11.11.09

Right-wing Extremism and Antisemitism in Europe since the German Reunification

Anetta Kahane, founder and chairperson of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, reports on the new forms of right-wing extremism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism in Europe since the Fall of the Iron Curtain 1989/90.

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20.08.09

German Election Campaign Takes a Racist Turn

The election campaign in Germany took an ugly turn last week when the country's far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) threatened a black member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.

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"A Rise in Islamophobia in Germany"

The racist murder of an Egyptian woman in a Dresden courtroom on 1 July 2009 has aroused widespread shock and anger, particularly in the Muslim world. The murdered woman has been dubbed a 'headscarf martyr', and Germany stands accused of Islamophobia. MUT correspondent Karen Margolis surveys the German and international media reaction.

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Invitation: "Searching Peace in the Middle East. My Encounter with Christianity and Islam"

This lecture is an invitation by the Amadeu Antonio Foundation to reflect on interreligious understanding.  The Israeli journalist Yossi Klein Halevi shows where to look for sources for mutual respect within religions and where those sources are to be found in his book "At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden".

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Strengthening the equality of all people

A new publication from the Amadeu Antonio Foundation addresses the question of how preventative measures can be made against bigotry and hatred. The answer lies in our short, bilingual pamphlet entitled "Living Equality". Timo Reinfrank explains what it is about.

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Ping-pong and other blame games

In everyday life, blaming and insulting Jews seems to have become common in some Muslim communities. How widespread is this trend? And how can it be combated? In February 2009 the Amadeu Antonio Foundation organised a meeting in Berlin's biggest Turkish district to discuss Muslim anti-Semitism.

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“What does ‘Bigotry’ mean?” – A School Exhibition in Bremen

Three basic courses in Politics at the Blumenthal school in Bremen are interested in the topic of “bigotry and hatred”.  In order to illustrate these abstract terms for the general public, the Blumenthal pupils prepared an exhibition which was shown in a local community center.
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„Moments of Reflection“: Eliminating Prejudices and Stereotypes against Sinti and Roma

The project “Moments of Reflection” by the Association of German Sinti and Roma in Baden-Württemberg offers workshops to inform students and teachers about antiziganism and and to strengthen the self-confidence of Sinti and Roma students.
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Fighting Antisemitism in Schools

As part of the project “Living Equality”, a new work group has met for the first time in Berlin in order to discuss effective strategies against anti-Semitism among Muslims living in Germany.
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