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Taliban · AfghanistanThe voice to which the Taliban listened smarek_de Fr., Aug 01, 2025 - 11:33 German Body I am tired of the burdens of my life I am tired of my accumulated sin I am tired of the journey, whose path is so longGive me your hand after which I am tired. Whenever Matiullah Turab gave such verses, the audience listened banished. In the last ten years Turab became the most famous poets of Afghanistan. He spoke simply, unbeautied and in a hard, south-east…Read Article
Afghan Poet Matiullah Turab: the Voice of the Taliban

Syria · Syria"Rechenschaft ist more important than Punishment" mkasem_de Fr., Jul 25, 2025 - 09:28 German Body Mr. Bamyeh, when it comes to Syria, is often emphasized how important »Transitional Justice« is now. What do you mean by this? The basic idea of Transitional Justice is that in a society after a period of conflict one tries to develop a common narrative about what happened. This is not necessarily about punishment, even if it can be part of Transiti…Read Article
Transitional Justice in Syria: "Rechenschaft Is More Important than Punishment

Kurds · Kurdistan RegionWhy the PKK failed jhagmann_de Thu., 24.07.2025 - 18:52 German Body The pictures have gone around the world: In a symbolic ceremony in July, PKK fighters burned their weapons in the Kurdish part of Iraq. Previously, the chairman of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, had called for an end to the armed struggle and called for the disarmament of his organization. Öcalan's historic appeal in May has fueled the hope for an end to th…Read Article