{"id":99606,"date":"2026-07-01T18:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/events\/engagement-for-democracy-freiheit-ist-kein-ort\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:35:51","slug":"engagement-for-democracy-freiheit-ist-kein-ort","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/engagement-for-democracy-freiheit-ist-kein-ort\/","title":{"rendered":"Engagement for Democracy: Freedom Is Not a Place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Politics in Exile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does exile nurture democrats? How do people shape democracy in exile? These are questions that preoccupied Thomas Mann from the moment he was forced to leave Germany. Kai Sina shows how exile transformed Mann into a political orator against the National Socialists. Nathan Law, one of the leading figures of the democracy movement in Hong Kong, and Ryyan Alshebl, who fled Syria in 2015, speak about what political engagement means today while at a far distance from home.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Ryyan Alshebl (remotely), Nathan Law, Kai Sina<br>Moderated by Shila Behjat<br>Interpreted by Lilian Astrid Geese and Silvia Schreiber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event will be held in German and English with simultaneous interpretation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"template":"","tags":[1119],"jtc-program-language":[1137,1136],"jtc-program-marketing-segment":[],"jtc-program-format":[1115,1096],"jct-program-kjlgrade":[],"jct-program-properties":[],"jct-program-days":[825],"jct-program-locations":[913],"jct-program-categories":[796],"class_list":["post-99606","events","type-events","status-publish","hentry","tag-dialogue-discussion","jtc-program-language-english","jtc-program-language-german","jtc-program-format-panel","jtc-program-format-special","jct-program-days-day-05","jct-program-locations-dokumentationszentrum-fvv-en","jct-program-categories-evening-program"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Engagement for Democracy: Freedom Is Not a Place &#8211; international literature festival berlin<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/engagement-for-democracy-freiheit-ist-kein-ort\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Engagement for Democracy: Freedom Is Not a Place &#8211; international literature festival berlin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Politics in Exile Does exile nurture democrats? 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