End of August: “Blue Moon” and Supermoon
In the night from August 30 to 31 there is something special to marvel at in the sky in Germany: the supermoon and at the same time”Blue Moon”. Supermoon is the name…
The world’s largest cemetery is near Baghdad
By Sameer Ibrahim The Wadi Al-Salaam cemetery near Najaf in the southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad is one of the most important burial sites for Shiite Muslims and also the largest…
Originally a Syrian specialty: damask for kings and nobles
By Oula Mahfouz Damask is a traditional textile fabric known for its remarkable patterning and high quality. The name “damask,” which is also commonly used in German, comes from the Arabic term…
The mother tongue determines how the brain ticks
By Oula Mahfouz and Michael Seifert Brain researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, have used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner to compare…
Tübingen replaces Theodor in the spelling tablet
By Oula Mahfouz and Ute Kaiser Munich, Aachen, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Offenbach, Unna, Zwickau: This is how I have to spell my last name on the phone so that people can spell it…
Mohammad and the receipt
Mohammad works in retail. When he is cashing up, he always asks, “Do you want the receipt?” The other day he called out to a man who had bought food, fruit, napkins…
How the Youth Welfare Office helps parents and children
The Youth Welfare Office supports parents in raising their children. At the same time, the authority also helps children and young people who are in need, for example because their parents are…
Residence permits in Tübingen now available electronically / Foreigners’ Office changes appointment procedure
In Tübingen, a residence title can now only be applied for or extended online. This document is needed by anyone who comes from a country outside the European Union and wants to…
Deutschlandticket: How to get out of the subscription
The Deutschlandticket is only sold by subscription. Without cancellation, the contract will continue to run and cost money. Nevertheless, the subscription can also be terminated after one or a few months—all you…
Money from the state for integration
The municipality of Ammerbuch receives 11,500 euros for the integration of refugees. The money comes from the state programme “Integration vor Ort”. With this money, the Ministry of Social Affairs in Baden-Württemberg…
Intercultural week aims to promote dialog
Films, concerts, dance, painting activities, eating together, cooking courses, a reading, an exhibition, guided tours and an evening by the Muslim hospital chaplaincy in Tübingen on the topic of “Does illness have…
Vouchers for further vocational training and retraining
The Employment Agency and the Job Centre offer education vouchers for further vocational training and retraining. Workers can broaden their qualifications and develop their skills on the labour market. Jobseekers are entitled…
The Khans: meeting places of East and West
By Youssef Kanjou Communication between the East and the West began a very long time ago for various reasons, mainly because of trade. This has been evidenced by various phenomena, especially historical…
Development Aid for Europe—800 Years of Muslim Culture in Andalusia
By Oula Mahfouz and Michael Seifert Tourists who visit Andalusia in southern Spain to see the architectural and artistic remains of an empire that was ruled by Islam for 800 years are…
The Syrian city of Dura Europos, “Pompeii of the desert“ and multicultural centre
By Youssef Kanjou There are many archaeological sites in Syria that are well-known among archaeologists and in tourism. This is true, for example, of Palmyra on the Western Desert, the city of…
Making the dream come true
By Oula Mahfouz Rouba Al Hariri does everything she can to make her dreams come true. She has not let the war in Syria or the expulsion from her homeland stop her…
Archaeologist Anna collects ancient and Islamic coins in new app game
From July 21, 2023, you can download the free mobile app game “Craveler”, which provides knowledge about ancient and Islamic coins from Syria and Iraq, among other places, in an entertaining way….
Batool Hadous: a second home found
By Oula Mahfouz “I have great respect for you, looking at your resume so far”: that’s what Tübingen’s District Administrator Joachim Walter said to Batool Hadous. The district administrator recently presented the…