Jaafar Abdul Karim

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Jaafars Vlog #22: From a neo-Nazi to a refugee worker

Tanja has been in the neo-Nazi scene in the past. But today her love of her live is from Iraq.

Jaafars Vlog #24: "I want to preserve my fatherland"

DW reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim interviews demonstrators at a rally of right-wing extremists.

Jaafar Abdul Karim: #whereicomefrom

DW's Jaafar Abdul Karim reporting from Chamakor Camp, 20 km outside Mosul

"I want justice for my son"

Jaafar Abdul Karim met the family of Oudai Khaled, who was attacked on New Year's Eve and died a few days later.

'My grandfather had four wives, I have two'

DW's Jaafar Abdul Karim talked with three Syrians - a man with two wives - to find out about their daily lives.

Jaafars Vlog #18: "She is a slave of make-up"

Nora is a young Swiss woman, who has converted to Islam. She wears a full veil. On the other hand, Rana is from Saudi Arabia and has turned into an atheist. What do they think about niqab and burqa. See an interesting discussion with DW reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim.

Jaafar's Vlog # 17

Are refugees under suspicion after the attacks in Würzburg, Munich, Reutlingen and Ansbach?

'True freedom is to respect people and their beliefs'

Shababtalk, filmed at the GMF 2016, offered a lively discussion on reporting taboos in the Middle East.

Pakistan Journalistin demontriert beim Protest gegen Presserestriktionen in Islamabad

Gender@International Bonn at DW Global Media Forum

How are women represented in the media and how can media help to prevent violence against women?

When migrants turn against migrants

In the wake of the Brexit referendum, many UK citizens with a migrant background are turning against "newcomers."

Screenshot Jaafars Videoblog #3 - Hetze und Hass

'We need to regain control of our borders!'

London overwhelmingly backed to remain in the EU, but five boroughs bucked the UK capital's trend by to leave. London Borough of Hillingdon was on them. DW reporter talked to some of the residents and tried to find out why.

Muslims in London react to Brexit vote

DW’s Jaafar Abdul Karim finds Muslims in London are divided over the outcome of the Brexit vote.

UK Muslims fear Brexit backlash

DW reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim has visited the Arab community in London. He asked some of the immigrants why they voted "Leave" in the Brexit referendum.

The Bobs Awards 2016 Ceremony

Jaafar Abdul Karim on Social Media

Follow Jaafar on social media or contact him directly.

'Conveying sensitive topics more authentically'

Jaafar Abdul Karim believes in the younger generation of the Arab world.

Jaafars Videoblog #15 : AfD meeting with Muslim group: more of a media circus

The right-wing AfD party broke off talks with the Central Council of Muslims on Monday. DW's Jaafar Karim reports.

Integrate - but how?

Refugees are told they need to integrate, but they're not sure how, says DW's Jafaar Abdul Karim.

Jaafar’s Vlog#12: Freed from "Islamic State"

Hundreds of Yezidi women are still in the custody of "Islamic State". After their release, some of them came to Germany in search of a new life. Six Yezidi girls recently got married and DW’s Jaafar Abdul Karim was there at the occasion.

'We are always treated as suspects'

How do devout Muslims in Germany feel about the Brussels attacks? DW's video-blogger Jaafar Abdul Karim went to a mosque which is under surveillance by Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and has in the past been raided by Berlin police.

Jaafars Videoblog #10: "Will not go back to Turkey"

On Lesbos you can feel the consequences of the EU deal with Turkey. Jaafar has met an Iraqi family.

'I thought I'd die and never see him again'

Every day 2000 refugees arrive in Germany - and they all have their special stories to tell. DW's reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim met a Syrian family and witnessed their emotional reunion.

Jaafar's Videoblog

How have the events on New Year's Eve in Cologne changed life in the City? Jaafar Abdul Karim went to speak to one of the victims and also to North African migrants in Cologne, who fear that their lives have changed for the worse.

Irak, Veranstaltung der Shababtalk World Tour

Shababtalk on tour

A Visit to the 'Jihadist Stronghold'

DW reporter Jafaar Abdelkarim went to Molenbeek and asked residents how Salah Abdeslam was radicalized.

Jaafar's video blog #4 - What Parisian Muslims think of the attacks

DW reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim has asked Muslims in the city of Paris what they think about Friday's attacks that left at least 129 people dead. Many of them have decried the attacks claimed by the "Islamic State" militant group.

DW’s Jaafar Abdul Karim on being attacked by Pegida supporters

DW journalist Jaafar Abdul Karim was attacked whilst reporting from a Pegida rally in Dresden. The anti-immigration movement has changed the face of a city for which Jaafar has a good deal of personal affection.

Jaafar meets 'PEGIDA'

In his third videoblog DW reporter Jaafar gets attacked by PEGIDA demonstrators.

Screenshot Jaafars Videoblog 2 NUR ALS BILDZITAT VERWENDEN

DW reporter attacked at PEGIDA rally

Deutsche Welle television reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim has been attacked at a rally organized by PEGIDA activists

Integration pyramid

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has a plan to integrate refugees into German society, but no one knows what it is.

Jaafar‘s video blog #2

4,000 refugees wait every day at Berlin's registration center, DW-reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim went to talk to them.

Jaafar's video blog #1 - Visiting refugees

This is the first installment of a video blog by DW's host and reporter Jaafar Abdul-Kari. Join him on a visit to a refugee center on the outskirts of Berlin to meet up with Syrian refugees celebrating Eid.

DW Shabab Talk Moderator Jaafar Abdul-Karim

Jaafar, shu fi? You too are now Germany!

Welcome to Germany! But now you have work to do - to ensure that you don’t remain foreign in this country.

Get to know Jaafar

Reporter, talkshow host and selfie lover Jaafar tells us about his interesting past.