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  • Bundespräsident Richard von Weizsäcker und Sheikh Zayed © Bundesarchiv, B145 Bild 00007499 / Fotograf: Ulrich Wienke

    YEAR OF ZAYED Special Issue DiscoverME

    German magazine DiscoverME in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut in Abu Dhabi have published a special issue “YEAR OF ZAYED” dedicated to the German-Emirati relations, with a focus on the lifetime and governance of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

  • Experience Richard Wagner – A Symposium in Abu Dhabi © Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH / Jochen Quast

    Experience Richard Wagner – A Symposium in Abu Dhabi

    Exciting news: The world-renowned Bayreuth Festival is bringing The Valkyrie, the second opera of Richard’ Wagner’s Ring Cycle, to the UAE. Meet the Germanic superheroes Wotan, Fricka, and Sieglinde in a performance. Experience Richard Wagner’s work at a symposium and film program.

  • Migration: Strangers in (Foreign) Lands ©Goethe-Institut/Perspektiven;GI/Leila Saadna; Privat

    Migration: Strangers in (Foreign) Lands

    In their articles, authors from six countries reveal, in part very personal, insights into the complex realities of their daily lives. The second edition of “Perspectives” also contains two exclusive photo stories from Algiers (Algeria) and Berlin (Germany), each featuring six portraits of migrants and persons with migrant background.

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Muslims in Germany
 Sugar Feast in the Occident

Is it possible to live in a Christian country like Germany and keep up Islamic traditions? And how do Muslims in Germany celebrate Ramadan?

Michael Thielen is Karl Marx double in Trier. He sits in the garden of the Karl Marx House. Photo: Stefanie Preuin © picture alliance / SZ Photo

200 Years Karl Marx
 How much Marx is in me?

Karl Marx would have been 200 years old on 5 May 2018. How many of his ideas still live in you? Find out by taking our test.

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How do you conduct yourself on the net when it comes to your data? More on the cautious side? Or rather insouciant? Or balanced and pragmatic? Here is a self-test in six questions.

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Books - Made in UAE

The project Books – Made in UAE supports the development of a sustainable local children’s book industry by training young and aspiring authors and illustrators in the creative process of producing children’s books in Emirati Arabic language.

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Jeem.me is a website about gender, sex and sexuality in Arabic-speaking countries, which provides users with information, articles and stories in Arabic.

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Perspectives

“Perspectives” is the new online multimedia magazine of the Goethe-Institutes in the Region North Africa and Middle East. In cooperation with Deutsche Welle’s “Qantara.de – Dialogue with the Islamic World”, “Perspectives” is published in Arabic, German, English and French, each time with a focus on a compelling topic. Intercultural dialogue and the exploration of new perspectives on current social challenges and questions are at the heart of this magazine.

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