Bubbels of the gulf

It keeps bothering the German Journalist’s mind: The real estate crisis – whether true or fake – in the gulf. Is it due to the still existing summer slump or is it that the idea of the failing gulf states it just to tempting to be let go? Well, that’s pure gambling. It is a fact however that interesting things

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MyTour-de-France

Despite stressful times due to the “production” of my master thesis I still found the time to spend some time in France – again. This time destination point was a small village close to Sisteron (a junction of “La-Tour-de-France) called Clamensane. You do not know it? Then maybe “La Motte du Caire”? It is in any way a real challenge

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Living like a pasha

Going out can be such a drag in Brunswiek. Especially if want to party or celebrate. Some pubs are just closing around 10 o’clock p.m, others are populated by the “Golden 60ies”. But there are bright spots as well. Since very recently lovers of the “oriental cozy lifestyle can get their’s money’s worth. The “Pascha Shisha Café” located at Neumarkt.

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Al-dschihad al-akbar ua al-dschihad al-asghar

Have you heard about the “big” and “small” jihad by now? In German language the surch for both terms generate 133.000 hits. Since last tuesday (14.09) or at least after part two on wednesday every TV-watching German knows the difference between the big and the small effort. The two-parts documentation “Whereto does the Islam drift”, Part 1 and Part 2,

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Can you hear us, radio Iran, Palestine, Israel?

It started with a demo-banner stating “Free Palestine” on the legendary Bahnhofstraße in Zurich, rather known for its elegance than for its social conscience. That means, next to luxury fashion boutiques like Prada, Escada or Dolce&Gabbana, you could find a silent but visible sign to do justice to a suppressed nation. And it ended with an absolutely heart-breaking performance of

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No superlative – no story?

A story covering the Gulf-States without any superlative? unthinkable, unplaceable, doesn’t earn any money! A cliché? Not at all. “At full throttle through the desert” that’s the promising title of a one-hour TV documentary, broadcasted last sunday (August 15th, 2010) on “Kabel Eins”. Not fancy enough? Not really, especially as the circuit has been built close to the habour and

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The muezzin always calls five times a day…

Concession or commerce? RTL of all private TV stations in Germany, a station that’s not really known for its intellectual TV programme adapted intercultural dialogue for itself? Or is it simply about decreasing ad spendings which suffer from online and mobile rivalry, looking for new target groups? It is Ramadan. That month of fasting of the Islamic lunar calender known

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Between Orient and €cent

This story is pure Arabian Nights Entertainment. It seems to be endless and is always told from a different angle: The possible addition of Turkey into the EU (European Union). Also, the news report on 3Sat (a German TV station), “Between Orient and Euro-Cent” (Video, Länge 28 min.) acts on that “never-ending-story”. It is again meant to portray how progressive

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Dubai on Speed?

“Dubai Speed” as a allusion to the futuristic image of Dubai. Sure, that always works. Well-timed to meet the woes of the global financial crisis, the book “Dubai Speed” by Michael Schindhelm, former director of the Dubai Culture and Art Authority was published. An (almost) shellproof success on the book market – finally one enjoys reading bad news about a

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„Halal“ arrived in Germany

For decades efficient Turks have shown us how to do it – the „good“ business with national dishes: the legendary “Döner Kebab”. Whereas the money-focused American had reached mastership by now the German tries to achieve his certificate of apprenticeship: The production and sales of „halal food”. Halal (in Turkish helal) is an Arabic word meaning lawful or permitted. According

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