Roundabout 4 million Muslims live in Germany. According to the Central Institute Islam-Archives-Germany approx. 160 classical mosques and more than 2,600 prayer houses exist in Germany. In Berlin alone, around 80 mosques are available to 300,000 Muslim residents.
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It marked the birth of the euro, when a new era in the history of European cooperation began 20 years ago with a brief ceremony in Maastricht, the Netherlands. On February 7, 1992 the ministers for the finance and foreign affairs of the then twelve member states of the European Community signed the Treaty on European Union, thus sealing the introduction of a single European currency.
The foundation stone of the EU monetary union
In 2011, the German Embassy funded the extension of the Tipu Sultan Merkez School building in the remote village of Char Maulvi, Ajniawala, District Sheikhupura.
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Germany supports the Karachi Literature Festival 2012
German Consul General Karachi, Dr. Tilo Klinner, met with the festival director, Ms. Ameena Saiyid, M.D. Oxford University Press Pakistan, and presented a cheque amounting to Rs. 1.7 million for the support of the Karachi Literature Festival. The German Consulate General Karachi wishes the organizing team a successful festival!
In its ten-day run the 62nd Berlinale (February 9 to 19, 2012) sold more than 300,000 tickets and screened almost 400 films. The closing highlights of the international film festival were a day for the audience as well as the grand gala and award ceremony at the Berlinale Filmpalast which was attended by many international film stars. There were 18 films in this year’s competition for the Golden and Silver Bears.
Berlinale 2012
An agreement for German financial support was signed between the German Consulate General and the St. Sarah's School Karachi. The newly-renovated school was inaugurated by Consul Martin Lötzer in Nov. 2011.
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The contest for the 2012 European Charlemagne Youth Prize is now under way. The prize is awarded to young people between the ages of 16 and 30 who are engaged in projects designed to encourage the development of a European consciousness and identity and offering practical examples of Europeans living together as one community.
European Charlemagne Youth Prize
The Concrete Canvas
When East Germans first crossed the Berlin Wall in the 1980s, they were taken aback by what they saw ...
Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle visited Pakistan from 17 to 19 November 2011. Accompanied by Ambassador Michael Steiner, Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, he met President Asif Ali Zardari, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Kayani and opposition leader Nisar Ali Khan.
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Pakistani National wins DAAD Award of HAW Hamburg in 2011
The DAAD Award of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) was granted to the Pakistani student of „Information Engineering“, Hasan Nasir Shaikh, for his outstanding performance during his studies and his extraordinary dedication within the university. This award is the highest honour for foreign students bestowed by German universities and is endowed with 1,000 Euro.
The effects of the economic and financial crisis, the growing world-political significance of the Asia-Pacific region and the radical changes in the Arab world are among this year’s key themes at the 48th Munich Security Conference (MSC).
Munich Security Conference
Germany supports Islamic Women Police Conference
The 2nd International Islamic Women Police Conference was held in Islamabad from 21 to 24 November 2011 in order to address gender based challenges of similar nature in Islamic countries. The conference was part of the Gender Responsive Policing (GRP) Project implemented by GIZ, funded by the German Foreign Office.
This project, launched in June 2009, supports the National Police Bureau and the Gender Crime Centre in the development and the implementation of policies combating violence against women taking into consideration the principles of rule of law and gender equality.
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International Conference on Afghanistan 2011 in Bonn
Working Towards a Secure Future The International Conference on Afghanistan 2011 in Bonn
Smart solutions developed in Germany are providing innovative answers to global challenges of energy demand, climate change, and a global population in transformation.
The 20th anniversary of German reunification in October 2010 provided an ideal window of opportunity for Germany Trade & Invest to communicate this important marketing message to a global audience with the official launch of its “GERMANY. SMART SOLUTIONS. SMARTER BUSINESS.” international media campaign.
Germany. Smart Solutions. Smarter Business.
New impulses for university and research collaboration between Germany and Brazil: the German House of Science and Innovation (DWIH) has been opened in the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo. The institution’s task is to intensify the scientific and technological exchange with partners in Brazil and awaken interest in Germany as a research, science and innovation location.
A new platform for exchanges with Brazil
