Most recent articles by Nader Alsarras
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Refugees in GermanyFrom the boat to the Bundeskunsthalle
When hundreds of thousands of refugees crossed Germany's borders in 2015, Chancellor Angela Merkel promised: "We can do it!" This is the story of how Iraqi refugee Raisan Hameed became a successful photography student. By Nader Alsarras
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Souad Abderrahim: Mayor of TunisThe "Sheikha", the city and its problems
Souad Abderrahim is the first freely elected female mayor of an Arab capital. Her opponents regard her as being in the pocket of the moderate Islamists. She herself prefers to stay out of politics. By Nader Alsarras
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Interview with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkul Karman"We need to bring back the Arab Spring!"
In 2011 Tawakkul Karman became the first Arab woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In interview with Nader Alsarras, the 39-year-old explains why the Arab Spring failed and why Yemen has since descended into war and chaos
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Reform in Saudi ArabiaProgress or megalomania?
The crown prince of Saudi Arabia says he wants to fundamentally change his country. But the inexperienced and impulsive young Mohammed bin Salman could quickly find himself in over his head, says Nader Alsarras
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Interview with the Yemeni director Sara Ishaq"Yemen is like a garden that was full of weeds"
Sara Ishaq is one of Yemen's foremost young filmmakers. Her film "Karama Has No Walls" documented the 2011 massacre on Change Square in Sanaa and was nominated for an Academy Award in March 2014. Nader Alsarras met the Yemeni director and spoke to her about the situation in Yemen and the fate of the country after the revolution of 2011
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Yemen and the Arab SpringRevolution on Hold
While political turbulence continues unabated in Tunisia and Egypt – the two countries where the Arab Spring started – and a bloody civil war still rages unchecked in Syria, the transition in Yemen seems to have ground to a complete halt. By Nader Alsarras
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Protests in JordanA Small Kingdom with Big Problems
While the eyes of the world are fixed on the escalating violence in Syria, across the border in Jordan, the country's ongoing economic problems threaten to trigger a full-blown political crisis. Dissatisfaction among the population is growing, and criticism of the king is getting louder. Nader Alsarras reports
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Interview with Ahmed Maher of the 6th April Movement''A victory for Ahmed Shafik would be the end of the revolution''
The results of the first round of the Egyptian presidential elections have been greeted with scepticism by the country's revolutionary youth. Nader Alsarras spoke to Ahmed Maher, one of the prominent founders of the 6th April youth movement, about the power of the generals and political perspectives in his country
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Interview with Sayed KashuaFor Absolute Equality in All Areas of Life
In his novels Sayed Kashua, a very famous author in Israel, talks about the lives of the country's Arab citizens. Nader Alsarras spoke to him about his new novel that deals with the co-existence of different nationalities and religions in Israel