The “grande dame” of political street theater, turned 80.
In the wild 1960s, she belonged to the avant-garde of American and European off-theatre. Born the daughter of an Orthodox rabbi in Germany, her family fled to New York to escape the Nazis. Now, Judith Malina has been touring the world with her legendary Living Theatre for half a century.
The former black ghetto is turning into the in district of New York City
In search of affordable living and working space, more and more – mostly white – artists and business people are moving to Harlem. The result is not only a cultural revival of the former black ghetto, which was once a cultural magnet for artists in the 1920s. The gentrified neighborhood is also experiencing an infrastructural upgrade – as well as a social restructuring.
“Honor” and gang rapes: Everyday life in French immigrant quarters. Young Muslim women in the working class suburbs of France have two choices: slut or servant. Algerian-born Fadela Amara is trying to offer them a third option: respect.
In Cambodia and the Philippines, two projects offer help to affected children
French-born Pierre Legros and his wife, a Cambodian, founded the human rights organization AFESIP in her homeland. In the Philippines, an Irish priest, Father Shay Cullen, runs the Preda Child Protection Center. Both not only care for victims of child prostitution, but also push for the prosecution of perpetrators. However, the risk to criminal gangs and sex tourists is still negligible.
New approaches in the prison system: In a special ward of the Veldzicht Forensic Clinic in Zwolle, near the German-Dutch border, sex offenders are not treated in the strict sense, but their personality growth is to be promoted. The men belong to the hard core of 5 to 15 percent of offenders who, according to psychologists, cannot be reached by current therapeutic means. They all realize that they may never return to society.
In her account of her experiences, “Die bröckelnde Festung” (“The Crumbling Fortress”), Gabriele Stötzer comes to terms with her time in the notorious GDR women’s prison Hoheneck.
Vera Bohle from Berlin is the only German woman who clears mines in international crisis areas. Her last assignment was in Afghanistan.
The only female helicopter pilot in the German Armed Forces was in coma for two years after a suicide attempt
In a farewell letter, the model soldier made serious accusations against her superiors. Is it true what friends and acquaintances suspect? Is the Bundeswehr not interested in solving the case?
Homosexuals are also threatened in Islamic countries
Stoning is an ancient ritual right dating back to pre-Islamic traditions – and a cruel method of execution. It is practiced in many Islamic countries. This is also the case in Iran. Mina Ahadi, who was born in Iran and lives in Cologne, Germany, coordinates the International Committee against Stoning.
The physician in exile in Pakistan is not even intimidated by the Taliban. She built schools and hospitals for women in Afghanistan.
