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A Bearer of Hope for Democratic Change
Shirin Ebadi is widely respected as a fighter for political dissidents - such as Faraj Sarkohi, whom she succeeded in having released after he had spent two years in jail. Here, Sarkohi describes the life and work of his former lawyer.
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Radio Multikulti - a Programme for the World
Rap from Senegal, Bhangra sounds from the Pakistani quarter in Birmingham or Klezmer music – Berlin’s multicultural radio 'Multikulti' sometimes sounds like a trip around the world in one hour. Volker Thomas reports
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'Sesame Street' Joins Mideast Peace Process
Cuddly characters with messages of trust and respect are beamed into the homes of Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian children as a specially adapted series of Sesame Street episodes begins across the Middle East.
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Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian Lawyer Shirin Ebadi
Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi becomes the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The jury emphasised Ebadi's fearless defence of human rights, especially those of women and children.
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Muslims in the US
After the Sept. 11 attacks, Muslims living in the US were increasingly suffered from assaults and harassment. Lale Konuk has visited the Muslim-Arab community in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Two-Fold Motivation: Anger and Humour
This year, Nabila Espanioly shared the international Aachen Peace Prize with the Jewish-Israeli historian and peace activist Reuven Moskowitz. Espanioly has been an energetic campaigner for peace between Israel and Palestine on the basis of the two-state solution.
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1st German University Abroad Opens in Cairo
The German University in Cairo has now opened its gates. The German-Egyptian project stands under the patronage of the the German Ministry of Education and Research and the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education, among others.
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Getting Cross with “Der Spiegel”
A week after the German Federal Constitutional Court pronounced its ruling in the “headscarf debate”, Germany’s leading weekly magazine Der Spiegel devoted its feature article on Muslims in Germany. Katajun Amirpur read the Spiegel for Qantara.de.
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Holding on to a Vision: The Willy Brandt Centre in Jerusalem
In hard times, the Willy Brandt Centre in Jerusalem is trying to build bridges between young Palestinians and Israelis. The centre for international dialogue opened its doors this month.
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New Mosque in Germany Opens Its Doors
A new mosque was opened in the German town of Wülfrath in September 2003. Celebrities from Germany and Turkey attended the official opening ceremony. Apparently, there were no heated debates about the building of the mosque.
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Toxic waste from Europe
In 1996, after poison barrels from Germany, Italy and Belgium were discovered in Lebanon, a Greenpeace office was opened in the country’s capital. In an interview with Mona Naggar, Greenpeace press officer Basma Badran, talks about her work.
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Jerusalem Berlin Forum - An Initiative for Trilateral Cooperation
In a bid to develop a just solution for the future of Jerusalem, a common Berlin Jerusalem platform was set up by the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Under this framework urban experts from Berlin are working together with Israelis and Palestinians from Jerusalem. Recently they met in Berlin.
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