Niko Schmitz

Bianet intern, aspiring journalist and student of Anthropology and Languages and Cultures of the Islamically influenced world in Köln/Germany

German climate activists end their hunger strike

German climate activists end their hunger strike

Activists from the initiative “Starving until you’re honest” ended their hunger strike. One of them had been refusing to eat for 92 days. Their demands for an official statement on climate change from German chancellor Olaf Scholz were not met.

German climate activist nears death after three months of hunger strike

German climate activist nears death after three months of hunger strike

Activists of the initiative “Starving until you’re honest” want to pressure German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to a public statement about climate change based on science. Medical staff have renounced responsibility more than a week ago. Now, they want to give Olaf Scholz one more week to meet their demands.

Germany started training its own imams to replace the ones sent by Turkey

Germany started training its own imams to replace the ones sent by Turkey

More than 1,000 imams in Germany are deployed and paid by the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs, Diyanet. Germany wants to gradually replace them with German-trained clerics, but it will be a long process.

Undercover as a Turkish guest worker

Undercover as a Turkish guest worker

The shocking discoveries of a German who went undercover and pretended to be Turkish. This is the story of a brave journalist and a book that made German society reconsider the treatment of foreigners.

I was told not to call a Kurdish city by its name. Here's why

I was told not to call a Kurdish city by its name. Here's why

Dersim was a symbol of uprising and resistance against the assimilation policies of the young Turkish republic.

Respectful or racist? Steinmeier’s ‘döner diplomacy’ stirs debate in Germany

Respectful or racist? Steinmeier’s ‘döner diplomacy’ stirs debate in Germany

The German president brought along döner kebab during his visit to Turkey as a gesture. Some found it implicitly racist.

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