Stefan Weidner

Dec 13, 2024 | freitag.de | Stefan Weidner

Ich gestehe: Ich habe die letzte Zoom-Mitgliederversammlung des PEN Berlin auf dem Split-Screen verfolgt. Das war am Sonntag. Auf der einen Seite Syrien und die Weltgeschichte; auf der anderen Deutschland und der PEN Berlin. Ich war hin- und hergerissen. Hier die Jubelnden auf dem Omajjadenplatz in Damaskus, wo ich vor dreißig Jahren als Student jeden Tag vorbeilief. Dort die Kachelbilder einer zerrissenen Autorenvereinigung, die vom Lauf der Welt überrollt wird.

May 28, 2024 | qantara.de | Ceyda Nurtsch |Stefan Weidner |Claudia Mende

The coronavirus pandemic, the Hamas attack on Israel and the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip have led to an increase in public anti-Semitism in Germany in recent years, Germany's domestic intelligence service BfV wrote in a new report released on Monday. Anti-Semitism is an issue across ideological boundaries and in different scenes, the agency reported, but "the greatest anti-Semitic threat in Germany [remains] the intertwining of right-wing extremism and anti-Semitism".

Apr 8, 2024 | qantara.de | William Glucroft |Ella Joyner |Ceyda Nurtsch |Stefan Weidner

ICJ "genocide" case brought against Germany · 08.04.2024 Nicaragua has brought a case before the International Court of Justice in The Hague aiming to end Germany's ongoing support for Israel, claiming it violates the Genocide Convention.

Mar 27, 2024 | qantara.de | Naima Morelli |Stefan Weidner |Karin Wenger |Philipp Breu

Desert X AlUla 2024 · 27.03.2024 Over the past three years, there has been a shift in perception around the Saudi Arabian art scene, and at this year's DesertX, artists benefitted from freer expression https://qantara.de/en/node/43707 Print Breathtaking desert landscapes, imponent natural rock formations, and in the midst of them, large artworks in stark colours and shapes.

Mar 6, 2024 | qantara.de | Stefan Weidner |Joseph Croitoru |Claudia Mende |Rabah Arezki

Contemporary Art Biennale in Riyadh · 06.03.2024 For the second time, a biennale for contemporary art is taking place in Riyadh. It stands for Saudi Arabia's new policy of opening up and focuses on the theme of nature and environment. A report from Riyadh https://qantara.de/en/node/43586 Print "After Rain" is the title of the second Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, which runs from 19 February to 24 May in the Riyadh suburb of Diriyah.