Cultures B1
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Archaeologist Anna collects ancient and Islamic coins in new app game
From July 21, 2023, you can download the free mobile app game “Craveler”, which provides knowledge about ancient and Islamic…
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Batool Hadous: a second home found
By Oula Mahfouz “I have great respect for you, looking at your resume so far”: that’s what Tübingen’s District Administrator…
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The feminist revolt in Iran
By Ute Kaiser The Iranian regime fights oppositionists with all its might and with all its means. They are threatened…
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German language is a passport for medical students
By Oula Mahfouz Recently, many young people have enrolled at the German language institutes in the Syrian capital of Damascus—especially…
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Kamila Alali: the bridge builder
By Ute Kaiser “Thank you for helping other people to find their way in Mössingen.” That’s what Mössingen’s mayor (OB)…
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Memory of a sunken city
By Jonas Brachmann Today we will present a coin from ancient Samosata, a city in Roman Syria. Samosata was located…
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How can families with children become Germans
By Qoutayba Abboud Many refugees who came to Germany since 2015 can and want to apply for German citizenship now.…
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Fulfilled: The dream of a Master’s degree in Germany
By Michael Seifert “Even in Syria, my dream was always to continue my studies and do a Master’s degree,” says…
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Culture from Syrian Cities: German museums show historical rooms
By Abdul Baset Kannawi and Youssef Kanjou The two members of the editorial team and Syrian archaeologists report here on…
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How the Russia-Ukraine war is affecting Nigeria
By Bright Igbinovia The start of Russia’s war of agression on February 24, 2022 has had continuing and serious effects…
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How the Russia-Ukraine war is affecting Nigeria
By Bright Igbinovia The start of Russia’s war of agression on February 24, 2022 has had continuing and serious effects…
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What Elif and Omar Ali experienced in temporary work
By Brigitte Gisel Opportunities and risks of temporary work. What rules apply and where to get information. Elif (name changed)…
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Violence in Iran to be investigated
The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution on violence against protesters in Iran. Independent experts are to…
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A “postcard” from ancient Cyrrhus
By Leila Nouioua A coin from the Tübingen coin collection comes from Cyrrhus, an ancient city whose ruins lie in…
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A “postcard” from ancient Cyrrhus
By Leila Nouioua A coin from the Tübingen coin collection comes from Cyrrhus, an ancient city whose ruins lie in…
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Languages in Syria—a complicated history
By Youssef and Majd Kanjou and Michael Seifert Everyone knows that the official language in Syria is Arabic. Historians, however,…
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An ancient tourist destination as a coin image
By Mona Hähnle There are cases where coins combine very well with literary sources and complement them visually. This is…
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The world’s first schools were in Iraq
By Michael Seifert “A house that someone covered with a sheet like a treasure chest. … One entered closed-eyed, one…
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People in Iran die for freedom
By Ute Kaiser “Woman, life, freedom”—this slogan can now be heard not only in Iran, but all over the world.…
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A Car bomb, war, and the museum of Aleppo
By Youssef Kanjou and Wolfgang Sannwald Youssef Kanjou who directed the Archaeological Museum in Aleppo, Syria, from 2009 to 2013…
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IS returnee Maryam A. must serve four years in prison
An IS returnee must spend four years in prison. On 3 May 2022, the Federal Supreme Court confirmed a corresponding…
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Europe was a Princess from the Orient–coins show it to us
By Stefan Krmnicek On 9 May 1950, the then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed a merger of German and…
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Journalists in Exile Report on Afghanistan
Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, the situation of the press has deteriorated dramatically. Afghan journalists informed about this…
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An ancient Greek coin from Ukraine bears witness to a war over 2000 years ago
By Stefan Krmnicek Anyone reading the news these days in March 2022 will hear about fierce fighting in the towns…
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What is home here?
This is what a YouTube clip is about, which Sameer Ibrahim produced for tünews INTERNATIONAL and has now been published.…
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A coin from Damascus shows a Syrian, who became a Roman emperor
By Stefan Krmnicek At the beginning of the year, tünews INTERNATIONAL introduced a coin of King Antiochos VIII and his…
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Almost 80 million people fled in 2019
More and more people are leaving their homes because of wars or economic collapses. Almost 80 million people worldwide were…
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Secret Service prisons in Syria: The Shell
Some consider the novel “The Shell” to be the most important book for understanding Syria. It was published in German…
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Amnesty: Targeted attacks on schools and clinics in Syria
The human rights organization Amnesty International accuses Syrian and Russian troops of war crimes. They had targeted hospitals and schools…