Hassan Bleibel on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s statement that he receives messages on anti-ISIS airstrikes.
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block exiled Iranian writer Shahriar Mandanipour talks about his writing process in exile, the catharsis of writing, and his routine.
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The West expressed outrage over the attacks on Charlie Hebdo’s freedom of expression, but has long stood idly by as China silences its dissenting voices.
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Enrico Bertuccioli on the game of cat and mouse being played by Vladimir Putin.
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After the Arab spring revolutions, nothing terrifies the Saudi regime more than 140 characters on Twitter by a political reformist or anyone who dreams of a brighter future.
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block we talk to Mamle Kabu, a Ghanaian-German writer, about the pressures faced by writers from African countries.
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Hassan Bleibel on the ruling that neither Serbia nor Croatia committed genocide against the other.
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