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Iraq

'The political crisis is massive'

Run-down buildings in iraq

In the wake of the US withdrawal from Iraq and amid a growing internal political crisis, Deutsche Welle spoke to Kifah Al Jawahiri, one of the country's most respected human rights activists, in his Baghdad office.

Iraq oscillates between bombings and political crisis

'We've accomplished our mission'

Tunisian women

Women try to assert independence in post-revolution Tunisia

Tunisian holds up a protest sign

Women were a key force in the popular protests that toppled Tunisia's government last year and kicked off the Arab Spring. But now many Tunisian women worry that the new government may want to turn back the clock.

No Arab Spring for Egypt's women

Opinion: Female body under siege in post-revolution Egypt

Israel

Are Germany and Israel growing apart?

German and Israeli flags

What do Germans and Israelis have in common? What sets them apart? Experts from both countries discussed their relationship at a conference at Berlin's Heinrich Böll Foundation.

German foreign minister urges continuation of Mideast peace process

  • Minorities in Iraq

    Iraq's safe haven

    After decades of brutal repression during Saddam Hussein's rule, Iraqi Kurds are still coming to terms with stability and peace in their own autonomous region.

  • Minorities in Iraq

    A devil worshipper?

    Followers of an ancient cult believed to be Kurds original religion, Yezidies have been historically marginalised and repressed by their Arab neighbours under false accusations of "devil worshipping."

  • Minorities in Iraq

    Heirs to the Ottoman empire

    Iraqi Turkmen form the third-largest ethnic group, around nine percent of the total Iraqi polulation. Kirkuk region is their main stronghold, a city also disputed by Arabs and Kurds.

  • Minorities in Iraq

    Pariah state?

    "Shias are in full control of the country and we're paying a heavy toll for being Sunnis. Today's Iraq looks more like an Iranian province than a sovereign state. The enemy today is not Washington but Tehran," Talib al Hasnawi, a Sunni tribal leader told DW.

  • Minorities in Iraq

    Praying amid the debris

    The survivors of the deadliest attack against Iraq’s Christians still attend mass amid the destruction left when suicide bombers killed more than 50 people in October 2010. Since the war began in 2003, estimates claim that more than half of Iraq's Christians have fled the country.

  • Minorities in Iraq

    "God is real, this is the proof"

    Sufi Dervishes are often targeted by al Qaeda and other Islamic extremists under the pretext of being "heretic." They follow the mystic branch of Islam like many people in Chechnya which is the only country ever to have adopted it as its official religion.

  • Minorities in Iraq

    Ancient rituals in a new Iraq

    Mandaeans follow the teachings of John the Baptist. Baptism - their central ritual - has been held on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates for almost two millennia. Human Rights Watch claims that 90 percent of Mandaeans have either died or left the country since the invasion in 2003.

  • Minorities in Iraq

    Black in Iraq

    Iraq's southern oil hub of Basra is home to 300,000 black people. They claim to be descendants of slaves brought to the Gulf from Africa as early as the ninth century. "The Arabs still call us 'abd' ("slave" in Arabic), one resident told Deutsche Welle. "We face discrimination in almost every aspect of life." Author: Karlos Zurutuza, Iraq Editor: Rob Mudge

World

In Focus Syria's unprecedented unrest

Since March 2011, Syria has been rocked by unprecedented anti-government street protests, with over 7,000 people reportedly killed in the violence. Read DW's multimedia coverage and analysis of political unrest in Syria.

Radical Recruits

Islamist websites are becoming more sophisticated in their recruitment of followers