Fast jeder zweite der Deutsch-Türken und türkischstämmigen Migranten denkt über ein Leben in der Türkei nach. Doch viele fühlen sich weder ganz in Deutschland noch in der Türkei zu Hause. Weiteres hier: Spiegel Online: Wertewelten: Türken fühlen sich unerwünscht Die Zeit: Viele Deutsch-Türken fühlen sich unerwünscht
Türme der Angst: Minarette in der Schweiz
Vor der Moschee in Genf patrouilliert die Polizei. Kürzlich hat es einen Anschlag gegeben. Die Stimmung im Land ist gereizt: Die Schweiz stimmt über ein Bauverbot von Minaretten ab. Aber in Wirklichkeit geht es um mehr. Es ist ein Plebiszit über den Islam. Artikel geht weiter auf: Die Zeit: Türme der Angst: Minarette in der […]
20 Years After the Wall
Spiegel Online: Berlin Celebrates the Day the Wall Fell November 9, 2009 Spiegel Online: Berlin’s Cold War Carnival Ride Resuscitated for Art November 9, 2009 NY Times Online: Leaders in Berlin Retrace the Walk West November 9, 2009
LIT&LUNCH: Re-translating a Masterpiece: Breon Mitchell on Günter Grass
Tuesday, November 10, 12:30-1:30pm 111 Minna Gallery, SF Breon Mitchell’s re-translation of The Tin Drum by Günter Grass is only the second time this novel has been translated into English in its 50-year history. Mitchell will read from his excellent new translation, discuss why it was important to give readers a second translation of The […]
Extra-Schulklassen für deutsche Kinder
In an initiative to attract more German native speakers, next year Gustav-Falke Elementary school will offer a special class in which at least half of the students must be native speakers of German and the other students must have excellent language skills. This special class will also benefit from a small class size, English lessons […]
The Tin Drum. Translated by Breon Mitchell
The Tin Drum” has been regarded as a modern classic almost since the moment it was published. In English its success was helped along by an excellent translation by the late Ralph Manheim, to whom the young Grass was rightly grateful, despite a few reservations. In recent years, however, Grass has grown increasingly involved in […]
Kismet: A Kayankaya Novel, Translated by Anthea Bell
It all began with a favor. Kayankaya and Slibulsky were only trying to protect their friend Romario from his protectors, men who were demanding hard cash for the service. It ended with two bodies on the floor of Romario’s restaurant, their faces covered in ghostly white makeup. Kayankaya is determined to track down their identities, […]
Marwa S. – Prozess gegen Angeklagten
Neue Entwicklung im Fall Marwa S., der Angeklagte gesteht: Spiegel Online: Angeklagter im Marwa-Prozess gesteht
Precarious Work Patterns in Lower Saxony
Migazin online: 38 Prozent der Ausländer sind atypisch beschäftigt October 29, 2009 As of October 2009, job security in Lower Saxony has drastically decreased. Increasingly, workers are forced to search for precarious positions in limited work, part-time jobs, menial jobs, or replacement jobs. Particular patterns have developed with the largest percentage of those in precarious […]
Religious Freedom in Berliner Schools
Zeit Online: Religionsfreiheit siegt über neutralen Staat October 29, 2009 A recent decision in the Berlin-Wedding school district will allow a sixteen-year-old Muslim student to pray while at school. At the end of April 2009 a referendum was held to vote on Initiative Pro Reli, which would have mandated religion as a part of the […]