Assaults Raise Questions of Refugee Integration

The New Year's Eve attacks and the subsequent anti-migrants protests in Cologne have refueled the debate about German values, whether all of the migrants that have entered the countery share those values, and if they can be successfully integrated into society. Yet what exactly these values might be remains unclear - to many Germans and asylum seekers alike.

Hbs media fellow Thalia Beaty spoke with Ahmad, who now lives in Berlin and feels unsure about how to become a full member of German society. Thalia was featured in a radio piece that aired on The Takeaway on January 11. 

Click here to listen to the interview.

Research was supported by the Transatlantic Media Fellowship Program.

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