Politics in an Age of Godlessness
Recently translated into Norwegian, Peter Sloterdijk’s latest little book, In the Same Boat, thematises the challenges of hyper-politics in a globalised society.
One’s Own Truth as Protection
September 11 is a historical date for most of us, but for many others, it has a different meaning entirely.
The danger of globalisation
Was Jesus only an illegitimate child who made up stories about his dad being up in heaven, asks philosopher Peter Sloterdijk in his latest book After God (Nach Gott)
Organic dumping
ENVIRONMENT: German Ulrich Beck claimed 30 years ago that environmental destruction is democratic as it affects us all equally. In a new book, this statement is heavily criticised.
20th Circuit Suspects
TEHRAN: Six years in the life of an adolescent crime gang that breaks into cars in the streets of Tehran.
Elite liberalism + mass nationalism = true
GLOBALISATION: For political scientist Jean François Bayart, globalisation and the development of national identity are complementary processes.
The Experimental Real
ALTERNATIVE REALITY: The diffident return to key questions by the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen.
The War With No Frontline
SYRIA: «Yes, this area is under our control,» says a logistician of the Ahrar al-Sham, while pointing at a checkpoint on the map in front of him. «But to be honest, if I were you, I would stay away. People who have gone through this way, have gone missing.»
Afghan Girl Power
AFGHANISTAN: If you want to run a school for girls in Afghanistan, you might have to check your water for poison each morning. Is it worth it?
The Haunted Construction Workers of Beirut
REFUGEE LIFE: Syrian refugees are rebuilding the Middle East while they wait to return home.
