Germany
With an estimated number of at least 2.1 million Turks in Germany, they form the largest ethnic minority. The vast majority are found in what used to be West Germany. Berlin, Frankfurt,Hamburg, Rhine-Ruhr (Cologne, Duisburg and Dortmund) have large Turkish communities. The state with the largest Turkish population is North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Jewish dance group stoned in Hanover
in GermanyGerman police are investigating the stoning of a Jewish dance group trying to perform on the street in the city of Hanover. Youths reportedly shouted […]
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Migrants ‘make Germany dumb’ says central banker in astonishing outburst
in GermanyImmigrants are making Germany ‘dumber’, according to a board member of the country’s central bank. Thilo Sarrazin claimed the ‘limited education’ of immigrants – coupled […]
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Germany’s Deutsche Bank divests from Israel firm linked to West Bank separation fence
In 2009, Norway pension fund also divested from Elbit, which manufactures a monitoring system installed on several parts of the separation fence. By Haaretz Service Deutsche […]
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Authorities raid Deutsche Bank and 50 other firms
SUSPECTED TAX EVASION AIDS ON DEUTSCHE BANK AND 50 OTHER FIRMS BY MAX SCHNEIDER AND STEFAN ERNST 28.04.2010 The chief public prosecutor’s office searched more […]
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Nazi Archive Made Public
in GermanyDocuments of Nazi atrocities during the Holocaust were kept locked for decades. Now that the archive is being made public, Scott Pelley brought three Holocaust […]
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Racism in Germany
I am not racist, but very frequently you hear these words in Germany, and they are often used before a tirade against foreigners. Of course, […]