Cultural magazine promoting the dialogue with the Islamic world

About Fikrun

Fikrun wa Fann is a cultural magazine that encourages and makes a contribution towards shaping cultural exchange between Germany and Islam-orientated cultural groups. Authors from Germany, Europe and the Islamic world have their say alongside other international voices. In addition to information and dialogue with and within Islam-orientated countries, Fikrun wa Fann also offers a literary forum for current socio-political debates.

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NEW: FIKRUN WA FANN AS AN E-PAPER

Fikrun Issue 96 “Music”
A particular characteristic of the Arab revolutions was, and is, the role played by music, especially popular music in its various forms, such as hiphop, rock, and techno. Music speaks more directly to people’s emotions than literature or the visual arts, and these days, thanks to electronic media, it is also easy to distribute. Furthermore, music is perhaps the only realm in which there exists a truly Many Arab and Iranian musicians are already very successful in the West. More ...

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Music Between Cultures

A particular characteristic of the Arab revolutions was, and is, the role played by music, especially popular music in its various forms, such as hiphop, rock, and techno. Music speaks more directly to people’s emotions than literature or the visual arts, and these days, thanks to electronic media, it is also easy to distribute. Furthermore, music is perhaps the only realm in which there exists a truly Many Arab and Iranian musicians are already very successful in the West. More ...