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  • This rabbi and imam travel together: Elias Dray (left) and Ender Cetin
    Dialogue in Germany

    An imam and a rabbi tour Berlin schools

    Tensions are running high over the conflict in the Middle East. In German schools, as elsewhere, discussions are controversial and emotional. An imam and a rabbi are working together to promote dialogue and understanding in these turbulent times

  • A group of Jews and Arabs hold up pink placards with white writing: the Hebrew slogan translates as 'together'
    Israelis and Palestinians: "Standing Together"

    "Help us move towards peace"

    Since the war in Gaza, the grassroots movement "Standing Together" has become increasingly popular among Israelis and Palestinians. Founding member Itamar Avneri says they are calling for peace and independence for Israelis and Palestinians, absolute equality for all citizens – and true social, economic and environmental justice

  • MENA Art Gallery: a haven for works by Arab artists.
    Middle Eastern and North African art in Europe

    MENA Art Gallery – haven for Arab art

    The MENA Art Gallery in downtown Berlin is the brainchild of Italian researcher Enrico De Angelis and Syrian visual artist Zena El Abdalla. One transliteration of the colloquial Arabic for 'port' is 'mena', reflecting the intention to provide a haven for works by Arab artists, as Rama Jarmakani reports

  • Lena Bopp explains in this article why the head of a cultural centre in Baghdad is standing her ground
    Life in Iraq

    No politics, no religion, no sex

    Hella Mewis refuses to give in. The head of a cultural centre in Baghdad has already been kidnapped once, but Baghdad is her home, and she’s staying. Lena Bopp finds out why

  • Musicians from Afghanistan, Iran and Germany are working together on Bonn's Beethovenfest Campus Project 2023. The result can be heard on 14 September.
    Germany's Beethovenfest

    Afghan and Iranian musicians join forces

    Musicians from Afghanistan, Iran and Germany have come together to work on Bonn's Beethovenfest Campus Project 2023. The result can be heard on 14 September. By Anastassia Boutsko

  • Edward W. Said Days in Berlin: The legacy of a visionary bridge-builder

    With this year's "Edward Said Days" marking the 20th anniversary of the death of the Palestinian-American literary scholar, the Berlin Barenboim-Said Academie and the Pierre Boulez Hall opened their 2023/24 season on 26 August 2023. By Ceyda Nurtsch

  • The orchestra's repertoire includes symphonic works, operas and chamber music. Concert highlights have included performances at the Berlin Philharmonie or Milan's Teatro alla Scala. The orchestra is a regular guest at the BBC Proms and the festivals in Salzburg and Lucerne
    Edward W. Said Days in Berlin

    Music – facilitator of intercultural dialogue

    How can Edward Said's ideas help people better understand Yoko Ono's performance art, pre-colonial rhythms from Africa or the music of Christian missionaries in Japan? The Edward W. Said Days in Berlin marking 20 years since the literary scholar's death explored a whole range of questions. Ceyda Nurtsch reports

  • Tayfun Guttstadt’s debut album “Tarapzade” is a cultural voyage of self-discovery through two seemingly opposite musical worlds.
    Dialogue of cultures

    Tarapzade – "Seek it in yourself"

    Tayfun Guttstadt’s debut album “Tarapzade” is a cultural voyage of self-discovery through two seemingly opposite musical worlds. Marian Brehmer had a listen

  • Language develops in different areas of the brain. Researchers have been able to show that the way these are linked varies according to the respective native language – knowledge that could prove useful in the treatment of stroke patients, for instance.
    Language and language acquisition

    How the brain processes German and Arabic

    Language develops in different areas of the brain. Researchers have been able to show that the way these are linked varies according to the respective native language – knowledge that could prove useful. By Katrin Ewert

  • Locals on the Tunisian holiday island of Djerba, where a gunman killed five people last week during a Jewish pilgrimage, are asking why – and what happens next.
    Synagogue shooting in Tunisia

    What next for Djerba?

    Jews on the Tunisian holiday island of Djerba, where a gunman killed five people last week during a Jewish pilgrimage, are asking why – and what happens next. By Cathrin Schaer and Tarak Guizani

  • Other high-profile film festivals would be hard pushed to match the intensity with which cinematic art and everyday realities are discussed at the Istanbul Film Festival.
    Istanbul's 42nd Film Festival

    Between two quakes

    Other high-profile film festivals would be hard pushed to match the intensity with which cinematic art collides with reality at the Istanbul Film Festival. Stefan Weidner attended for Qantara.de

  • Bullied, insulted, subtly shamed – people with a visible migration background report about their experiences with racism in Germany in a new book.
    'People of Deutschland'

    Everyday racism in Germany

    Bullied, insulted, subtly shamed – people with a visible migration background report about their experiences with racism in Germany in a new book. By Philipp Jedicke

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