Die Empörungsfalle. Wie wir wieder streiten lernen

Reading and Discussion with Meron Mendel and Saaba-Nur Cheema

For years, Saaba-Nur Cheema and Meron Mendel have been bringing people with fundamentally different views into dialogue. Their experience shows that the problem of our time is not controversy itself, but rather an exaggerated social sensitivity that perceives every difference as a threat or an offense. *The Outrage Trap* powerfully demonstrates how a resilient culture of debate remains possible—one that withstands conflict, allows for ambivalence, and takes the other person seriously as a responsible dialogue partner. Her book is a call not to leave the public sphere to the loudest or most outraged voices, but to revitalize it through genuine exchange. Political scientist and educational researcher Saba-Nur Cheema, born in 1987, grew up in Frankfurt as the daughter of Pakistani refugees. Historian Meron Mendel, born in 1976, grew up on a kibbutz in Israel. He is a professor of social work and director of the Anne Frank Educational Center in Frankfurt.