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CIAO DATE: 09/03
Foreign Policy
Expert Sittings
Cem Ozdemir
Cem Ozdemir is a fellow at the German Marshall Fund. A member of the German Green Party, he was the first German of Turkish descent to be elected to the Bundestag, serving from 1994 to 2002.
www.multikulti.de This Web site is home to Radio Multi-Kulti, a truly exceptional station operating in Berlin that broadcasts in 20 languages. Multi-Kulti is a showcase of “the other Germany”—the multitude of ethnic communities that call Germany home—and it uses world music as a bridge between cultures.
www.gazeteoku.com Gazeteoku, a Turkish Web site, features a comprehensive set of links to various Turkish media.
www.migrationsmuseum.de With roughly 7 million people of foreign heritage now living in Germany, planning is under way for a “migration museum” to open in Cologne. This Web site is a first step toward reaching the museum’s goal of acting as a center for history, art, and culture by documenting the stories of immigrants to Germany, beginning with the “guest workers” of the 1950s.
www.unionsverlag.com Unionsverlag is a German publishing house. Its Web site highlights the work of, among others, my favorite Turkish novelist, Yasar Kemal.
www.pythonline.com Humor is the ultimate test of democracy. Some political and religious leaders have shown an aversion to jokes made at their expense. But humor is a human right. Civilizations reach a higher cultural plateau when a people’s history and leaders can be made fun of—and in that department, Monty Python has few peers.