»In her book, “The Pain of Silence,” Senfft describes how a web of lies burdened her family over decades, especially her mother, who was 14 years old when her beloved father was hanged. “It was unbearable at times to work on this book, it brought up fears and pain, but at the same time I got a lot out of writing it all down,” Senfft, a lively 49-year-old, explained during an interview at a Berlin coffee shop.«
The Associated Press, Berlin 14.05.2011
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On stage with Sari Nusseibeh at Körber Foundation Hamburg, 18.09.2008
Foto: Körber Foundation
»Sensible people easily find a compromise when they are aware of the most important needs of the other side’, said Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh …«
Syasah Dawlia, Issue 182, 10.2010
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Amy O’Connor
Positive Patterns Film
New Zealand 2010
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Judah Passow
Foto: Frank Dabba Smith
The photographer Judah Passow, four times awarded with the World Press Award, abhors religious fervour and works towards social tolerance. Alexandra Senfft met with Passow in London and offers us a portrait of the man.
Qantara, 08.04.2010
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The Palestinian writer Samir El-Youssef has found his identity in exile in London.
Yet the idea of a homeland has always been alien to him. A portrait by Alexandra Senfft
Qantara, 06.11.2009
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Obituary by Alexandra Senfft
Dan Bar-On Foto: Alexandra Senfft
The Israeli psychologist and author Dan Bar-On died in Tel Aviv on 4 September. Bar-On was a leading force in the field of intercultural conflict management between Israelis and Palestinians.
Qantara, 12.09.2008
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Obituary by Alexandra Senfft: Haidar Abdel Shafi
His life was inextricably linked with the history of Palestine over the past century, from the end of the Ottoman occupation of Palestine to the collapse of the Middle East peace talks. Haidar Abdel Shafi died on 25 September.
Qantara, 28.09.2007
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Their sights set on the elections, militant groups in Iraq are now stirring up more violence than ever. Radical Islamists such as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi are particularly interested in torpedoing the elections. Alexandra Senfft took a closer look at Zarqawi’s networks and his political goals.
Qantara, 26 May, 2006
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Zwei oder drei Dinge, die ich von ihm weiß
The presence of the past in a German family
SvarcFilm
Germany 2005
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Georges Corm, economist and former finance minister of Lebanon, doesn’t spare the Islamic world criticism, but he also says that the West is far less rationalist than is commonly believed.
Qantara,19. May 2005
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