52 Stories #22: Schlossinsel Köpenick
"My favourite place will always be the Schlosspark in Köpenick because it is so beautiful and peaceful. I like to visit the park with my dog. Then I get a historical feeling, like I'm lying under the time-honoured tree like Frederick the Great." (Guy aus Köpenick) "My favourite place in Treptow-Köpenick is my Köpenick. I like Köpenick because there is a lot of green here. I especially like the castle island. I often take my walks along the castle and the Dahme. In spring, when the trees...
HIJAB OR NOT? LET HER DECIDE
Women donning hijab or not has been a subject of discussion for many years now. Systems change, leaders change, borders of countries change but, one thing that remains constant is women being controlled by their looks. What the hijab represents can differ according to different systems. Some systems support women to have the freedom to express their religious behavior. While some would restrict it by stating reasons about secularity and make it look like it is all for the “good of the...
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52 Stories #21: Niederschöneweide Promenade
My favourite place is the "Niederschöneweider Promenade" with the 'Novilla' and the youth ship 'ReMiLi', the benches overlooking the river and the little harbours where small boats are moored, always makes me feel like I'm on holiday. I can see beautiful sunsets from there, especially from the Kaisersteg. I continue my walk over this bridge to the other side and discover the "Industriesalon" and the numerous artists' studios where AEG and KWO used to be. Ivana from Schöneweide. Among other...
The Hidden Wound in Pandemic
Our life today is incomplete without having heard about something related to COVID-19 and, it's understandable that after a point, people become tired of hearing about monotonous negative newsfeeds. But, the point of this article is not just to give another news about the virus. It aims to give information about violence against women and children during the pandemic. It has been a year since we started to change the way we live according to the virus which has taken over the world. The...
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Our shared apartment - looking back
It has now been a year since we lived together in a shared flat. Just as a bundle of motives brought us together, after 2½ years we parted ways again for different reasons. The tenant announced that he wanted to move in. In the flat-sharing community, Eshan and I then thought of looking for a new flat together for all three of us. At the same time, Maiko wanted to try something new and live alone. After I finished my training, it was also uncertain for me whether I would stay in Berlin at...
52 Geschichten #20: My garden, my neighbourhood
My third summer in Berlin - in Oberschöneweide to be exact - and I hope there will be many more to come. No, it's not easy to arrive in a metropolis like Berlin from scratch and have to find yourself anew. But this city and especially "my" district have been kind to me. Although no one rang my doorbell and said, "Hey! Glad you're finally here!" Nah, that's just not how it went and still doesn't go. It was and is a give and take; so I moved myself and after a few weeks I wandered "over the...