Frankfurt

When asked why his publishing house will publish exclusively women’s literature, Allawi, who has lived in Germany for the past 40 years, replies: “To support courageous Arabic women’s literature”. more ...

Katharina lays her wrinkled hand on the table. She sits with her friend Helene in the café on the tenth floor. The two elegantly dressed older ladies are enjoying the fresh evening air between the illuminated skyscrapers. more ...

The underground train stops at the local station. It is 12 noon, rays of sunlight steal through the air and look like spider webs. The cold seeps through my thick overcoat. more ...

Every day, Paula gets up at seven o’ clock, three hours before she has to go to work. She prepares a special dish for her spoilt friend „Eins“ and accompanies him on a walk in the neighbourhood. more ...

Müller just wants some peace and quiet. It was a hard few weeks’ work for our man in Beirut. Rana Najjar stays with us. Müller-Bialon brought her along with him on the return flight; the 28-year old Lebanese journalist will now report for four weeks from Frankfurt from her desk at the editorial office of the Frankfurter Rundschau. more ...