Heroes The true heroes of our world choose to flee, instead of pushing automatic rifles into the hands of their sons. A poem from the "Berlin Anthology". By Birgitta Jónsdóttir
Embraces Frau Meiser doesn't know much about her lodger. Herr Nazim is clean and is neat. He speaks pretty German and his wife is dead. An article of the "Berlin Anthology" about a secret love. By Keto von Waberer
Charité Malika and Fatima are waiting for me by the entrance to the women’s clinic at the Charité. The women are very quiet; I try to strike up a conversation. I ask them how they lived in Chechnya... An article of the "Berlin Anthology". By Marina Naprushkina
Budapest - Keleti For four days now I have been in Budapest, a witness to a drama that I would have considered impossible in an EU capital not long ago. By Eva van de Rakt
Assad’s Trap for the West Assad and ISIS appear to be perfect opposites. In reality, however, they are rather complementary. Whatever aspirations one may have for a cooperation with the regime, neither an end to the war nor safety will be gained through it. By Bente Scheller
On the Run in Their Own Country More than six million Syrian refugees are in search of a different, a safer place in their home country and yet only arrive at places that are currently slightly less ghastly. By Bente Scheller
The ECJ recognises homosexuality as grounds for asylum On November 7, 2013, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that homosexual asylum seekers be granted asylum in EU Member States. An important judgment that is, however, a drop in the ocean in the light of the EU’s policy of closure with regard to asylum and refugee policy. By Caroline Ausserer
Perspectives Middle East & North Africa #6: I do not want to be born a refugee Millions of Syrians have fled their homes, either inside the country itself or sometimes very far from home. The magazine highlights some key aspects of the Syrian refugee problem through those affected who are living this tragedy. pdf