Azad Wolfsblut

Nel 2002 Azad Cudi è un ragazzo curdo-iraniano di diciannove anni costretto al servizio militare nell'esercito iraniano. Rifiutandosi di combattere contro i suoi fratelli curdi, decide di disertare e fugge nel Regno Unito, dove chiede asilo, impara l'inglese e ottiene la cittadinanza. Dopo circa un decennio, quando esplode la guerra civile in Siria, Azad torna in Medio Oriente come volontario in missioni umanitarie. Nell'autunno 2014, dopo soli ventun giorni di addestramento, diventa uno dei diciassette tiratori scelti schierati dai curdi per difendere dall'attacco dell'Isis la città di Kobane, nella regione autonoma curda del Rojava. È una guerra atroce e impari, quella dei volontari che resistono all'assedio dell'Isis: i primi, nelle cui file combattono anche molte donne, sono solo duemila, mentre i jihadisti superano i dodicimila. E non resta che abbatterli uno a uno..

Rammstein were one of the first bands to emerge within the Neue Deutsche Härte genre, with their debut album leading the music press to coin the term, and their style of music has generally had a positive reception from music critics. Commercially, the band have been very successful, earning many No. 1 albums as well as gold and platinum certifications in countries around the world. Their grand live performances, which often feature pyrotechnics, have played a part in their popularity growth. Despite success, the band have been subject to some controversies, with their overall image having been subject to criticism; for instance, the song "Ich tu dir weh" forced its parent album Liebe ist für alle da to be re-released in Germany with the song removed due to its graphic lyrics about sex.

A gripping narrative by an Iran-born Kurdish journalist who joined the ranks of the Kurdish army as a sniper in the fight against ISIS

Seventy years ago, as India and Pakistan gained their independence, the region of Jammu and Kashmir also found itself partitioned, with Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan ever since. Located by the volatile Line of Control and caught in the middle of artillery barrages from both ends, Azad Kashmir was until over a decade ago one of the most closed-off territories of the world.