Der Islam und ich

Reading and discussion with Hasnain Kazim

"Mr. Kazim, why do you hate Islam?" - "What do you have against Muslims?" - "Why do you show so little empathy towards the suffering Palestinians?" Hasnain Kazim, scion of a Shia Muslim family and himself raised as a Protestant Christian, takes such accusations to heart. In this trenchant essay, he examines his ambivalent relationship with the religion to which the majority of his relatives belong. He himself lived for years as a correspondent in Muslim countries, in Pakistan and Turkey. He draws his personal picture of Islam along the lines of global political events and private experiences, devoting himself to family constraints and questions of equality. The fight for democracy, religious tolerance and human rights, which is also being waged within Islam. A text that puts the unease of many people into words and at the same time counters sweeping criticism of Islam.

Admission: EUR 4 | Reduced EUR 2.50 | In cooperation with the German-Turkish Forum