemoration Day exposed our author to German police practices that provoked him to reflect on racism, democracy and his experiences in Egypt. An account of the battle over ice cream.
It was a warm sunny Sunday,...
With a fine selection of highly artistic and thought-provoking movies, ALFILM Festival sheds light on different societal challenges while presenting the diversity of Arabic cinematographies. Recommendations from this year’s edition.
Is there a...
Five days after the war in Ukraine had started, the Syrian activist and journalist Milad Amin travelled to the Polish border with a van full of collected donations. In this photo essay, he tries to capture the thoughts that the trip provoked in him...
Walls, barbed wire, seas – borders are diverse, determine nations and destinies. But borders also manifest themselves in our minds in the form of reference frames and thus determine our solidarity. Europe’s reaction to the Ukrainian situation...
People supporting illegalized migrants at the European Union’s external borders “give” solidarity. But what do they receive in return? Based on personal experience in Bosnia, this essays reflects the “giving and taking” at the EU's external borders...
The Taliban have announced they will reopen schools and universities to women. A success for more social participation? Not really, argues Mina Jawad. She finds their decision rather rejects women´s complex realities in Afghanistan.
This is the...
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of September 11, dis:orient spoke with Masood Raja, U.S.-Pakistani professor of postcolonial studies, about the (new) War on Terror, the Taliban and the future of Afghanistan.
Prof. Raja, today is the 20th...
The Taliban are back. International troops have left, and the people are facing a new dangerous political reality in Afghanistan. dis:orient spoke with two activists stuck in Kabul.
In February 2020, a so-called peace treaty was signed between the...
