By Charly Wilder spiegel.de For the first time in Germany, politicians seem close to a deal that would extend the right to dual citizenship to children of immigrants and naturalized […]
Almost 600 works of art discovered in Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt may have been stolen by Nazis. Bowing to demands from Jewish groups and art experts, the German government has made public the details of paintings in a recovered trove of about 1,400 pieces of art, many […]
By Zubair Khan On 07.11.2013, an Organisation Christian, Islam Dialogue (CID) Bergstraße Germany Organized its 20th anniversary Programme in Heppenheim, a city included in the orbit of Jamaat Bensheim. Lady Priest Ms Susanna Faust Kallenberg honoured the meeting to deliver the key note speech. Her main theme was ” We […]
Source: Spiegel: Thilo Rothacker/ DER SPIEGEL Turks make up Germany’s largest ethnic minority, and SPIEGEL reporter Özlem Gezer grew up in the port city of Hamburg as a part of this community. She describes herself as a “model immigrant,” but explains how Germans have made her feel she could never be one […]
Source: Spiegel: The German government refuses to grant Edward Snowden political asylum, with authorities instead seeking to establish contact with him in Moscow. The strategy is unlikely to benefit either side. More:
By Fiona Keating : Subscribe to Fiona’s RSS feed | November 03, 2013 4:36 PM GMT Artworks worth nearly £1bn, including paintings by Marc Chagall, have been found in a […]
Source: BBC A German Green politician says NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has told him in Moscow that he is willing to speak to German investigators about the US spy agency’s activities. Hans-Christian Stroebele said the offer was contained in a letter to the German government which Mr Snowden gave him. […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jürgen Todenhöfer Jürgen Todenhöfer (born 12 November 1940 in Offenburg) is a German executive,[1] author and former politician. Todenhöfer studied law at the universities of Munich, Paris, Bonn and Freiburg. He graduated as a doctor of lawin 1969 and worked as a judge from 1972 on. He became a member of the Christian Democratic Union […]
Epigraph: We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it […]
Epigraph: We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it […]
Source: The Local: US President Barack Obama was personally informed of mobile phone tapping against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which may have begun as early as 2002, German media reported Sunday. More:
Source: The Local: We have returned to our intercultural relations expert to look at the top German complaints about their expat partners. Blogger Oh God, My Wife Is German and The Local this week look at ten common complaints from Germans lucky enough to fall in love with expats. More:
Source: The Local: On the back of revelations that the US has been listening into Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone, the leader said on Friday that she has two phones. The one that the NSA were listening to is not used for really important chats. More:
by Spiegel staff The city of Hamburg continues to be rocked by protests over the treatment of thousands of asylum seekers. Both sides of the conflict have valid points — […]
Source: BBC Germany has summoned the US ambassador in Berlin over claims that the US monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will meet US envoy […]
October 23, 2013 – 20:00 BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government has obtained information that the United States may have monitored the mobile phone of Chancellor Angela Merkel and she […]
Source: Qantara.de Youssef Adlah and Younes Al-Amayra initiated the first Poetry Slam for Muslims in Germany. In it, respect for religion must be maintained – no matter what the theme. […]
Source: Qantara.de In her essay, Sara Silvestri argues that an overarching ban for burqas and niqabs in Britain would be more dangerous than beneficial for public interest and for the […]
Source: Qantara.de A burqa-wearing superhero? The first episode of Haroon Rashid’s animated “Burka Avenger” has been shown in Pakistan. The creator of the series says he wanted to create a […]
Source: Qantara.de A burqa-wearing superhero? The first episode of Haroon Rashid’s animated “Burka Avenger” has been shown in Pakistan. The creator of the series says he wanted to create a […]