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Frankfurter Paulskirche

Civil society under pressure around the world

Background
In May, activists, feminists, researchers, and human rights defenders from some 35 countries from all continents will gather at the Global Assembly in Frankfurt am Main to discuss their ideas and strategies for a world with more justice and human dignity.
By Barbara Unmüßig and Layla Al-Zubaidi
COP27: No climate justice without human rights

COP27: Don’t greenwash Egypt

The Egyptian military dictatorship hosting this year's COP poses a political challenge for all participants. But upon close inspection, reference points for demanding human rights emerge.
By Johannes Gunesch

Dossiers

The Transformation of Palestine

The geographic and social fragmentation of the Palestinian people is essentially a result of the conflict in the Middle East. This topic represents the main focus of our two-day conference with international experts in March 2010. Our dossier provides further information about the conference and the invited experts.

How to Deal With the Iranian Nuclear Programme

This dossier contains summaries of regional roundtable discussions and background information on international approaches to the crisis over the Iranian nuclear programme.

Publications

Cover of the publication "Dual Pressures on Iran"

Dual Pressures on Iran

Study

The present study by David Jalilvand examines in view of the pandemic, whether the population and, above all, marginalized groups are affected by the precarious medical care in Iran and whether the sanctions are possibly failing to achieve their goal.

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«The Oranges in Europe taste better»On the root causes of flight, the countermeasures – and their shortcomings

"The oranges in Europe taste better"

About causes of escape, how to combat them and what's wrong with them.

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Democracy

Collage - Betonmauer: Auf der einen Sete ein Soldat, auf der anderen Seite ein Bücherberg, eine männliche Statue und eine grüne Fliege.Qamischli im Nordosten Syriens an der Grenze zur Türkei.

The Imagined Beginning and Its Margins

Essay
In his essay, Jwan Tatar poetically outlines Kurdish identity in a Syria where fear is the link that binds all its residents.
By Jwan Tatar

Gender

Emily Nasrallah

Emily Nasrallah: The “peasant woman” who wrote about her land and won the heart of the world

Homage
The Goethe Medal 2017 will be given to Lebanese writer Emily Nasrallah. In her texts for adults and children, she has found a poetic language to describe everyday life in the Lebanon drawn by the civil war.
By Deema Keadbey

Ecology

Antique statue with tomatoes surrounding it against a black background

Dimitri in South Damascus

Essay
A rupture amidst the ongoing war in Syria: Qosay Amameh recounts the deportation of the remaining members of the opposition from the Palestinian refugee camp Yarmouk in May 2018.
By Qosay Amameh

More Articles on Middle East and North Africa

Solarpanele in einer Wüstenlandschaft

Green hydrogen from Morocco – no magic bullet for Europe’s climate neutrality

Analyse
There are great hopes pinned to the Moroccan energy transition – not just in the North African kingdom itself, but also in Europe and Germany.
By Bauke Baumann
Eine Hand zieht einen Faden durch ein Loch in der Brust eines jungen Mannes.

Acting Straight: A Message for My Kind

Essay
In an excerpt from his essay “I, ,the fag'”, Syrian author Raeef al-Shalabi reflects on an inner struggle that helped to position himself as a gay man and ultimately to think about human rights in a new way.
By Raeef al-Shalabi
Syria/Armenia

Punches in the Margins of Massacres and Calamities

Essay
“We live between great countries and superpowers. We laugh and cry, fear and suffer.” In recounting seven punches in the face, Avo Kaprealian's essay tells the story of Armenians in Syria that begins and ends with an exodus.
By Avo Kaprealian
All articles from Middle East & North Africa

Introduction

Heinich-Böll-Stiftung Naher Osten und Nordafrika

Our work in the Middle East and North Africa

In the Middle East and North Africa region, the Heinrich Böll Foundation maintains offices in Beirut, Ramallah, Tel Aviv, and Tunis, and there are co-operation projects in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, and Tunisia. Our Iran activities are coordinated from Berlin.

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Events

05
June
Festival Monday, 05. June 2023 – Wednesday, 07. June 2023 in
Berlin

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung at re:publica23

Green and feminist networking
07
June
Discussion Wednesday, 07. June 2023 – Thursday, 08. June 2023

Development Policy Discussion Days 2023

Three-part annual series of events
Livestream
07
June
Expert conference Wednesday, 07. June 2023 – Thursday, 08. June 2023

Navigating the Changing Times of Gender, Sexuality, and Migration in Europe

Workshop and conference
12
June
Panel discussion Monday, 12. June 2023

Queer in East Africa

Criminalisation, Hate Campaigns and what to do about it now
12
June
Book presentation and discussion Monday, 12. June 2023 in
München

The Past is Now:

Politics of Denial and Dealing with the Past in the Western Balkans

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