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Interview with Samir Nasr

Make Use of Stereotypes - Then Break Them Down

Samir Nasr's film "Resultant Damages" tells the story of a German-Algerian couple in post-September-11 Germany. Fahimeh Farsaie interviewed the filmmaker
Modern Film and Video Art

Dis-Illusions in the Near and Middle East

Far from festival trends and officially-dictated cinema, the Near and Middle East is developing a modern film and video culture which calls clichés into question and emphasizes personal points of view. Amin Farzanefar presents several of these filmmakers
Interview Jutta Limbach

Intercultural Dialogue since 9/11

Jutta Limbach, President of the Goethe Institute, has just visited Egypt for the first time. With Germany forming the main focus of the International Book Fair in Cairo, she took part in numerous events on the topic of communication between cultures.
The 9th Istanbul Biennial

Istanbul - a Gravitation Center for Modern Art

Istanbul is about to join the ranks of the great modern art metropolises. And now this city on the Bosporus has itself become the focus of a series of artworks. For the 9th annual Istanbul Biennial, artists from around the world have taken up the urban phenomena of this great city and its many faces. By Dirk Fuhrig
Ethnoah

Singing in Turkish and in Hebrew

A world music band from Dortmund, Germany, brings together 15 musicians from 12 nations and shows that combining different styles and traditions can be a musical advantage and a cultural model. By Nadja Baeva
Interview Daud Abdullah

"It's Not the Responsibility of the Muslims to Police Themselves"

After the 7/7 attacks the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) pledged to tackle extremism and to cooperate closely with the government. Arian Fariborz interviewed Daud Abdullah, assistant secretary general to the MCB
Lamya Kaddor on Being a Muslim German Woman

Questioning Tradition

Lamya Kaddor, an expert in Islamic Studies and religious pedagogy, advocates a contemporary interpretation of Islam and is fighting to prevent both Muslim fundamentalists and Western critics from taking over the debate. Ulrich Schwerin read her new book
Media Users of Turkish Origin in Germany

Right or Left Leg?

Almost three million people of Turkish origin live in Germany. Despite the fact that a recent integration study suggests that they are not as well integrated as other migrant groups, Germany doesn't really have a parallel Turkish society. By Andreas Wirwalski
Cairo's Townhouse Gallery

Nerve Centre for Egypt's Young Art Scene

The Townhouse in the centre of Cairo, opened by the Canadian William Wells in 1998, has grown into an established magnet for artists, but also for children, families and refugees. Amira El Ahl has the details
Wilfried Murad Hofmann Honoured

"Islamic Personality of the Year"

Wilfried Murad Hofmann, a former German diplomat and a convert to Islam, has received one of the most important prizes in the Muslim world. He's been chosen as "Islamic Personality of the Year" in Dubai. A portrait by Ulrike Hummel