Although Tanzania is home to the largest Muslim population in East Africa, the country's civil service and higher education system are dominated by Christians. The Muslim University of Morogoro, which has a secular curriculum, was founded in the hope of changing the status quo. Charlotte Wiedemann reports
Acts of self-immolation have set off waves of protest across Tunisia and Egypt. Amira Muhammad spoke to Ahmed Okasha, president of the "Arab Federation of Psychiatrists" about how Arab psychologists are interpreting this protest phenomenon
As impossible as it may seem, a feature film about a family in Kabul that opens a literary café catering to artists and poets has been shot on location in Afghanistan. Despite death threats from the Taliban, the Afghan-American director and activist Sonia Nassery Cole succeeded in completing her film The Black Tulip. Homeira Heidary reports
Much to the disappointment of protesters in Tunisia, both individual EU member states and the EU itself were slow to react to events in the North African state. However, as Tunisia's most important political and economic partner, the EU now has the opportunity to make amends by supporting regime change in a constructive manner. Isabel Schäfer reports from Tunis
Matt Beynon Rees is a British-born crime novelist who has won numerous awards for his series of novels about a fictional Palestinian sleuth called Omar Yussef. He initially came to the Middle East as a young journalist, but in time turned his attention to fiction. Eren Güvercin spoke to him about his work and the situation in Palestine