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Portrait Sudabeh Mohafez

Building Bridges between Teheran and Berlin

The stories in the volume "Wüstenhimmel, Sternenland" ("Desert Sky, Land of Stars") by the German-Iranian writer Sudabeh Mohafez are a poetic reflection of life in a strange world full of violence. Katrin Matthei profiles the stories and their writer.
Portrait Badou Jobe

The Rediscovery of African Values

Following the postcolonial need for traditional identity, Badou Jobe reinvented Africa's musical heritage, initiating the immensely popular and influential "Afro Manding" Sound. Peter Zimmermann met the political artist 30 years down the road.
Portrait Ayse Polat

An Unprejudiced View beyond Cultural Borders

With her sensitive portrait of a young outsider in the film "En Garde," Hamburg director Ayse Polat won the Silver Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival. Since then, she has realized that the German media are often more interested in her Kurdish origins than in the film itself. Ariana Mirza reports.
Cairo International Film Festival

Confronting Violence and Terrorism

The 28th Cairo International Film Festival featured Italy this year, but a German film also ran in the competition for the Golden Pyramid. Frederik Richter was at the premiere of "Blackout Journey".
Radio for Iraqis

Germany Funds Election Radio in Iraq

A new radio program is about to hit the airwaves in Iraq focusing on the upcoming elections scheduled for the end of January. It's radio for Iraqis, by Iraqis, with a little help from German organizations.
Ken Loach's "Ae Fond Kiss"

A Love Story between Two Cultures

Ken Loach's latest film deals with a love story between a Catholic Irish woman and a Muslim Pakistani – and looks at the balancing act between love and family loyalty.
German-Turkish Stand-Up Comedy

"Laughter Fosters Integration"

Senay was the first German-Turkish stand-up comedian. With her jokes about Turks living in Germany and about cultural differences, she sheds a humorous light on some serious subjects. Petra Tabeling talked with the comedian.
Death Threats against Headscarf Wearing

Belgian Entrepreneur Gains Royal Backing

Although he received numerous death threats, Belgian entrepreneur Rik Remmery has not wavered in his support for his female Muslim employee wearing a headscarf at work. Now, he has gained support from the country's monarch.
Collecting for the Victims of the Tsunami

German Muslims Are Organizing Aid

The Germans have already donated more than € 300 million for the victims of the tsunami in Asia. Muslims in Germany too are busily collecting money for the survivors of the catastrophe in many mosques. Vedat Acikgöz reports.
Nuruddin Farah

Voices from the Diaspora

The illiteracy rate in Somalia is around 75 percent. And yet the country has produced an author who has been mentioned for some time as a possible candidate for the Nobel Prize. Read Ilja Braun's review of Nuruddin Farah's latest novel "Links"