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    The Arabic word "qantara" means "bridge". The Internet portal Qantara.de represents the concerted effort of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Center for Political Education), Deutsche Welle, the Goethe Institut and the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations) to promote dialogue with the Islamic world. The project is funded by the German Foreign Office.

    http://en.qantara.de


    Qantara / What Media Says
    Oct 28, 2019

    Interview with author and feminist Feby Indirani: “God is my partner in crime”



    Qantara / All Things Books
    Jun 13, 2016

    A hidden literary gem



    Qantara / All Things Books
    Oct 14, 2015

    Laksmi Pamuntjak’s novel “The Question of Red”: The silence is broken



    Qantara / As Seen On
    May 29, 2015

    Literature in Indonesia: A land without readers



    Qantara / All Things Books
    Mar 20, 2014

    One novel; two very different versions

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