Media-ID: 5192

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What We Bring from Home

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It’s about what she, as a person, and her community are bringing from their culture to Germany. The culture, language, the community interaction and closeness My protagonist’s name is Arwinder Kaur. She is from the Sikh community and she is a food Technologist. What makes her special is that, even though she has a busy career, she always volunteers to teach students of her community how to read and write in their language. Even though she lives 2 hours away from their Gurdwara (temple), she still has this level of dedication and care to give back to her community - which is truly inspiring. Sikhism is an Indian religion originated in the North-Indian region known as Punjab. Sikh people believe in humanity and always serve for humanity irrespective of any gender, caste, colour, nationality and religion. The word SIKH means “learner” and follows “Ik Onkar” ੧ਓ which states that ‘there is one God’. All Sikh places in the entire world prepare vegetarian food in the kitchen themselves altogether (called as ‘Sewa’) then serves as free meals (Langar) to all visitors beyond any kind of racism. This community always stay ready as volunteers to help the needy ones doesn't matter which corner of the world.

This photo was taken as part of the project “Beyond The Frame: Young Perspectives on Diversity in Faith” by Neue Deutsche Medienmacherinnen. The project promoted a diverse and discrimination-sensitive portrayal of religions in the media. Between June and October 2025, young (photo)journalists took part in workshops on discrimination-sensitive photojournalism and, in an accompanied practical phase, portrayed young religious people from Berlin in their everyday lives. The project created new images beyond stereotypical representations of religions, empowered young BIPoC media professionals, promoted interreligious dialogue, and made the diversity of faith in urban areas visible.

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Image credit: Esra Shaiban | Instagram

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6.jpg

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13.4 MB

Size at 300 dpi

49.45 x 39.56 cm

Date of creation

20250824