Zeitgeister — Global Talks Debate team Photo: Ekko von Schwichow Switzerland Jonas Lüscher Jonas Lüscher, born in 1976, grew up in Switzerland, where he completed his training as a primary school teacher. In 2000 he moved to Munich, where he... Photo: Arild Vågen USA & Hungary Agnes Heller Ágnes Heller was born to Jewish parents in the year 1929. During the National Socialist dictatorship, her father and many of her relatives were victims to persecution of the Jews, while she... Photo: Rodrigo Levino Brazil Carol Pires Carol Pires has a master in Latin American Studies from Columbia University and is a contributing op-ed writer for The New York Times en Español. Her writing... Foto: Gleb Morev Russia Maria Stepanova Maria Stepanova (b. 1972) is a poet, essayist, and journalist. She is the author of ten poetry collections and two books of essays, and a... Foto: Herbert Rohrer, Wildbild Austria Michael Zichy Michael Zichy is an Austrian philosopher. He spent his childhood in Burundi, Togo, Italy and Austria. He studied philosophy at... Foto: Youssef Rakha Egypt Youssef Rakha Youssef Rakha is a novelist and poet who writes in both Arabic and English. His interests include amateur pornography in the Arab world and the possibility of a post... Photo: Marco Giugliarelli Kenia Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor is a Kenyan writer. Her debut novel Dust (Knopf, Granta) was received to global acclaim, and was shortlisted for... Photo: Naren Bedide India Naren Bedide Naren Bedide is a writer, translator, and poet in English and Telugu. He is one of the founders... Top
