Photo Essays

Thanaka, a paste that has been used for centuries to protect skin from the sun, is traditionally applied in swirls to the cheeks of Rohingya Muslim women. Itʹs a custom female refugees in Bangladesh are keen to preserve. By Clodagh Kilcoyne

From 2000 to 2007, the notorious National Socialist Underground (NSU) neo-Nazi cell killed 10 people in Germany. After five years, the trial against those who aided and abetted the terrorists, which focussed on the role of Beate Zschape, has come to a close. But who were the victims? By Iveta Ondruskova

Nestled in the Karakoram Range in northern Pakistan, the remote Shimshal Valley adapts each year to the rhythm of the mountains with "kutch" – the transhumance or seasonal movement of people with their livestock – led by women. By Camille Del Bos

Hard work instead of study: in Turkey there are thousands of Syrian refugee children who arenʹt going to school. Many of them work 12-hour days, even though child labour is banned. A visit to a tailorʹs workshop in Istanbul. By Julia Hahn

The Morgenlandfestival in Osnabruck, with its varied and surprising programme, competes every year against one-sided cliches about the Orient. By Philipp Jedicke

No more exile, no more mourning for a lost homeland. In her latest film "In Search of Oum Kulthum" the well-known director Shirin Neshat recalls a legendary Egyptian singer.

The "Visions of Iran" film festival featured contemporary Iranian documentaries, giving European audiences a unique birds-eye view into the often perilous life and times of the Persian Gulf country. By Philipp Jedicke

Muslims meet in New York to celebrate the breaking of the fast together, combining iftar with a demonstration to draw attention to the situation of immigrants in the USA who are threatened with deportation. By Viola Roser

In 1982, the then Chancellor Helmut Kohl said he wanted to reduce the number of Turks living in Germany by half. We present celebrities in Germany with Turkish roots.