It has now been a year since we lived together in a shared flat. Just as a bundle of motives brought us together, after 2½ years we parted ways again for different reasons. The tenant announced that he wanted to move in. In the flat-sharing community, Eshan and I then thought of looking for a new flat together for all three of us. At the same time, Maiko wanted to try something new and live alone. After I finished my training, it was also uncertain for me whether I would stay in Berlin at...

My third summer in Berlin - in Oberschöneweide to be exact - and I hope there will be many more to come. No, it's not easy to arrive in a metropolis like Berlin from scratch and have to find yourself anew. But this city and especially "my" district have been kind to me. Although no one rang my doorbell and said, "Hey! Glad you're finally here!" Nah, that's just not how it went and still doesn't go. It was and is a give and take; so I moved myself and after a few weeks I wandered "over the...

Women donning hijab or not has been a subject of discussion for many years now. Systems change, leaders change, borders of countries change but, one thing that remains constant is women being controlled by their looks. What the hijab represents can differ according to different systems. Some systems support women to have the freedom to express their religious behavior. While some would restrict it by stating reasons about secularity and make it look like it is all for the “good of the...

Andrea, de MaMis en Movimiento e.V., habla con Bianca, que vive en Treptow-Köpenick desde hace unos años. Habla de su trayectoria como artista mexicana en Alemania.

Our life today is incomplete without having heard about something related to COVID-19 and, it's understandable that after a point, people become tired of hearing about monotonous negative newsfeeds. But, the point of this article is not just to give another news about the virus. It aims to give information about violence against women and children during the pandemic. It has been a year since we started to change the way we live according to the virus which has taken over the world. The...

Melike Ozbayram is a young lawyer from Turkey, who dedicates herself to be on the side of people speaking the truth. In thisinterview we are going to ask her questions about the...