Defining tyranny: Hitler, a dictionary and the death of a Jewish Arabist
The world’s best-known Arabic dictionary started off as a Nazi propaganda project and cost a young Jewish scholar her life. It’s time Hedwig Klein received the posthumous recognition she deserves.
Read MoreThe road less travelled – part II: Overwhelmed at Overloon
As Christian Nielsen takes the road less travelled this summer, he uncovers the volatile, violent past hidden under the tranquil, peaceful present of the Dutch village of Overloon.
Read MoreThe ghettoisation of Danish politics
The Danish government plans to force minorities out of what it classes as “ghettos”, but its Denmark’s mainstream that needs to escape its ghetto mentality.
Read MoreVideo: Personal Palestine – Part 1: A disappearing world
In part I of this Palestinian great-grandmother’s story, she tells of the tranquil Jerusalem in which she spent her youth until disaster struck.
Read MoreShlomo Sand: “I am not a Jew. I am an Israeli.”
Bestselling Israeli historian Shlomo Sand on identity politics, political despair, why Lieberman is right… and drowning sorrows with Mahmoud Darwish.
Read MoreWalking on the moon in Ramallah
As an Israeli and a Jew, Ramallah once seemed to be as distant as outer space. So joining the crowds celebrating the Palestinian UN bid was like a small step for a man but a giant leap for my mind.
Read MoreConfessions of a ‘self-hating Arab’
Only self-hating Arabs and Jews can save the Middle East from itself.
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