In the organizer's words:

A response to the politics of polarization

Book launch:
Connecting instead of dividing - A response to the politics of polarization.

In cooperation with the network Gemeinsam gegen rechts - für eine bessere Demokratie.

The German-Iranian writer and journalist Gilda Sahebi will be presenting her latest book, published by S. Fischer Verlag, at Merlin: "Verbinden statt spalten. A response to the politics of polarization". The "Spiegel" bestselling author is a journalistic force and an important voice in Germany; she has around 120,000 followers on Instagram. She writes for major magazines and is also a regular interviewee on television.

Why we are more united than divided: in her new, highly topical book on the politics of division and polarization in Germany, renowned journalist and author Gilda Sahebi dispels common myths and fake facts. Anyone looking at German society today might think that it is a country full of drama, conflict and division. That this is the case is a narrative that is politically generated and reinforced by the media. Gilda Sahebi exposes it as a lie, as an instrument of power by authoritarian forces. She demonstrates this in the relevant debates on social benefits, migration, gender and wokeness, war and peace and coronavirus. Studies show time and again that people are much happier in their own lives; they help and support each other and seek connection, not hatred. Where does the search for connection get lost on a social level? And what can we do to avoid giving the narrative of division space in our own lives? (Text from "Die Zeit Shop")

Price information:

VVK 14 € plus fees B.O. 18 € balanced tickets