Migration in Germany

Topic: Migration in Germany

From left to right: great uncle Awad, aunts Sofia and Fawzia and grandmother Tamam in Nablus, Palestine in 1968 (photo: private)

Stories from the Palestinian diaspora

My grandmother, the selfie generation, and I

If young people without immigrant parents have fallen into disrepute for disengaging and emancipating themselves from and rebelling against old traditions and conventions, then even more so those with a hybrid identity. Those whose parents originate from more distant regions of the world. Those like me. By Jenin Elena AbbasMore

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AfD election poster in Berlin′s Kreuzberg district (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

Islamophobia in Germany

"We need a new debate about racism"

Why are people bothered when an academic wears a headscarf, but don't mind one worn by a cleaning lady? Extremism researchers are studying how and why attitudes towards Muslims are changing. The rise of the AfD is viewed as an important factor. By Kay Alexander ScholzMore

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The German Cabinet: Spahn | Barley | Klockner | von der Leyen | Maas | Merkel (photo: picture-alliance/Sven Simon/E. Kremser)

Germany's new cabinet

Where's the ethnic diversity?

Before the new German cabinet had even got down to business, there were grumblings about its make-up. With the number of women ministers higher and the average age of the cabinet lower than ever before, one group was glaringly missing from the ministerial line-up: people with personal experience of integration. By Richard A. FuchsMore

Electioneering in the Federal Republic: Courting the immigrant vote Germany’s identity crisis: We are the people, too Muslims in Germany: The long road to acceptance

Young Turks holding placards join the opening of the new mosque in Duisburg-Marxloh, Germany on 26.10.2008. (photo: AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Muslims in Germany

The long road to acceptance

Most Muslims in Germany are well integrated and identify closely with the country. Yet some of the public continue to view them with mistrust, in part because of underprivileged urban areas like Duisburg-Marxloh. By Tonio PostelMore

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Symbolic image regarding the recognition of foreign university qualifications in Germany (photo: dpa/picture-alliance)

Diversity in the workforce

Getting integration right

Changing demographics, a shortage of skilled workers, digitalisation – German companies have to do some re-thinking as they are increasingly forced to rely on "outsiders". But how? Some answers from Insa WredeMore

Diversity Charter website Refugee integration in Germany: A future made to measure What it means to be German: Recognise the potential

Aeham Ahmad playing his piano among the rubble, Syria (source: YouTube)

Syrian pianist Aeham Ahmad

How music can open doors

He came to fame as the pianist who played in the rubble of war-torn Syria, but there is so much more to Aeham Ahmad than that. He's now a popular musician and has made a home for himself and his family in the German city of Wiesbaden. By Annabelle Steffes-HalmerMore

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Symbolic image of church and mosque (photo: AP)

″Remembered Future″ interfaith project

Using religion to stop religious wars

In Germany, refugees from Syria, Iraq and Yemen may end up living next door to compatriots who were on the other side in the civil war. How can those who have fled their homeland also leave its conflicts behind them? Susanne Kaiser presents the project "Remembered Future"More

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New Germans attend a citizenship ceremony at Bellevue Palace, Berlin in 30.09.2011 (photo: Getty Images/Sean Gallup)

Germany’s identity crisis

We are the people, too

Within two years, the rise of the AfD has caused a backlash in German discourse that Angela Merkel, fearing the loss of conservative voters to the right, has proved incapable of quelling. As the new German parliament reconvenes, it remains to be seen whose votes are worth more, writes Jagoda MarinicMore

Facing down the AfD: We shall not be moved! Electioneering in the Federal Republic: Courting the immigrant vote Increasingly diverse and colourful: Germany, land of immigration

Syrian asylum-seekers in front of a German refugee hostel (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

Syrians in Germany

The need to find a voice

There are far more pressing issues for Syrians living in exile in Germany than the much-discussed topic of integration, writes Syrian author Tarek Azizeh. Getting organised and participating in public life is a top priorityMore

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Muslim woman voting in Berlin during the last general election (photo: Rainer Jensen/dpa)

Germany's general election

Calling all Muslim voters: ″Won′t vote″ won′t wash

Which party should Muslims vote for in the German general election? Should they participate at all? Those who want to make themselves heard and be viewed as equal citizens need to exercise their civil rights. By Canan Topcu

Electioneering in the Federal Republic: Courting the immigrant vote Muslims in Germany: The Future Chancellor-Makers AfD seeks to reboot migrant fears: "Germany First!"

