Bidoon: A Cause and Its Literature Are Born In a brilliant and personal essay on the history of Bidoon literature, Mona Kareem shows why literature cannot be thought along national lines. By Mona Kareem
The lost amour of journalistic integrity: how violence develops and where it can lead A pamphlet This essayistic anachronism imagines Böll's novella The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1974) as if it were unfolding in contemporary times in an era of populism and rising conservatism, in which female sexuality is still richly milked as a sensational cover for abuse of patriarchal power. By Amanda Lee Koe
The Unthinkable in Climate Change: A View from Asia on Literature and Politics Amitav Ghosh’s new book “The Great Derangement” examines climate change and climate policy from unusual perspectives. It is bound to get much international attention because it asks some fundamental new questions concerning the handling of climate change in literature and activist politics, and because it represents a well-known voice from Asia. By Axel Harneit-Sievers
"Peace is only a word, but one that has great meaning” Basigul Sharifi writes poems about love and tragedy in life. She has experienced the life of a refugee and is a sensitive, calm but highly motivated person. In the interview she talks to us about poetry, peace and suffering.
