Author: Catherine Newmark

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Navid Kermani (photo: picture alliance/Sven Simon)

Interview with Navid Kermani

Solidarity, liberty, openness

German-Iranian writer and Islamic studies expert Navid Kermani, who was awarded the German Book Trade′s Peace Prize in Oktober 2015 is one of Germany's most compelling thinkers. In an interview with Catherine Newmark, he speaks about literature und politics, the threat to freedom and the future of EuropeMore

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