You are here: Homepage Tag interview Articles Children play in front of corrugated iron huts in the Spanish informal settlement of Cañada Real. Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/ Getty Images Informal Settlements | Worldwide “The first slums were in Europe” Many people think of informal settlements as something that only exists in the Global South - but there are also slums in Europe. Geoscientist Monika Kuffer maps these areas all over the world, making the invisible visible Interview with Monika Kuffer 11/27/2024 Photo: Arlene Mejorado Gender roles | Mexico “It’s okay to be flamboyant if you’re macho” The Texan Mexican artist José Villalobos focuses on the clothing of Mexican Norteño culture. It’s extravagant and camp but is also seen as the epitome of masculinity Interview with José Villalobos 09/14/2024 Avital Benshalom Photo: Ali Ghandtschi Shared society | Israel “How do you keep a vision of peace without sounding naïve?” Avital Benshalom runs the Hagar School in Be’er Sheva, where Jewish and Arab children learn together. How did the school continue its work after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 and the subsequent war in Gaza? Interview with Avital Benshalom 09/12/2024 Photo: Ali Ghandtschi Shared society | Israel “I don’t want coexistence if I don’t have equality” In Israel, the Jewish and Arab populations share a common everyday life, but currently the peaceful coexistence could escalate any moment. Mohammad Darawshe, Strategy Director of Israeli peace organization Givat Haviva, talks about emergency programs and damage limitation Interview with Mohammad Darawshe 09/12/2024 Francesca Ekwuyasi Photo: Jörg Kandziora Literature | Nigeria “I’m interested in mundane acts of resistance” Francesca Ekwuyasi is a Nigerian writer whose debut novel “Butter, Honey, Pig, Bread” follows three women on a journey of love, reconciliation, and food. In an interview, she talks about living in the diaspora and writing about queerness and faith. Interview with Francesca Ekwuyasi 08/22/2024 Emel Mathlouthi during a performance on the open air festival Durchlüften, Berlin 2024. Photo: Lidia Edith Feminism & Pop | Tunisia “United Colors of Emel” Tunisian musician Emel Mathlouthi moves between genres and languages. Recently she has published an album exclusively produced by women. A conversation about metal, feminism and the Arabic language Interview with Emel Mathlouthi 08/12/2024 From the event Being Sensitive at the Stuttgart Literaturhaus, with Naika Foroutan (on the wall screen) and Svenja Flaßpöhler (right), moderated by Jenny Friedrich-Freksa (left) Photo: Literaturhaus Stuttgart Black and white thinking Changing our mindset Who has the right to speak and what can be said? The philosopher Svenja Flaßpöhler and the sociologist Naika Foroutan discuss inclusive language, and the fight for equality. A conversation. Interview with Svenja Flaßpöhler, Naika Foroutan 04/14/2022 Racism researcher Ibram X. Kendi Photo: Stephen Voss Black and white thinking “We are constantly misrepresented” Have we forgotten how to argue? Racism researcher Ibram x. Kendi on polarized debates, personal hostility and his own prejudices. A conversation Interview with Ibram X. Kendi 04/14/2022
Children play in front of corrugated iron huts in the Spanish informal settlement of Cañada Real. Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/ Getty Images Informal Settlements | Worldwide “The first slums were in Europe” Many people think of informal settlements as something that only exists in the Global South - but there are also slums in Europe. Geoscientist Monika Kuffer maps these areas all over the world, making the invisible visible Interview with Monika Kuffer 11/27/2024
Photo: Arlene Mejorado Gender roles | Mexico “It’s okay to be flamboyant if you’re macho” The Texan Mexican artist José Villalobos focuses on the clothing of Mexican Norteño culture. It’s extravagant and camp but is also seen as the epitome of masculinity Interview with José Villalobos 09/14/2024
Avital Benshalom Photo: Ali Ghandtschi Shared society | Israel “How do you keep a vision of peace without sounding naïve?” Avital Benshalom runs the Hagar School in Be’er Sheva, where Jewish and Arab children learn together. How did the school continue its work after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 and the subsequent war in Gaza? Interview with Avital Benshalom 09/12/2024
Photo: Ali Ghandtschi Shared society | Israel “I don’t want coexistence if I don’t have equality” In Israel, the Jewish and Arab populations share a common everyday life, but currently the peaceful coexistence could escalate any moment. Mohammad Darawshe, Strategy Director of Israeli peace organization Givat Haviva, talks about emergency programs and damage limitation Interview with Mohammad Darawshe 09/12/2024
Francesca Ekwuyasi Photo: Jörg Kandziora Literature | Nigeria “I’m interested in mundane acts of resistance” Francesca Ekwuyasi is a Nigerian writer whose debut novel “Butter, Honey, Pig, Bread” follows three women on a journey of love, reconciliation, and food. In an interview, she talks about living in the diaspora and writing about queerness and faith. Interview with Francesca Ekwuyasi 08/22/2024
Emel Mathlouthi during a performance on the open air festival Durchlüften, Berlin 2024. Photo: Lidia Edith Feminism & Pop | Tunisia “United Colors of Emel” Tunisian musician Emel Mathlouthi moves between genres and languages. Recently she has published an album exclusively produced by women. A conversation about metal, feminism and the Arabic language Interview with Emel Mathlouthi 08/12/2024
From the event Being Sensitive at the Stuttgart Literaturhaus, with Naika Foroutan (on the wall screen) and Svenja Flaßpöhler (right), moderated by Jenny Friedrich-Freksa (left) Photo: Literaturhaus Stuttgart Black and white thinking Changing our mindset Who has the right to speak and what can be said? The philosopher Svenja Flaßpöhler and the sociologist Naika Foroutan discuss inclusive language, and the fight for equality. A conversation. Interview with Svenja Flaßpöhler, Naika Foroutan 04/14/2022
Racism researcher Ibram X. Kendi Photo: Stephen Voss Black and white thinking “We are constantly misrepresented” Have we forgotten how to argue? Racism researcher Ibram x. Kendi on polarized debates, personal hostility and his own prejudices. A conversation Interview with Ibram X. Kendi 04/14/2022