Jahresbericht 2005/2006 - Fulbright-Kommission

“It was an immeasurable personal experience, for the first time
I have lived abroad for this long.” >>
Brisa, Julia’s daughter, diligently learning German.
“The very idea that a group of 20 US scholars from different
disciplines could be brought to Germany and France for a twoweek
period of consultation, discussion and travel oriented to
explaining and contextualizing the problems of Muslim minority
segmentation generated an excitement that carried us along, sure
that we could accomplish our goals. Languages, distances, traffic –
they were simply no problem for the intrepid band of scholars
led by a fearless group of Fulbright professionals who, though
small in number, seemed ever-present, and covered for each other
Teilnehmer des German Studies Seminars beim Besuch einer Moschee in Reutlingen
>> “Because I was able to bring my family, I also had the
opportunity to share all that with them (and to return to the
US with a German-speaking daughter). I also will go back as
a HUGE Fußball-Fan.”
Dr. Julia Foulkes
Senior Scholar at the Universität Potsdam
from The New School, New York, NY
seamlessly when health and logistical concerns interrupted
their original schedule. How could we fail with such leaders
and with such a goal?”
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Prof. Dr. Pamela Irving Jackson
Participant in the German Studies Seminar 2006 “Muslim Minorities:
Opportunities and Challenges in West European Societies. German
and French Experiences”
Rhode Island College, Providence, RI