Author: Fabian Pianka

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Group photo of CrossCulture programme scholars (photo: Fabian Pianka)

CrossCulture Programme celebrates ten years

Global ambassadors

For the past ten years, young professionals from Islamic countries and from Germany have been able to immerse themselves in a foreign culture for three months as part of a internship programme run by the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa). The programme has just celebrated its tenth anniversary. By Fabian PiankaMore

CrossCulture internships: A catalyst for societal changeCrossCulture Internships: Dialogue for young peopleCrossCulture internships website (ifa)
Zeynep performs during the "Slamming für 2020" poetry workshop in Bonn (photo: Fabian Pianka)

International slam poetry workshop in Bonn

Building trust through slam poetry

Last October, the organisation Netzwerk politik|atelier organised a one-day poetry slam workshop entitled "Slamming für 2020" in Bonn for emerging talented poetry slammers from the Arabic-speaking world and Germany. At the end of the workshop, the participants presented their future visions of how people can live together on both sides of the Mediterranean. By Fabian PiankaMore

"A'slama" poetry slam project in Tunis A Muslim poetry slam: The five pillars of i,SlamIslamic streetwear from the German ''Styleislam'' label: Modern, rebellious, and pleasing in the sight of God
Germany's Federal President Joachim Gauck (center) with guests at Schloss Bellevue on Citizen's Day 2013 (photo: © imago/IPON)

Cultural Dialogue in Germany

Overcoming a Bloc Mind-set in East and West

At the invitation of Federal President Joachim Gauck, several thousand citizens met at Berlin's Schloss Bellevue to exchange views at the "place of encounters". Fabian Pianka depicts the current mood prevailing in Germany with regard to immigrants, how art can help in conflict situations, and the state of the dialogue with the Islamic worldMore

Muslims in Germany: ''Integration in Germany Is Making Progress''Homophobia among Muslim Students: A Question of Deficient Integration and EducationDossier: Dialogue of Cultures | Intercultural Dialogue