The British travel writer and reporter Jason Elliot won a prize for his first travelogue on Afghanistan. With his latest book "Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran" he sets himself ambitious goals, but succeeds only in boring the reader. By Susan Javad
As the wife of a diplomat, the Dutch journalist Betsy Udink has seen the world. On her travels, she spent three years in Pakistan. In her book, she denounces Pakistan as "the most deadly country in the world" for women. A review by Susan Javad
The battle for official recognition will change Muslims in Germany. Society will demand more from them in exchange for their becoming part of the official structures than merely obedience to the laws. Jörg Lau reports
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