When the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021, successful sportswomen Nazima and Nazira Khairzad fled the country. In Germany, the sisters are now campaigning for women back home. Source link
The French government is ready to offer concessions to parliament to get through its budget, the finance minister said Thursday, in a standoff which is causing market turbulence and risks bringing down the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor, Philip Turle tells us more. Source link
They hit the headlines shortly after Islamist fundamentalists proclaimed a caliphate in Syria and Iraq: the young women who packed their bags and embarked upon a new life, unaware of the fate that would await them. A new film, “Rabia”, imagines the journey of a young French recruit and her encounter with the notorious Madam … Read more
This Thursday, November 28 marks Turkey Day in the United States. In Entre Nous, we discuss the traditional Thanksgiving menu, the holiday’s origins and how it is linked to the shopping bonanza of Black Friday. We also discuss France’s relationship to these holidays. Source link
Mr. Geimer, under the motto Connected Commerce at the customer day, the focus was on the fact that the various tools can communicate with each other and are linked. How can this be developed further and what potential do you see for retail here? Michael Geimer: We see enormous potential here to make trading more … Read more
Ken Sim, mayor of Vancouver since 2022, recently announced a plan to use bitcoin as a reserve asset. The proposal was presented during the municipal council meeting on November 26, under the title “Preserving the city’s purchasing power through diversification of financial resources: becoming a Bitcoin-friendly city.” Currently, this meeting is available on the city … Read more
Gang-related killings have cropped up in Sweden in recent years – and police say it is children who are increasingly being recruited to carry out the hits. Gangs are turning to social media to recruit youths often under 15 years old, and therefore too young to prosecute, offering them money in exchange for killing. Source … Read more
“Wow, that really touched us,” say Monika and Markus Stratmann. At a ceremony, Rheda-Wiedenbrück’s mayor Theo Mettenborg awarded the leather goods retailers with his city’s integration award in the company commitment category. “Through targeted measures and a strong commitment to diversity, the company has not only created an inclusive working environment, but also actively contributed … Read more
“It’s not just Germany, the whole world is currently divided when it comes to the Middle East conflict,” says Meron Mendel, director of the Anne Frank Educational Center in Frankfurt. He’s a proponent of dialogue between different points of view, but this is not easy to achieve today. The public tone has become harsher, including … Read more
In Entre Nous, we take a look at a Paris-based bookshop which was once an institution in the French capital. Home to well-known Anglo-American authors, “Village Voice” was located on Paris’ Left Bank in the 6th arrondissement for 30 years and closed its doors back in 2012. We speak to Odile Hellier, who was the … Read more