Almost Half of Turkish Migrants Want to Leave
Spiegel Online: Almost Half of Turkish Migrants Want to Leave
November 24th, 2009Kazim Erdogan spricht über das Betreuungsgeld und was seiner Meinung nach besser wäre für türkische Migranten.
Spiegel Online: “Betreuungsgeld ist Unfug”
November 24th, 2009Fast jeder zweite der Deutsch-Türken und türkischstämmigen Migranten denkt über ein Leben in der Türkei nach. Doch viele fühlen sich weder ganz in Deutschland noch in der Türkei zu Hause.
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Spiegel Online: Wertewelten: Türken fühlen sich unerwünscht
November 24th, 2009Türme der Angst: Minarette in der Schweiz
Vor der Moschee in Genf patrouilliert die Polizei. Kürzlich hat es einen Anschlag gegeben. Die Stimmung im Land ist gereizt: Die Schweiz stimmt über ein Bauverbot von Minaretten ab. Aber in Wirklichkeit geht es um mehr. Es ist ein Plebiszit über den Islam.
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November 24th, 200920 Years After the Wall
Spiegel Online: Berlin Celebrates the Day the Wall Fell
November 9, 2009
Spiegel Online: Berlin’s Cold War Carnival Ride Resuscitated for Art
November 9, 2009
NY Times Online: Leaders in Berlin Retrace the Walk West
November 9, 2009
November 9th, 2009LIT&LUNCH: Re-translating a Masterpiece: Breon Mitchell on Günter Grass
Tuesday, November 10, 12:30-1:30pm
111 Minna Gallery, SF
Breon Mitchell’s re-translation of The Tin Drum by Günter Grass is only the second time this novel has been translated into English in its 50-year history. Mitchell will read from his excellent new translation, discuss why it was important to give readers a second translation of The Tin Drum, and talk about the unique collaboration with Grass that made such a daunting work possible.
November 9th, 2009Extra-Schulklassen für deutsche Kinder
In an initiative to attract more German native speakers, next year Gustav-Falke Elementary school will offer a special class in which at least half of the students must be native speakers of German and the other students must have excellent language skills. This special class will also benefit from a small class size, English lessons starting in the first grade and an extra science lesson. Currently, 90% of the school’s students have a migrant background which has caused fears among native German speaking parents, who worried their children would not receive a high quality of education there. While several German parents have taken advantage of the school’s new program, the Association for Turkish Parents warns this measure will divide the students in the school; creating an elite class.
Taz.de: Migranten müssen draußen bleiben
November 6th, 2009Marwa S. – Prozess gegen Angeklagten
Neue Entwicklung im Fall Marwa S., der Angeklagte gesteht:
Spiegel Online: Angeklagter im Marwa-Prozess gesteht
November 4th, 2009Precarious Work Patterns in Lower Saxony
Migazin online: 38 Prozent der Ausländer sind atypisch beschäftigt
October 29, 2009
As of October 2009, job security in Lower Saxony has drastically decreased. Increasingly, workers are forced to search for precarious positions in limited work, part-time jobs, menial jobs, or replacement jobs. Particular patterns have developed with the largest percentage of those in precarious employment represented by non-European Union immigrants. Whereas twenty-five percent of Germans and immigrants from other EU countries are in precarious or insecure jobs, thirty-eight percent of non-EU immigrants are in precarious employment in Lower Saxony. Additionally, non-EU immigrants earn approximately one third less in hourly wages than other workers.
November 3rd, 2009Religious Freedom in Berliner Schools
Zeit Online: Religionsfreiheit siegt über neutralen Staat
October 29, 2009
A recent decision in the Berlin-Wedding school district will allow a sixteen-year-old Muslim student to pray while at school. At the end of April 2009 a referendum was held to vote on Initiative Pro Reli, which would have mandated religion as a part of the Berlin regional curriculum. The initiative was rejected, however, thus maintaining a separation of religion and education. Now debates flair as critics deem this verdict a violation of religious neutrality in schools. Proponents for the freedom of practice argue that every person has a guaranteed right to practice his or her religion, as long as this practice does not interfere with others; hence the student does have the right to practice his religion while at school.
November 3rd, 2009