Category: Opinion

Grime, hip-hop and afrobeat artist Afrikan Boy recently teamed up with GSBTB to perform at East Side Music Days 2017.

"If you had power for a day, what would you do?". Our community members give their perspectives on the burning question that's on everyone's minds.

Journalist and editor Tarik Kemper is currently writing his Master thesis on the newest wave of Turkish migrants arriving in Germany. A German and a Turk himself, We interviewed Tarik about being able to be BOTH, and why this election is so important.

Some personal reflections shared by GSBTB team member Hania Hakiel after the results of the 2017 German election.

إقرأ المزيد عن مواقف الأحزاب الألمانية السياسية من المهاجرة و اللجوء و قانون اللجوء و المواضيع الأخرى التي تخص مجتمع المهاجرين في ألمانيا
Find out where the main German political parties stand on immigration, refugees, asylum and issues that affect migrant communities.

The first issue of NANSEN Magazine is all about what it’s like to be a Turk in Berlin today. For Issue 01 they’ve focused on Aydin Akin, a man many Berliners will recognise, even if not by name.

Part six of our course Six Impossible Ideas (after Brexit): Right now, the integration of refugees and migrants is a policy priority for every European government. However, according to Dominik Hangartner of the London School of Economics, we know surprisingly little about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to integration.

Part two of our course Six Impossible Ideas (after Brexit): Many people think that migrants take jobs away from citizens, reduce wages, or both. But you may also have heard the argument that immigrants benefit the economy. So, who’s right? Well, it's not that simple, explains Alan Manning of the London School of Economics.

Forced to relocate miles from her children’s Berlin kindergarten, Halima Farah has been working to find a solution for her family. But she faces a lack of support from those entrusted with her welfare, bureaucratic delays violence and intimidation from building management.

What could have been a positive opportunity for the residents' empowerment turned into a painful example of how they feel stereotyped and pushed around by the authorities.

Syrian reporter and editor Majid Albunni interviews a German migration expert about the prospects for migrants seeking work in Germany. With the right qualifications and a bit of patience, the outlook is reasonably good.

An open letter and petition from the residents on the growing container village on Tempelhofer Feld, which is expected to become their home later this year.