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Iran’s regime is handing down more and more death sentences
In 2024, Iran executed more people than it has in a long time: at least 901 death sentences were carried out. This means that Iran is considered to be the country with the…
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Support for voluntary departure
“We have to wait and see how the situation in Syria develops,” advises Olga Riedinger from the return counselling centre…
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Bilingual children: tips for parents
In most countries, multilingualism has always been the norm. In Germany, too, multilingualism has long been part of everyday life:…
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Tips for protecting yourself from high mobile costs abroad
Using your cell phone within the EU, including Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (members of the European Economic Area), will incur…
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“Germany needs skilled workers from abroad”
There is great hope for a better future after the fall of the Assad regime. He hopes that “doctors, pharmacists…
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How hijab and niqab affect the absorption of vitamin D
By Oula Mahfouz and Arne Schick1Vitamin D is a crucial nutrient for the formation and maintenance of healthy bones as…
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Back to Syria: The heart says go, the head screams stay
The journey on the completely overcrowded boat was a horror. In the sea between Turkey and Greece, 15-year-old Farzaneh Hassani…
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Ukrainians may stay longer in Germany
The residence permit for refugees from Ukraine will be automatically extended until March 4, 2026. This was announced by the…
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Syrian refugees safe for the time being
One day after the liberation of Syria from the Assad regime, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) in…
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Hold off on a trip to Syria
Many Syrian refugees would like to travel to their home country – for example to visit terminally ill relatives. If…
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Sednaya: The Syrian hell
By Oula Mahfouz and Youssef Kanjou Trigger warning: This text contains descriptions of physical and psychological violence. “If there had…
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A Syrian find is the oldest alphabet in the world to date
By Youssef Kanjou Four incised clay tablets, each about four centimetres in size, could be the oldest alphabetic writing in…
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Learning German: Lobna has reached C1 level
She still remembers her first German word well. „That was ‘tschüss’,“ says Lobna Alhindi. One of the volunteers from the…
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The oldest stone tools in Europe discovered in Ukraine
By Yana Rudenko In the Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia, stone tools around 1.4 million years old have been found at…
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Gravestones: a global tradition that originated in the Middle East
By Youssef Kanjou It is not known exactly when and why people first began to make what is now known…
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Living national history – spectacular Ukrainian finds
David Firschau and Yana Rudenko The Great State Exhibition in Stuttgart “The Hidden Land“provides a fascinating insight into the history…
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About the oldest Christian churches in Syria
By Youssef Kanjou Today, Syria is a country with a Muslim majority; in pre-Islamic times, most of the region’s inhabitants…
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Celts in the southwest
By Bernhard Kirschner 2600 years ago, the Celts ruled the southwest of Germany. One of their centers was the Heuneburg…
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The journey of numbers: From the Babylonians to the present day
By Oula Mahfouz From math to commerce to science and technology, numbers are indispensable tools in our daily lives. But…
1 Syria after Assad
The regime of Syrian ruler Bashar al Assad ended on December 8, 2024, and the country of origin of many refugees in Germany is in a state of upheaval. What impact does this have on them?
2 Disinformation as a weapon
Shitstorms, hate comments, cyberattacks: Anonymous actors on the internet, especially on social media, are spreading disinformation at breakneck speed and in their thousands. Russia has deployed troll armies in the war against Ukraine. Who is trying to destabilize societies in Germany and Europe? How can we protect ourselves?
3 Federal Election 2025
Germany is heading towards a new Bundestag election in spring 2025. Many newly naturalized citizens will be allowed to vote for the first time. How can they get involved and volunteer to help with the election?
4 Russia’s war against Ukraine
With the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has extremely intensified its war against the Ukrainian people. Many people from Ukraine and Russia have found protection in Germany. What developments are important for them?