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Random Thoughts.
Day 1: Newspaper I haven’t ridden the German Sbahn for a very long time. It seems to be crowded not like before when it was corona time. I don’t like standing, so, I found a place and had a seat. In front of me sat a man reading a newspaper. “A newspaper!”, I wondered, who…
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Something different, something BLUE
Bluey As a mother I am used to watching many animation series and by many, I mean many. Not only because of the kids but also because I like watching anime myself. I grew up watching Japanese series that were very popular in my time. They were different from the American-style animation. The former introduces…
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Simply Explained No. 2 (Hijab)
I started a series of blogs in which I try to simply explain a topic or an issue. This issue might be religious, political, social, or even cultural. I am not an expert but I will introduce to you a simple explanation from a different cultural perspective that might help in promoting mutual understanding. Sometimes…
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Whom to blame?
The results of the French elections showed that the far-right National Rally topped up the results. Expected for some people unexpected for others it is now a fact. I am asking myself why this happened and whom to blame. The problem is that such an easy answer doesn’t exist it is far more complicated than…
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As a migrant how do I see the results of the European Parliament election?
Everyone who lives in Europe knows that some countries are struggling economically to maintain the high living standards that the people were used to. Such a problem was not reflected in the politics of the ruling parties, plans, or even futuristic visions. So, it was expected that people would react accordingly, and with no surprise,…
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The Bubble Effect!
Whenever I think about racism[1], I ask myself one simple question: why are some people racist? Naively, I related the answer to the person’s educational background and socio-economic standard. I believed that the context affects us strongly so those who are less advantaged in life -if we can say so- tend to blame others for…
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In every democracy, there is a Big Brother
When George Orwell wrote his legendary novel “1984” he might and might not have expected that it could apply not only to authoritarian regimes but to democracies as well. Even though this novel was written in 1949 almost three-quarters of a century ago, it has formed the idea of the “Big Brother” who knows better…
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I am not alone, or am I?
It has been a long time since I have been trying to put myself together and deal with what happening around me in the world. The number of events and incidents that are taking place right now have been successful in taking any hope from inside me that this world can be a better place…
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Failure between Culture and Gender
I remember how many times I called myself a loser – maybe not too many. But I had never remembered asking why I was calling myself as such. I should not actually see myself as a loser, no one should, so I thought of asking, what is failure? Is failure something the person can have…
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Als meine Tochter gefragt wurde: „Warum hast du braune Haut?“
Seit dem ersten Schuljahr meiner Tochter und ihr wurden verschiedene Fragen gestellt. Eine der ersten Fragen war: „Warum hast du braune Haute?“. Das war eine Überraschung für mich, denn ich hatte nie an solche Frage gedacht. Ich habe versucht ihr zu erklären, warum es verschiedene Hautfarben gibt und dass das normal ist. Die Menschen sind…
Coexistence
Tolerance, Coexistence, Acceptance and Culture
Coexistence 