Christoph Burgmer

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Christoph Burgmer (* 1962 in Leverkusen ) is a German journalist and author.

Life

Burgmer studied literary studies, Iranian studies, Islamic studies, literary communication and media practice in Freiburg i.Br., Berlin, Essen, Paris, Cairo and Tehran. He first worked as a German teacher for asylum seekers in Berlin. He then worked at the Goethe Institute in Alexandria, Egypt. Since 1990 he has been working as a journalist, book reviewer and book author. He worked as a translator for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) under the Taliban . In the meantime freelance university lecturer at the SRH Hochschule Heidelberg. His journalistic work focuses on literature and politics from the Arab world and India as well as current socio-political issues. In 2000 he received the Development Policy Media Prize for his journalistic work .

Works

Radio features (selection)

  • Paths to civilization. Out and about with road construction engineers in the Himalayas, 2016. [1]
  • Jadal controversy. A haven in Amman, 2015. [2]
  • Patrick-Henry-Village - An initial reception center for refugees in Heidelberg, 2015.
  • Moments of despair. Hassan F. and the end of Arab dreams of revolution, 2015.
  • 7500 kilometers for inclusion. People with disabilities at the Allgäu-Orient Rallye, 2013.
  • Freedom, Bread and Social Justice. The resistance of the Egyptian trade unions against Islamists and the military, 2013.
  • Voice of the voiceless. The Indian writer Mahasweta Devi, 2012.
  • The hidden opposition. Iranian Students and the Second Islamic Cultural Revolution, 2012.
  • 1001 criminals. The Budhan Theater of the Chharas, 2010.
  • Keeper of fire. Parse in Bombay. With Michael Briefs, 2009.
  • The last godfather. Tales from the Bombay Underworld, 2009.
  • "What you give in interest does not bring any increase in Allah." How Islamic Financial Products Conquer the Capital Markets, 2008.
  • "Everyone knows something about politics here." The Cairo Book Fair, 2007.
  • Steel at any price. The Indian steel mill Rourkela and 50 years of German development policy. 2006.
  • "With development came death." The Adivasi fight against mining multinationals in Jharkhand, India, 2005.
  • "The language of the dead." A bookshop in Kabul, 2004.
  • Minefield Koran. Text interpretation in the dispute between science and revelation, 2003.
  • A short trip to Sadiq Abad. Freedom of the press and military dictatorship in Pakistan, 2001.
  • Votes for the President. Egypt's "Staged Democracy", 2000.
  • That's what it says in the Koran. The Islamic ideology of the Taliban and the social reality in Afghanistan, 1999.
  • The long night of the mule. Literature and War in Algeria. 1999.
  • War for the revolution. The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. With Stefan Fuchs, four parts, 1997.
  • Choclate, Cola and Culture. American cultural policy using the example of the Amerikahaus Heidelberg, 1996.

Essays (selection)

  • Why occupy a public space, 2014.
  • Peace in Afghanistan. Three parts a) The limits of the military (conversation with Michael Choussodovsky b) Taliban twilight (conversation with Gilles Dorronsoro c) Cultures of resistance (conversation with Sima Samar
  • The Political Future of the "Arab Spring", 2012.
  • The Afghan War, 2009.
  • Islam in Europe, 2008.

Books (selection)

Movies

  • The negative potential. Johannes Agnoli in conversation. Together with Markus Mischkowski (director) and Siddho Varza (editor). Westend Films 2003.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ From: Christoph Burgmer: Racism in Discussion. Berlin 1999, p. 172.
  2. ^ MeinProf eV: All lecturers and professors of the SRH University Heidelberg (Baden-Württemberg). In: www.meinprof.de. Retrieved November 26, 2016 .
  3. ^ Patrick-Henry-Village - An initial reception center for refugees in Heidelberg. Retrieved on August 12, 2016 (German).
  4. ↑ Egyptian Society - Moments of Despair. Retrieved on August 12, 2016 (German).
  5. ↑ - 7500 kilometers for inclusion . In: Deutschlandfunk . ( deutschlandfunk.de [accessed on November 26, 2016]).
  6. ↑ - Freedom, Bread and Social Justice . In: Deutschlandfunk . ( deutschlandfunk.de [accessed on November 26, 2016]).
  7. ↑ - Voice of the voiceless . In: Deutschlandfunk . ( deutschlandfunk.de [accessed on November 26, 2016]).
  8. ↑ - The hidden opposition . In: Deutschlandfunk . ( dradio.de [accessed on November 26, 2016]).
  9. ↑ - 1001 criminals . In: Deutschlandfunk . ( dradio.de [accessed on November 26, 2016]).
  10. ↑ - Guardian of the Fire . In: Deutschlandfunk . ( dradio.de [accessed on November 26, 2016]).
  11. ↑ - The last godfather . In: Deutschlandfunk . ( dradio.de [accessed on November 26, 2016]).
  12. ↑ s. also the interview with Christoph Luxenberg in fikrun wa fann http://www.goethe.de/ges/phi/prj/ffs/the/ori/de1184094.htm
  13. ^ Protest Movement - Why Occupy a Public Square? Retrieved on August 12, 2016 (German).
  14. ↑ the-borders-of-the-military )
  15. ↑ taliban dawn )
  16. ↑ cultures-of-resistance )
  17. ↑ Little gained, much achieved .
  18. ↑ Long Night of the Taliban .
  19. ↑ Text as pdf at: www.dradio.de/download/93646/
  20. ↑ Review: Kebir, Sabine: The Night of Enlightenment. Friday, April 15, 2005. http://www.freitag.de/autoren/sabine-kebir/die-nacht-der-aufklarung
  21. ↑ Reading sample: The bourgeois ideals and the state
  22. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from June 28, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Burgmer, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Leverkusen