Syrian writer Widad Nabi (photo: Heike Steinweg)

Syrians in Germany

Writer Widad Nabi: ″Integration is the search for common ground″

Faced with war and death in my home country I fled to Germany, no longer a writer but a refugee. For me it′s the chance to start over and find my way in this wonderful country. Essay by Widad NabiMore

Birthing a literature of refuge: A question of mutual interest Syrian literature in times of turmoil: An author on standby Syrian author and poet Ra′id Wahsh: Who ate the sky?

Aydan Ozoguz (SPD), Germany′s federal commissioner for migration, refugees and integration attends the German Islam Conference in 2015 (photo: dpa/picture-alliance)

Immigrants in Germany

Electioneering in the Federal Republic: Courting the immigrant vote

"What′s the Turk doing up there?" a caller to the Green party complained when he saw Cem Ozdemir in the Bundestag in 1994. Today 37 MPs and one in ten voters have a migrant background. Could they swing the election? By Andrea GrunauMore

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The C-Star vessel run by anti-immigration activists 'Defend Europe' off the coast of Libya, 15 August 2017 (photo: Reuters/Y. Behrakis)

Electioneering in Germany

AfD seeks to reboot migrant fears: "Germany First!"

The Alternative for Germany wants to scrap the right to asylum and make development aid conditional upon stopping emigration. The party says its suggestions are "humane," but in practice they would be anything but that. By Jefferson ChaseMore

Politics of remembrance: Cracks in the edifice? Europe, Germany and ″Abendland″ angst: In the name of Christendom Migration and human rights: Refugee versus migrant: what's in a name?

Refugee children in a German school (photo: picture alliance/dpa/Sputnik/I. Zarembo)

Interview with migration researcher Aladin El-Mafaalani

Integrating refugee children: Don't make them wait

Many schools in Germany still struggle with the task of integrating refugee children, although the majority are highly motivated. In interview with Nicole Sagener, migration researcher Aladin El-Mafaalani explains why this is – and what could be improvedMore

Discrimination in schools: Better marks without a headscarf The Avicenna scholarship programme: Cosmopolitan and female How German textbooks present Islam and immigration: "Diversity is part of everyday life"

Some 10,000 people are still living in camps on the Greek islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos (photo: Getty Images/AFP/A. Messinis)

The refugee debate

How do we want to live?

The idea that refugees are either victims or invaders is having a major impact on public debate within Germany. In interview with Sarah Kanning, social scientist Heidrun Friese provides insights into her latest researchMore

"Stranded. Refugees between Syria and Europe": Forever in transit Book review: ″Auf der Flucht″ by Karim El Gawhary and Mathilde Schwabeneder: Born in the wrong place The emotional wounds of refugee children: Talking about the unspeakable

″I held the impossible in my arms″ theatre piece (source: ruhrorter.com)

Ruhrorter art and theatre collective

Holding the impossible

The art and theatre collective ″Ruhrorter″ in Mulheim, under the direction of Adem Kostereli, has already been working with refugees for five years. Their current project, ″Ich hielt in meinen Armen das Unmogliche″ (I held the impossible in my arms), explores themes of memory, loss and the limits of what words can express. By Sonja GallerMore

Refugee performers and their projects: No more tales of woe Theatre and the refugees: Getting the ball rolling "Queens of Syria" film and theatre project: ″I shall leave as my city turns to dust″

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