1. Inhalt
  2. Navigation
  3. Weitere Inhalte
  4. Metanavigation
  5. Suche
  6. Choose from 30 Languages
More info

Full episode 11.10.12 | 21:30 - 22:00 UTC

People and Politics - The Political Magazine

Full episode

People and Politics - The Political Magazine

Topic

Paragraphs for Traditions - the federal government tries to regulate circumcision

Topic

Contentious Local Politician - Is multiculturalism at an end?

Topic

Fight for Survival - the Saxon town of Seifhennersdorf refuses to die quietly

In this edition: Laws Versus Traditions - the German government tries to regulate circumcision | Contentious Local Politician: is multiculturalism at an end? | Caught in the Network - the power of Facebook | Fight for Survival - the Saxon town of Seifhennersdorf refuses to die quietly

Topics

Paragraphs for Traditions - the federal government tries to regulate circumcision

Germany could soon be one of the very few countries where the millennia-old tradition of circumcision will be legally regulated.

This Jewish and Muslim tradition was a hot topic of debate this past summer, after a district court ruled that the circumcision of a four-year-old boy amounted to bodily harm. Now the federal government wants to get involved, but child protection organizations don’t think much of the draft legislation.

Contentious Local Politician - Is multiculturalism at an end?

Heinz Buschkowsky is a poassionate left-wing politician and the mayor of the Berlin district of Neukölln, which has a large immigrant population.

Every day in office, he sees how difficult integration is. But now Buschkowsky has written a controversial book on the successes and failures of his integration work.

Caught in the Network - the power of Facebook

Facebook was an American success story. But the company is under pressure, and not just economically. In Europe, Facebook had to disable its automatic facial recognition feature.

Data protectionists had warned of the potential for abuse. Facebook lives from the personal data of its users, who are becoming increasingly disenchanted and turning away from the powerful network.

Fight for Survival - the Saxon town of Seifhennersdorf refuses to die quietly

Politicians have given up on the small town of Seifhennersdorf with its 4000 residents. Since the collapse of communism, a third of its population has left. Factories and shops have been closed. Many houses are empty.

The police force has been reduced, and the secondary school is to be closed. But citizens are fighting for the survival of their community and learning how to help themselves.