Author: Astrid Prange

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Information leaflets: Police in Lower Saxony are seeking to attract more migrants (photo: picture-alliance/dpa/H. Hollemann)

Migrants and Germany's labour shortage

The tightrope between prospects and prejudice

Desperately seeking migrants? Teachers, policemen, tax officials – new Germans are in great demand, especially in the public sector. But despite better career opportunities, they continue to face significant prejudice. Astrid Prange reportsMore

Non-fiction: Aladin El-Mafaalani's "Das Integrationsparadox": Demanding a seat at the tableGermany′s integration debate revisited: Piling on the pressureThe issue of immigration: German monoculture is a thing of the past
Symbolic image of integration (photo: picture-alliance)

Immigration

Integration "made in Germany"

Successful integration, a new German trademark? While chaos appears to reign at the Federal Office for Refugees, daily life for migrants is better than many might assume. A look at positive trends. By Astrid PrangeMore

Refugee integration in Germany: A future made to measure Integrating refugee children: Don't make them waitInterview with Doug Saunders: ''Muslim infiltration is a myth''
Raed Saleh, SPD politician in Berlin (photo: Reuters/Axel Schmidt)

Interview with German politician Raed Saleh

Beware of "anti-Semites in Armani suits"

Anti-Semitism is not unique to Arab immigrants. Muslim SPD politician Raed Saleh warns that the current debate could be exploited to stir up inter-religious conflict. Interview by Astrid PrangeMore

Qantara dossier: "Dialogue of Religions"Germany’s anti-Semitism problem: Jew, Israeli, ZionistMuslim anti-Semitism: Pointing the finger
A Koca Sinan Camii mosque congregation member inspects damage to the mosque and Korans the day after a fire there the previous night, as a Turkish flag hangs nearby, on 11 March 2018 in Berlin, Germany (photo: Getty Images/Adam Berry)

Mosque attacks in Germany

A duty to protect

The recent spate of mosque attacks and a rise in hate crime has immigrants in Germany sounding the alarm. Community leaders are calling for more support and understanding from state authorities, including the police. By Astrid PrangeMore

Germanyʹs new Homeland minister: No to religious parityMuslims in Germany: The long road to acceptanceGermany’s identity crisis: We are the people, too

In brief

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Most Recent Photo Essay

Women and emancipation in Oman

Pascal Mannaerts travelled to Oman at the end of 2019 in search of portrait subjects for a photo essay on women in the Gulf sultanate. Ruled by the enlightened Qaboos from 1970 to 2020, Oman enjoys a unique reputation among the Arab states – especially regarding the status and opportunities afforded to women.