In the organizer's words:

Lecture by Lutz Jäkel

Over fifty years of dictatorship. Fourteen years of war, destruction, flight and fear. That is Syria. Millions of people have been driven from their homes, hundreds of thousands have lost their lives. And now - a new beginning? A free Syria?

Lutz Jäkel, photojournalist and author, has known Syria for over thirty years, both up close and from afar. He has lived in Damascus, traveled the country many times, made friends, learned to love the Syria of the people, not the Syria of power. He had to stay away for fourteen years because of the war. For him, Syria seemed lost, the revolution of 2011 a failure. Or so many thought.

Then, suddenly, the turning point in December 2024: the regime falls. And just a few days later, Lutz Jäkel sets off, returns to the maltreated country and travels there again a few months later. He meets up with old acquaintances and long-time friends.

The return to Syria is the Middle East expert's most personal journey. A search for clues in a country torn apart, but not lost. On his travels through the new Syria, Lutz hears stories of grief and loss, but also of incredible resilience, hope and the beauty of human connection. He talks to people who have stayed or returned, documents their stories, their doubts, their quiet confidence as well as their joy at their new freedom.

After the great success of his first live reportage about Syria before the war, Lutz Jäkel's new live reportage is a journalistic protocol, an emotional look at a country in upheaval, at Syria and its people after the war and the dictatorship. Where the silence ends after decades of fear.

Duration: 17:00 to 19:00

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Price information:

Globetrotter Club 10.00 EUR normal price 15.00 EUR