A Palestinian and an Israeli flag. Image: Yellowblood/Wikicommons (Public Domain, Quelle: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Israel_Palestine_Flag.png)
Shir Hever
21.11.2017
It is easy to get the impression from the Israeli media and from statements by politicians that the EU attempts to “discipline” the Israeli government, subvert Israeli civil society against the government and use various punitive measures in order...
A Palestinian and an Israeli flag. Image: Yellowblood/Wikicommons (Public Domain, Quelle: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Israel_Palestine_Flag.png)
Hugh Lovatt
17.11.2017
The adoption and streamlining of differentiation measures represents a unique and effective European contribution towards Israeli-Palestinian peace at a time in which the Middle East Peace Process in its current configuration has failed. This...
A Palestinian and an Israeli flag. Image: Yellowblood/Wikicommons (Public Domain, Quelle: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Israel_Palestine_Flag.png)
With no negotiated settlement for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in sight, international players must consider alternative strategies and instruments to ensure the fundamental rights of both Israelis and Palestinians and end Israel’s occupation...
Dr. Sarah el-Richani is Author of "The Lebanese Media. Anatomy of a System in Perpetual Crisis"
09.11.2017
What is the impact on a society, when there is plenty of media, but almost all of it is controlled by political donors? Alsharq cordially invites you all to a discussion with Dr. Sarah el-Richani, author of “The Lebanese Media. Anatomy of a System...
Al-Aqsa-Mosque and Dome of the Rock. Photo: Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 4.0
Talia Sasson
04.08.2017
By implanting metal detectors at the Temple Mount, Israel has triggered a crisis with international reverberations. Israel was demonstrating its power, not its sovereignty. An op-ed by Talia Sasson. Talia Sasson is president of the foundation ...
Neshama at Shubbak Festival in London, July 2017 ©Clara Wenz
Clara Wenz
18.07.2017
Wael Alkak was born in 1982 in Jaramanah, a southern suburb of Damascus. In 2012, he moved to Paris and published his first album “Neshama – Songs belonging to the Syrian Revolution”. Five years later, we met with him to talk about “sha‘bī” music...
Writing on the city. Picture: CC 4.0 wikimedia/Arxe2014
21.05.2017
A movie screening about Iran, a talk about Hezbollah – Alsharq e.V. will host two events in Berlin in the end of May and beginning of June. Everybody is cordially invited! Movie screening “Writing on the City” 31.05.2017, 7pm, co.up coworking...
Election posters in Amman for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Photo: Private
19.09.2016
In the midst of continuous regional turmoil, Jordanians will be heading to the polling stations on 20 September to cast their votes for the 18th national Parliament. Anja Wehler-Schoeck, Resident Director of the Amman Office of the Friedrich-Ebert...
A day after his death, Kiarostami's portrait can be seen on Valiasr Street in Northern Teheran. Photo: Laura Overmeyer
12.09.2016
The acclaimed Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami died on 4th of July and plunged his cinema lovers into gloom. His work is not summarized to cinema only but encompasses other areas of art such as photography, painting and literature. By Maryam...

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