Nermeen’s Quest for Happiness
It was a cold Friday, I am heading towards a refugee camp in Berlin. A social worker welcomes me and guides me through the alleys of the camp. After a short journey, she knocks on a door and a smiley face opens. On the door step my friend…
“Ein Rettungsbot hat uns gerettet.”
In diesem demokratischen 21. Jahrhundert sind Frauen in Ländern des globalen Südens weiterhin vielfach Belästigung, Diskriminierung und sogar Folter ausgesetzt durch Männer, die oft Familienmitglieder sind. Europa hat die Gleichstellung der…
Die lange Reise eines afghanischen Geflüchteten
Shams Patman verbrachte ein blühendes Leben in der trockenen, bergreichen Region Laghman, Afghanistan. Er hatte die 12. Klasse beendet und zwei weitere Ausbildungsjahre als Medizinischer Assistent hinter sich gebracht. Darüber hinaus konnte…
“A rescue boat saved us.”
In this democratic 21st century, women in developing countries by large still face harassment, discrimination and even torture from men who are often family members. Europe has come to recognise the equality to women. Often this has been…
The Tough Journey of a Young Afghan Refugee
Shams Patman was flourishing in the rough, dry mountainous Province of Laghman in Afghanistan. He had passed the 12th grade and had done two years further education as a medical technician. In addition to this Patman had completed basic…
Germany Finance Minister Schäuble to be Parliament’s new speaker: Sources
BERLIN: German media report that Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble is set to become parliament's new speaker. A likely partner in the country's next government is welcoming the move. News agency dpa and Bild newspaper reported on Wednesday…
Huge WWII-era bomb successfully defused in Germany’s Frankfurt
FRANKFURT: Bomb disposal experts defused a huge unexploded World War II-era bomb in the German financial capital Frankfurt that forced the evacuation of more than 60,000 residents, police said today. Hospital patients and the elderly were…
Germany and France seek ‘tougher EU sanctions’ against North Korea
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged tougher EU sanctions against North Korea, saying Pyongyang has "reached a new dimension of provocation" with its latest nuclear test. "The…
German embassy issues new instructions for visa applicants after Kabul bombing
The embassy of Germany in Afghanistan issued new instructions for the visa applicants after the deadly Kabul bombing left the visa section closed since May 31st. In a notice posted by the embassy of Germany, the visa applicants have been…
Bundespräsident Steinmeier bei Bundeswehrsoldaten in Nord-Afghanistan
Berlin - Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier hat bei seinem Überraschungsbesuch in Afghanistan die Regierung des Landes zu mehr Einsatz für den Friedensprozess aufgefordert. "Deutschland ist bereit, Afghanistan mit seinen…