As a result of the massive influx of migrants, which saw the largest groups coming from Syria and Afghanistan, a German “Wilkommenkultur,”or Welcome Culture, quickly developed. Instigated by German civil society, groups voluntarily mobilized en masse to support refugee integration in numerous ways. This included the establishment of a number of grassroots organizations – an estimated 150 in Berlin alone.

Around this table, our relations became closer, and we became more than a family. We became close, and this table became the nucleus of our supposed homeland, which we built together, meal by meal and cup by cup.

Leaving your home behind to begin anew may positively affect your life. However, it also creates psychological challenges that all who migrate face.

Sudanese refugee Alhag Ali introduces us to some of the interesting aspects of the Arabic language.

World Cities Day is celebrated each year on the 31st of October. But what is it about? Take a moment to read Clotilde Vivier's article on the future of our cities.