From April 19th to July 29th, 2012 one could gaze at a little bit of “Ancient Egypt in Brunswieck”. Set up by the Brunswieck Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum a small but nice special exhibition could be marvelled at displayed at the bower of the Dankwarderode castle with almost 120 mostly small formated ancient egyptian objects. The statue of Pharao Philippos III.
Last year I reported from Fashon-Mekka Munich, by detecting shopaholic Arabs coming obviously from the rich Gulf-states. In the meantime it seems that the caravan moved on – to nearby Austria. Tom y absolute surprise I spotted them now in swanky Zell am See and Salzburg as well as at the Krimmler Waterfalls. On the way I noticed the expression
Stereotypes are often made within public discourse and are even more often intensified in it. Witnessed just yesterday in the cinema. The movie Salmon fishing in Jemen is a classical example for this argumentation. Even though the film is quite diverting and the plot definitely charming, the contents is full of clichés. What can be gathered out of it, seems
With the drama “The Promise” director Kominsky produced an unbelievable compact, differentiated and brave movie. Obviously, Kominsky puts the spectator in the role of a self reflective attitude towards the decribed events, which excluds an one-sided perspective onto the action and the characters by putting the audience in the place and the constraints of the protagonists, trying to make them
The Ruhr Valley (the so called Ruhrpott) is a region in Nordrhein-Westfalen (western part of Germany), which is packed with big cities. It is actually the most densely populated area of Germany. In the 20th century the area was most of all know for its coals mines and industrial sites. At the end of the 20th century the coal mines
“Formerly the notability von pulled in coming from the Gelsenkirchener Straße and were welcomed in the Court of Honor to visit the ‘cathedral of the heavy industry’”, with such words or the like our experienced tour guide starts our way through mine XII of the “Zeche Zollverein” in the city of Essen. Surely, the simple worker never caught sight of
A workshop titled”Dialogic Existence-Indentity in a globalised World“, took place yesterday in Berlin. The event was organised by the Sozialwissenschaftlicher Studienkreis für Interkulturelle Perspektiven e.V. (SSIP). The role of Dialogic Existence is understood as a dialog between cultures, more precisely between the religions of cultures. Four lectures, mostly designed as practical field reports, are focus of the workshop. Dr. Armin
Good Friday, fucking cold, fog, what to do? Hiking in the Harz mountains! It is my third try to climb the Hanskühnenburg in the South Harz Mountains. Two times I failed due to bad weather. This time luck is on my side, even though it is only 3 degrees celsius outside. Together with a friend, who is familiar with the
The little town of “Pérouges”, 42 km away from Lyon, was completely rebuilt in the 20th century. This gem of medieval architecture protected by its city walls and situated on top of hill, can be best discovered in the course of its winding roads that are bordered by old houses. Producers often chose the typical scenery of Pérouges for historic
Travel guides are an important device. They are good for orientation on-site. They deliver important information on budget hotels, on shopping malls and hip restaurants. Sometimes, however, they can do even more: they initiate the encouter with (the own) history and therefore with the past. The changeful German-French history seems to be particular present in the Alsace. Already in 357