Black and white thinking

The Mata brothers’ hamburger stand is buzzing during Domingo Rociero, one of the holidays of the annual Feria in July in La Línea de la Concepción

What does your cashmere jumper have to do with the snow leopard? About a special animal in Mongolia

Why the Tiwah of Borneo bury their dead twice

The cedar tree is Lebanon’s national symbol. Unfortunately, the ancient trees can be seen only sporadically

Irina Shcherbakova was born in Moscow in 1949 and is a well-known historian and expert in German studies. Since the 1970s, she has been working to come to terms with the impact of the Stalin era on Russia. She is one of the founders of the now-outlawed NGO, Memorial.

Taiwan’s history unites many cultural influences: These are reflected in Mrs Wu’s house.

The basis of white supremacy is a way of thinking, one that says the colour of one's skin makes one human being better or worse than other human beings. Even as a successful professional, the author was unable to escape it.

Have we forgotten how to argue? Racism researcher Ibram x. Kendi on polarized debates, personal hostility and his own prejudices. A conversation

Threatened from all sides, the young author Lale Gül is paying a high price for her self-determinat­ion

With liberal positions on abortion and diversity, I became a congresswoman in Mexico - and a target of hatred

A new generation of cultural workers is adapting to ideological norms. This spells the end of creativity.

What “Safe Spaces” mean for people who face discrimination - and how we can make them obsolete.

Many voices are still not to be found in the mainstream media. Journalist Karen Attiah discusses how debates around cancel culture are accelerating our debates around diversity. A conversation

Discrimination, hate crime, equality: Where was progress seen over the past years and what more needs to be done?

Who has the right to speak and what can be said? The philosopher Svenja Flaßpöhler and the sociologist Naika Foroutan discuss inclusive language, and the fight for equality. A conversation.

If there’s one topic that unites both Russia's opposition activists and the supporters of the state, it’s the debate about cancel culture and what some Russians call “new ethics”.

For a long time, diversity was not an issue in many literary publishing houses. Suddenly everyone wants diversity. About an industry in transition

How to write about things you haven’t experienced yourself.

From a Somalian childhood to reading books in Paris and writing in Germany: On why I had to learn a foreign language to express myself freely

All over the world, language is changing. Gender politics are a big talking point and in order to name new non-binary and other gender identities, all sorts of linguistic experiments are being undertaken. These include returning to historical forms and creating completely new variants. Some examples:

How can social media guarantee that their digital spaces are democratic? A proposal

Power outages, lack of young talent and scarce materials: In Damascus, arts and crafts struggle to survive

The war in Ukraine, a pandemic that never ends: This may not be the best time for the new European Capital of Culture cities to present themselves. Novi Sad in Serbia and Kaunas in Lithuania are going ahead anyway. And both metropolises are approaching their own urban histories in very different ways

In a recent resolution, agreed to under the “Uniting for Peace” mechanism, the United Nations was very critical of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But what's so special about a resolution like this and what can it do?

For years, Haiti has been slipping from one crisis into the next. The international community has looked away from the Caribbean nation and the Haitian government no longer cares for its own people.

Songs that break down walls: Poet Fury Young and musician BL Shirelle run a record label for people behind bars.

A large proportion of Colombians are convinced that educational opportunities are extremely unequally distributed. What can be done?

Our society considers culture and theatre to be a luxury. Yet theatre is a great school of empathy and needs to be valued.

The future of foreign policy is feminist, says activist and author Kristina Lunz in her new book. But what is she actually talking about?

Gulbahar Haitiwaji is the first Uighur woman to have published a book about her time in a Chinese “re-education camp”. She talks about life after publication