Abstract
Osman Tekin and Lisa Gabriel work at the youth center Manege in Berlin-Neukolln, Germany, an institution situated in a multicultural setting and attended by children and teenagers from a predominantly Muslim background. e-cadernos ces invited them to debate the reality they are confronted with in their daily work and discuss the issues of xenophobia and political instrumentalization of women's rights. They spoke about their motivations in joining this educational project, their experiences at...
Highlights
OSMAN As someone of no German descent,1 but an Arab and a Muslim, it has always been very difficult for me to understand German politics
The poster makes me wonder, for instance, how would the German woman – who exemplifies the freedom of women in Germany – look like? The woman in the poster, who represents a Muslim, wears a black veil and black Kajal around her eyes
Many women from Arab-Turk regions suffered severe oppression in their countries of origin, but that happens to many German women, even today
Summary
OSMAN As someone of no German descent, but an Arab and a Muslim, it has always been very difficult for me to understand German politics. Many women from Arab-Turk regions suffered severe oppression in their countries of origin, but that happens to many German women, even today If this poster is really about the freedom of the women in Germany, why does it exclude the women from the Middle East? All the discussions on feminism and gender oppression that I had with Osman in the last two years were marred by the feeling that my political ideals are familiar to him in the form of accusations, since he is always addressed (attacked) as an Arab, Turk, Kurd or Muslim and not as a person. The youth center Manege is attended mainly by children and teenagers who grew up in the area Many of their parents migrated to Germany and speak Arabic as their first language. For several years I have been representing the interests of the children and the teenagers in the Neukölln bodies
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