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Fatma Aydemir

Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian

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Like Germany’s president, I love a good kebab. Cosying up to autocrats like Erdoğan, less so

“Nazis eat döner kebabs in secret,” must be one of the dumbest slogans I have seen at German protests against the far right. Yes, the popularity...

26.04.2024 8

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The Zone of Interest is a portrait of guilt. No wonder it has divided opinion in Germany

There is something unsettling about sitting in a German theatre laughing at Nazis. How unsettling depends on the type of humour that prompts the...

27.03.2024 40

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Do I want to watch arthouse films with fascists? No thanks, Berlin

When the Berlin international film festival’s co-director Mariette Rissenbeek declared in an interview last week that the festival doesn’t strive...

14.02.2024 50

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My first name does me no favours in Germany. That’s why I rely on Julia, Lena and Anja

Anja sold my green sofa online. It was an emotional process, since over the years I had written two novels and survived several heartbreaks on that...

12.01.2024 70

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With the far right on the rise, it’s a bad time to live in Germany – but a worse time to leave

At Berlin parties, there is a new hot topic of conversation. Over the wine spritzers and cigarettes and along with the small talk, someone will ask:...

07.11.2023 3

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Heavy metal and macho writers: how Germany’s #MeToo moment is finally taking off

H ave you ever dated a German man who happened to be a writer? No? Good for you. Not that I would recommend dating writers in general, who have a...

21.09.2023 5

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