The face veil stirs up many controversies – not only in Europe, but also within the Islamic world. For Mohamed El-Moctar, an Islamic scholar and religious historian, however, it's a practice that has nothing much to do with Islam. Stephanie Doetzer met him in Doha
Much to the disappointment of protesters in Tunisia, both individual EU member states and the EU itself were slow to react to events in the North African state. However, as Tunisia's most important political and economic partner, the EU now has the opportunity to make amends by supporting regime change in a constructive manner. Isabel Schäfer reports from Tunis
Homosexuality in the Middle East is still largely a taboo subject. Now Brian Whitaker, the Guardian's Middle East editor, has written a book about it. Anne Françoise Weber has read it
After a lengthy legal battle, a long-lost letter written by Alexander Hamilton has been returned and will be on display in Boston, The Associated Press reported.
Welcome to Friday, where a new attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol is underway, the White House appoints its first Black press secretary and scientists make a surprising discovery in Antarctica. Meanwhile, Die Welt’s Alfred Hackensberger reports from what is commonly known as “Ukrainian Switzerland” turning a tourist destination into the front line of the war.