https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed What does it mean to be German? A minister close to Chancellor Angela Merkel has kicked off a divisive election-year debate about cultural identity - earning him praise, ridicule and charges of immigrant-bashing. https://www.thelocal.de/20170516/bach-vs-burka-germany-debates-identity-ahead-of-election Tue, 16 May 2017 11:21:35 +0200 bach-vs-burka-germany-debates-identity-ahead-of-election Family Minister Kristina Schröder slammed on Friday what she sees as a growing tendency to violence stemming from a “macho culture” among young Muslim men. https://www.thelocal.de/20101126/31429 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:50:00 +0100 31429 Fear, hope, and frustration – the plight of an asylum seeker is not an easy one. But as Sally McGrane reports, a dance project at Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport is hoping to show the human fates trapped in a bureaucratic limbo. https://www.thelocal.de/20100823/29343 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:09:00 +0200 29343