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Student Exchange ProgramLearning to Learn in Germany
After years of war and unrest, coming to Germany was like a dream for a group of Afghan students. They experienced a completely different type of school, learning with computers and experimenting with creativity. By Silke Bartlick
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2004
The Unknown Guest of Honour
Only weeks are left before the book fair in Frankfurt. Yet, in Beirut’s cultural scene, nobody seems to know about the event. Lebanese authors are worried, but also get their hopes up. Hannah Wettig reports
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Women Boxers in Jordan
"Revolutions Have to Start Somewhere"
In the Arab world, women are often stereotyped as being weak and defenceless. But now that image is being challenged by the Middle East's first ever female boxing team. Malcolm Brabant reports from Amman
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Germany
Working on an Intercultural Business Climate
For foreigners, making the adjustment to starting up businesses in Germany can be tough, but entrepreneurs from abroad can gain as much from Germany as the country does from them. By Daniel Stoevesandt
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German-Arabic Student Exchange
"They're Not Riding to School on Camels"
The UNESCO and the world-wide network of Catholic schools are attempting to create an exchange programme between German and Arabic schools. Mahmoud Tawfik has talked with the initiators.
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NGOs
Green Helmets – Dialogue Means Respect
In the tradition of Kennedy's Peace Corps, the "Green Helmets" want to help rebuild what has been destroyed in war. With projects in Iraq and Afghanistan, among others, the organisation also aims to foster Christian-Muslim cooperation. By Stefanie Suren
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Portrait Fatma Akyüz
Martial Arts as a Means to Strengthen Willpower
Turkish-born German kickboxer Fatma Akyüz has won several international titles in her field, but the toughest fight, she says, had to be fought at home. Kateri Jochum got into the ring with the 2004 World Cup champion.
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2004 Olympics
Female Swimmer to Represent Pakistan in Athens
A young schoolgirl from Pakistan is about to become the conservative Islamic Republic's first woman to plunge into the Olympic pool. Rubab Raza will be representing a country where women swimming had been forbidden for many years. By Christoph Heinzle
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Modern Islam
Allah Is Great, Allah Is Different
The narrow view of current terrorism overlooks the fact that in the Arab world Islam manifests itself mainly as a cultural trend among Arab youth. For them, it stands for the search for meaning and the rejection of "the West" and the Arab states' official culture. By Alfred Hackensberger
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Indonesia
Miss Inul Is Testing the Nation's Morals
A new Indonesian pop idol is putting some sizzle into the predominately Muslim nation. Inul Daratista has sparked a backlash among Muslim clerics who denounce her singing and dancing and have made moves to ban her from cities around the country. By Maria Bakkalapulo
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Spain
The Cathedral Used To Be a Mosque
Centuries ago, diverse religions peacefully coexisted in Cuenca, Spain. Now a pair of motivated historians announced to mount a Cultural Studies Center here, with an eye on promoting tolerance through education and celebration of the city's historical legacy. Devora Rogers and Kate Jetmore report
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German-Bengali Cooperation
Using Solar Energy for Cooling
German and Bengali students and young professionals are doing research work in a special course of the Technical University's Energy Institute, before they will do field work in a rural health center in Bangladesh from August on. By Steffen Marquardt
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