Exhibition “TRUST(ful)”

Ten photographers and ten poets from nine different countries in North Africa and the Middle East together created, invited by RUYA, ten diverse works on the topic of trust. Each exhibit consists of an original poem accompanied by a photograph or series of photographs. The exhibition takes place as part of the Kultursymposium Weimar 2023.

Dossier

Future Prospects?!

Young people in the MENA region are struggling to find their footing in life. Unemployment rates are high, opportunities are scarce, inflation is rising, economies are crumbling, different types of crises determine everyday life. How does the young generation cope with it? And how do they see the future?

Portrait of a girl holding a Syrian flag.

Future prospects?!3 min
Who experiences a harsher alienation?

The war in Syria affected its people deeply. How did it shape the perspective of a generation becoming adults during this tough time? Jenan Aljundi (25) was 13 when the war started. In her personal essay she gives insides into the feelings of alienation of a young woman remaining in Syria, while witnessing friends and family migrating to other countries.

Syria

First as Tragedy, Then as Farce: A New Generation Enters the Post-Crisis World

Future prospects?!4 min
First as Tragedy, Then as Farce: The Post-Crisis-Generation

Lebanon’s newly minted workforce has found itself cast into multiple dilemmas from the get-go. Between establishing a life at home or leaving for new opportunities abroad. Bachar Bzeih (22) gives compelling insights into the situation of his generation.

Lebanon

The Unemployment Diaries
Different Education Systems, Same Results

The educational order around the world has mostly prioritized uncritical engagement, and rank and score chasing, over actual learning. The impact of this on students’ lives and prospects has been immense. Taking our experiences with three different Arab educational systems, we reflect on the way the educational order appeared in, and shaped, our lives.

Miscellaneous5 min
The Storyteller: From the Perspective of Politics, Psychology and History

Words have a strong immortal power. Words sometimes grow old but they reappear in different places, in different dialects and in a new charm. A tale can be found in the East and the West, in Arab, Muslim, Christian and other communities of the world in ancient and modern times.

Lebanon

Science Journalism4 min
Solving the Food Crisis through Composite Flour Technology

The loaf of bread made of wheat is deemed the basic sustenance for people in Yemen, and the staple commodity that is mostly consumed in the local market. This is because most of the food style of the Yemeni people is centered on wheat which keeps them alive, at a time when two thirds of people in Yemen lack the minimal food security, while the patch of hunger is on the increase, according to the International food Programme.

Yemen

Quantum computers are highly complex in mechanical terms, but the way they function from a user perspective is similar to standard computers.

Quantum Computing and Ethics
“In Terms of Understandability, It’s Similar to a Standard Computer”

Digital progress always has a dark side too: facial recognition can be used for surveillance, and some forms of Artificial Intelligence discriminate against minorities. The next major technology advancement could be quantum mechanics. What can we expect? An interview with quantum physicist Tommaso Calarco from Forschungszentrum Jülich.

Column

Let's talk about the protection of personal data in the MENA region!

Let's talk about digital pollution!

Let's Talk About ...

Such highly security focused countries must respect legislative frameworks for basic rights and support them through the assistance in increasing transparency and building trust with their citizens in the domains where personal data are particularly important: cybercrimes, digital identity, and the flow of data across borders.

Nourredine Bessadi | Let's talk about the protection of personal data in the MENA region!

Videos

Together we build a sustainable life

The series, which is produced in cooperation with the NGO Banlastic Egypt, gives tips and tricks in Arabic (with EN subtitles) on how to live sustainably and environmentally friendly even on a small budget.

The disruption of the ecosystem is another aspect of this disaster. In summer 2017, a huge number of jellyfish invaded the north coast and kept disgruntled beach goers out of the water. If you wonder what this has to do with single-use plastics?

Manar Ramadan

Tausende Menschen stehen zusammen und bilden drei große Figuren, die sich an den Händen fassen. — Solidarity

What is solidarity? How does it manifests itself? And why is solidarity so important? Solidarity, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is the support of one person or group by another because they share feelings, ideas, opinions or goals. In this issue, our authors show a wide range of lived solidarity in the various countries of the region.

Young people fighting the fires, Ait Ouabane, Tizi Ouzou

Solidarity7 min Kabylia Fires Prompt Outpouring of Solidarity: What’s next?

The fires that devastated the Kabylia region in summer 2021 caused numerous deaths and destroyed thousands of hectares of forest land. The tragedy unleashed an outpouring of solidarity and gave rise to support initiatives both in Algeria and in its diaspora.

Algeria

Special Edition: Coronavirus5 min COVID-19 and Its Toll on Mental Health

Humans are social beings – as if we had not known that already, the COVID-19 pandemic serves as a painful reminder. To self-isolate, to socially distance, to refrain from the human touch, to be unable to see people’s faces goes against human nature. It is understandable that “extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.” Yet, they may cost us our mental health.

A woman and a man in the water by a coast in rubbish filled water.

Water is Life4 min Promoting Sustainable Fishing: The Case of Tipaza

Among the greatest threats to Algeria’s 1,622 km long coastline are irresponsible fishing practices and a complacency about marine pollution, especially plastic waste. HOME Environmental Association in Tipaza is trying to change that.

Algeria

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Exhibition “TRUST(ful)”

Dossier

Future Prospects?!

Future prospects?!3 min Who experiences a harsher alienation?

Future prospects?!4 min First as Tragedy, Then as Farce: The Post-Crisis-Generation

The Unemployment Diaries Different Education Systems, Same Results

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous5 min The Storyteller: From the Perspective of Politics, Psychology and History

Science Journalism4 min Solving the Food Crisis through Composite Flour Technology

Quantum Computing and Ethics “In Terms of Understandability, It’s Similar to a Standard Computer”