Tag: Berlin
New German cabinet criticised for its lack of diversity
After months of arduous negotiations following September 2017’s federal elections, the new German government was sworn in on March 14.
Complex personnel choices
After the cornerstones...
Bavarian court upholds hijab ban in the judiciary
Germany’s long-running judicial wrangling over the ability of Muslim women to wear the hijab in public employment has been enriched by a further episode....
Jesuit college’s decision to appoint hijab-wearing teacher makes headlines in Germany
The Canisius-Kolleg, an elite Catholic secondary school in Berlin has made national headlines in Germany by appointing a Muslim teacher wearing a hijab. The...
Exhibitions in Berlin emphasise past and present interrelations of the three...
Germany, like many locales, is currently undergoing processes of societal boundary drawing giving renewed salience to religious difference. The aftermath of President Trump’s decision...