Nouruz is twice in Ramadan
Nouruz marks the start of the new year in Iran and Afghanistan. It is always a big celebration. But this year and in 2025, things are different. The reason: New Year’s Day...
How hijab and niqab affect the absorption of vitamin D
By Oula Mahfouz and Arne Schick1 Vitamin D is a crucial nutrient for the formation and maintenance of healthy bones as it regulates the absorption of calcium, the main component of bones....
Why February 29 exists
By Bright Igbinovia and Ute Kaiser Sabine turns 18 on February 29—even though she was born in 1952 and is actually 72 years old. How can that be? Sabine was born on...
Narri-Narro: about the origins of carnival
By Oula Mahfouz Whether it’s Fasnet, Fasching or Carnival: the jesters are ready for their most important days of the year. The highlight of the carnival season begins on “schmotziger Donnerstag”. This...
Jury chooses “remigration” as the Unword 2023
By Ute Kaiser “Remigration” means return migration. In migration research, it is mainly used to describe voluntary return. However, it is now used by right-wing parties (such as the AfD) and right-wing...
Fasting and “Kutia”: Christmas in Ukraine
With the changeover of the calendar from Julian to New Julian, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on 25 December this year. Previously, the festival was on 7 January. Christmas is considered the second major...
Register for trainee speed dating
You can even find apprenticeships at speed dating. Pupils in the 2024 to 2026 graduating years from all secondary schools can try this out on Thursday, April 18, at Tübingen’s Sparkassen Carré...
The sewing workshop starts again
Women of all nationalities can sew and chat together again. The workshop in the building next door to the Passerelle project (Hechinger Straße 94) will open on Mondays from 9.00 am to...
Few trains between Tübingen and Stuttgart
The train journey from Tübingen to Stuttgart will be complicated. Between Friday, 22 March at 9 pm and Tuesday after Easter, 2 April at 4.45 am, the line between Wendlingen and Metzingen...
Fasting in Ramadan: abstain in case of serious illness
Muslims all over the world fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan. But what should they do if they fall seriously ill, have an accident or need an operation during this time?...
Low turnout in Iranian elections
“This time there really was a boycott”: this is how exiled Iranian and women’s rights activist Mina Ahmadi commented on the elections in Iran at the Women’s Film Days in Tübingen at...
Tips for migrants at the “Career Paths” information fair
The “Career Paths” fair on Tuesday, March 19, from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm at the Reutlingen Adult Education Center (Spendhausstraße 6) offers information on career paths. This is announced by the...
Time travel through the oldest music: from the world’s first instruments in southern Germany to the oldest song in Syria
By Michael Seifert and Youssef Kanjou We know nothing about the beginning of music. In the traditional myths of the peoples, music is given to humans by the gods and used in...
Integration and ancient coins
In 2021, Tübingen-based coin researcher Stefan Krmnicek began publishing texts on ancient coins in tuenews INTERNATIONAL. Since then, nine articles have appeared in German, English, Arabic, Persian and some in Ukrainian. The...
Mesopotamia: the sources of the first advanced civilizations threaten to dry up
By Sameer Ibrahim and Michael Seifert The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are among the largest rivers in the world and have numerous large and small tributaries. This makes Iraq one of the...
About homesickness and a second home
By Ute Kaiser Lobna Alhindi has recurring nightmares. In them, the Syrian woman sits in a rubber dinghy with her young son, as she did at the end of 2014—on a hasty...
About the millennia-old musical tradition of the Arabic oud
By Sameer Ibrahim The oud is a short-necked lute that is considered one of the most important musical instruments in the Arab world. The oldest depiction of an oud can be found...
Particularly vulnerable: queer refugees in the district of Tübingen
By Ute Kaiser The very first time they meet, they make a statement: The rainbow flag is stuck to the cover of the service mobile phone. It symbolises a “protected space”, says...