Karen Attiah

Karen Attiah, born 1986 in Dallas, Texas, is a columnist for the Washington Post. She has received several awards for her work in investigating the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, including the 2019 Journalist of the Year Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. She is the author of “Say Your Word, Then Leave” (HarperCollins, New York, 2022) Attiah lives in Dallas, Texas.

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KULTURAUSTAUSCH is the magazine for international perspectives. It is published quarterly and presents international cultural relations from fresh perspectives. We focus on people and regions that rarely feature in the German debate.

Renowned authors such as Serhij Zhadan, Fatou Diome, Liao Yiwu, Ibram X. Kendi or Gioconda Belli have their say, as do other voices from around the globe from Afghan women doctors to mine workers in Congo to racing drivers from Qatar.

KULTURAUSTAUSCH stands for diversity and close-up journalism. Published by ifa – Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations in partnership with ConBrio Verlag.