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Maissun Melhem

Focused on politics in the Middle East, Germany's AfD and migration, and the US elections from an Arab-American perspective.

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German election posters in Cologne

Not enough migrants in German politics

Less than 8% of the members of the Bundestag have foreign roots. The German Parliament is out of touch with reality.
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Maissun Melhem
CommentaryDW Voices
PoliticsSeptember 17, 2021
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A woman sits under a shelter with bare, red earth and speaks to DW.

Chad struggles as refugees pour in from Sudan

Chad struggles as refugees pour in from Sudan

Chad, one of the world's poorest countries, urgently needs help supporting over a million refugees.
MigrationNovember 28, 202404:39 min
A CU of Mariam, a female refugee from Western Darfur

Schulze: Chad urgently needs support with Sudanese refugees

Schulze: Chad urgently needs support with Sudanese refugees

One of the poorest countries in the world, Chad is taking in hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighboring Sudan.
PoliticsNovember 22, 202404:38 min
Staff of the Arabic editorial office in Bonn in 1999. On the right Mona (Khaula) Saleh, later the first woman to head the DW Arabic editorial team.

65 years on: 'Change as an opportunity' for DW Arabia

65 years on: 'Change as an opportunity' for DW Arabia

Deutsche Welle's Arabic service celebrates 65 successful years.
MediaApril 11, 2024
In Pictures: The Kabul evacuation mission

Afghans' misplaced trust in Germany

Afghans' misplaced trust in Germany

There is no making up for failing to evacuate people who helped Germany in Afghanistan, writes DW's Maissun Melhem.
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Maissun Melhem
Commentary
PoliticsAugust 27, 2021
Children review manuals distributed by UNICEF-supported volunteers on the risks of unexploded remnants of war

Syrians deserve justice

Syrians deserve justice

There is no way back to 2011 for Syria, and justice is the only way to heal, DW's Maissun Melhem writes.
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Maissun Melhem
Commentary
ConflictsMarch 15, 2021
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