Interviews on Trump’s absurd Gaza “plan” (5 February 2025)
Today, I spoke to Welt Fernsehen and German National Public Radio (Deutschlandfunk) about the implications of Trump’s remarks on Gaza – and what we should…
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Panel “South Asian Islam and the World: In Search for a New Paradigm” for ECSAS 2025
I am organizing a panel for the European Conference for South Asian Studies in Heidelberg, October 1-4, 2025. Please consider sending in a proposal –…
Interview with Welt Fernsehen on the second round of Israel/Hamas hostages/prisoner exchange (26 January 2025)
I spoke with Welt Fernsehen about Hamas’s show of strength and the dangers related to the delay of the Israeli army withdrawing from the Netzarim…
Interview with Welt Fernsehen and Tagesspiegel on the emerging Gaza agreement (17 January 2025)
I spoke with Welt Fernsehen and the berlin-based daily Tagesspiegel about the risks involved in the Gaza agreement between Israel and Hamas and where it…
Interview with German National Public Radio on the Agreement for Gaza
This morning, I spoke with Informationen am Morgen of German National Public Radio (Deutschlandfunk) on the potentials and the many pitfalls of the ceasefire/hostages deal…
Interview on the chances for a ceasefire in Gaza (January 2, 2025)
I spoke with Welt Fernsehen about why we don’t see any progress in the negotiations over a long overdue ceasefire and the return of the…
Interview on the continued suffering in Gaza and the fate of the hostages (26 December 2024)
I spoke with Welt Fernsehen on December 26 on the current situation in Gaza – and why the war there should be essentially over:
Interview on the Situation in Syria, One Week after the Ouster of Bashar al-Asad (15 December 2024)
This morning, I spoke to Welt Fernsehen about the encouraging signs (despite all skepticism and hesitancy) emerging from Syria: https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/video254877934/Nach-Assad-Sturz-Im-Moment-kommen-aus-Syrien-sehr-ermutigende-Zeichen.html
Interview with Swiss National Public Radio on the Iranian View of the Transfer of Power in Syria (12 December 2024)
I spoke to “Echo der Zeit” of the SRF on the Iranian perceptions of Bashar al-Assad’s fall and what all of this means for the…
Interviews on the fluid Situation in Syria (and Israel’s involvement), 11 December 2024
German public radio NDR Info talked with me about Israel’s involvement in Syria: Listen to the interview here: I also discussed with the daily Frankfurter…