Until her death in 1996, May Ayim was a leading figure in the fight against colonialism and racism in Germany. 14 years later, February 27 saw her being honored through a memorial name-changing ceremony for the formerly called Gröbenufer. The new street sign and memorial plaque in the new Kreuzberger address proudly bears her name in recognition of her life’s work.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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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