At the invitation of Gropius Bau and SAVVY Contemporary under the auspices of Berliner Festspiele, various artists, authors, musicians, filmmakers and thinkers participated in the international exhibition Indigo Waves and Other Stories: Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea
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Berlin has witnessed myriads of events that shaped global politics. One such event was the 1884-1885 Berlin Congo Conference which subdivided Africa amongst colonialists (i). China often strategically invokes Western colonialism within its juxtapositional diplomatic memory
Transnational Anticolonial Afro-Asian Memory Spaces in Berlin Read More »
As part of my visit to Berlin (this past September 2023) to do some work on the De:Link // Re:Link Project involving the Belt and Road Initiative, I had the opportunity (among many other activities such as
Pan-Afrasianism: Reflections on Yoichi Mine’s New Book on Afrasia Read More »
Unknown to many, Duisburg Port in Germany is the largest inland port in the world and the most significant inland port in central Europe. It consists of 22 port basins and its waters cover an area
New Silk Roads in Germany: A Visit to the Duisburg Port Read More »
On 11 December 2023, we held a workshop entitled The New Silk Roads: Transregional Perspectives at the Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The event was specifically designed for teachers from schools across
