The Taliban are Working off Death Lists. My Name is on it.
Marzia Rustami was committed to human rights in Kunduz for over 16 years. But with the return of the Taliban, their work became increasingly dangerous. Now the 36-year-old is being hunted.
Middle East
Middle East Institute: NPR’s Deborah Amos, Ben Hubbard, Susanne Koelbl
Saudi Arabia is a country in the midst of dramatic change. The fundamental pillars of its economic and social institutions have been upended, and a young generation is moving to the foreground. At the head of this dramatic shift is Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, known as MBS, who since 2015 …
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Welcome to the Salafists: Book Excerpt
Welcome to the Salafists. How my landlord tries to save me from Satan. Well-intentioned conservative Saudis might try to convert heterodox guests to Islam.
Colonel Hasan seems to think that a decision to convert requires time. He is stubborn, but also patient.
Breaking the Silence – Freedom of Expression in Saudi Arabia
Skyline International Foundation, Special Edition.
Director Daniel Riviera in discussion with Saudi Activist Hala Aldosari and Susanne Koelbl, Foreign Correspondent for DER SPIEGEL.
Decision in Court: How Donald Trump ensured that the Hamburg bank Melli lost its telephone connection
Did Deutsche Telekom illegally cut the service of a bank – in advance obedience to the
then US President? The European Court of Justice should clarify that. The verdict could
be groundbreaking.
Book Excerpt: We’ll Get You. Death of a Dissident. Jamal Khashoggi
Jamal Khashoggi was an influential insider with exclusive access to the Saudi ruling elite. When he went into exile in the US and publicly criticized the policies of the crown prince, the leadership in Riyadh pegged him as a traitor. For that, he had to die.
Discover a Mysterious Kingdom
Few of us have firsthand knowledge of who lives, suffers, and wields power in Saudi Arabia. Now, Susanne Koelbl, award-winning foreign correspondent for the German news magazine Der Spiegel, takes us on an eye-opening journey Behind the Kingdom’s Veil. Koelbl unlocks the black box of Saudi Arabia and decodes why the country is such a crucial player on the world’s stage. She scrutinizes the dramatic change of the oil-export dependent nation into a vibrant society.
What Life Is Like In Saudi Arabia A Year After Jamal Khashoggi Was Killed
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Susanne Koelbl, foreign correspondent for Der Spiegel, about the impact of Jamal Khashoggi’s death on Saudi Arabia.