{"id":22511,"date":"2025-08-28T11:46:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drissner.mediadia\/who-i-am\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:19:38","slug":"who-i-am","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drissner.media\/en\/who-i-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Who I am"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22511\" class=\"elementor elementor-22511 elementor-6127\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc857d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc857d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4b6b8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c4b6b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who I am<\/p><p>Where I&#8217;ve been<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf5cf0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aaf5cf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87bcd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c87bcd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">I grew up in the Austrian mountain village <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"37\">of Wald am Arlberg<\/b>, born <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"75\">in 1977; a working-class child.<\/b><\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Later: <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">graduate economist, Arabist, Henri Nannen School of Journalism<\/b>.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"4\">I lived in Arab and Islamic countries <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"9\">for twelve years<\/b>. I love the dusty archives and talking to people on the street. But I also have another side: I learned to program on an <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"57\">8086<\/b>.  <\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"6\">I combine both: <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"21\">a feel for people and an understanding of the machine.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f41707 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f41707\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812a7a4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"812a7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ff59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ff59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"background-color: #af3543; padding: 2px 10px 2px 10px;\">Mountain village<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d33fda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d33fda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c867099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c867099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>I am an experienced <strong>skier<\/strong> and alpinist who grew up in one of the most challenging ski resorts in the world, the <strong>Arlberg<\/strong>.<\/li><li>I was already programming as a child &#8211; <b data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"43\">on an 8086<\/b> with 512 KB RAM. <b data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"80\">I built<\/b> my <b data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"80\">first website in 1994<\/b>, line by line in the text editor. Even before the Internet, I was connected to the outside world via my <strong>mailbox (BBS)<\/strong>.  <\/li><li>I went to <strong>secondary school<\/strong> in Klostertal and later graduated from the <strong>commercial academy<\/strong> in Bludenz.<\/li><li>I then studied <strong>economics<\/strong> at the Universities of <strong>Innsbruck<\/strong> and <strong>M\u00fcnster<\/strong> and graduated in 2003 with a degree in economics.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704491f elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"704491f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b427ea4 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"b427ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22511 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large not-transparent\" alt=\"A young man in a striped shirt sits on a wooden structure with a view of the mountain landscape. High mountains and a clear blue sky can be seen in the background.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"727e8b\" style=\"--dominant-color: #727e8b;\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21379'>\n\t\t\t\tGerald Dri\u00dfner\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large not-transparent\" alt=\"Two people are skiing on a snowy slope while the sun is high in the clear blue sky. The deep tracks in the snow show the movement of the skiers.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"898c9e\" style=\"--dominant-color: #898c9e;\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21378'>\n\t\t\t\tGerald Dri\u00dfner &#8211; Eisent\u00e4ler Spitze\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large not-transparent\" alt=\"Panoramic view of a mountainous landscape with steep slopes and green valleys, under a clear blue sky, showcasing a mix of rocky terrains and forested areas.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"5a656d\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5a656d;\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21380'>\n\t\t\t\tAlpm\u00e4ra, summer. View of the Klostertal \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f42a2d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f42a2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ab1b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36ab1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21379 not-transparent\" alt=\"A young man in a striped shirt sits on a wooden structure with a view of the mountain landscape. High mountains and a clear blue sky can be seen in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"727e8b\" style=\"--dominant-color: #727e8b\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5517768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5517768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21378 not-transparent\" alt=\"Two people are skiing on a snowy slope while the sun is high in the clear blue sky. The deep tracks in the snow show the movement of the skiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"898c9e\" style=\"--dominant-color: #898c9e\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76f829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f76f829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21380 not-transparent\" alt=\"Panoramic view of a mountainous landscape with steep slopes and green valleys, under a clear blue sky, showcasing a mix of rocky terrains and forested areas.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"5a656d\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5a656d\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01960e7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01960e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e995f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e995f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21379 not-transparent\" alt=\"A young man in a striped shirt sits on a wooden structure with a view of the mountain landscape. High mountains and a clear blue sky can be seen in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_jung-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"727e8b\" style=\"--dominant-color: #727e8b\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a82fb54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a82fb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21378 not-transparent\" alt=\"Two people are skiing on a snowy slope while the sun is high in the clear blue sky. The deep tracks in the snow show the movement of the skiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_eisentaeler-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"898c9e\" style=\"--dominant-color: #898c9e\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f872224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f872224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21380 not-transparent\" alt=\"Panoramic view of a mountainous landscape with steep slopes and green valleys, under a clear blue sky, showcasing a mix of rocky terrains and forested areas.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/klostertal2-jpg-1024x768-1-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"5a656d\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5a656d\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a511a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e2a511a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b91ec elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63b91ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274cac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"274cac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"background-color: #af3543; padding: 2px 10px 2px 10px;\">Journalism<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100c49f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"100c49f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4504d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b4504d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>I have been working in magazine and newspaper journalism for more than <strong>twenty-five years<\/strong>, and as a freelance journalist since <strong>2005<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>At the age of 16 <\/strong>, I became a freelancer for the <em>Vorarlberger Nachrichten<\/em>.<\/li><li>During my studies, I did <strong>a traineeship<\/strong> at the news magazine <em>profil<\/em> in Vienna and worked in Germany as a freelancer in <strong>police editorial offices<\/strong>, including the <em>B.Z. <\/em>in Berlin and the <em>Cologne Express<\/em>.<\/li><li>After <strong>Henri Nannen School of Journalism<\/strong> in Hamburg, I was employed as an <strong>editor<\/strong> at <em>Stern<\/em> magazine in the Germany section (D2). At that time, <em>Stern<\/em> had a circulation of 1.2 million copies and was available in piles at train station kiosks. <\/li><li>I left <em>Stern<\/em> to study <strong>Arabic<\/strong> in <strong>Egypt<\/strong>.<\/li><li>In <strong>Cairo<\/strong>, I worked as a guest editor for the Egyptian daily newspaper <em>al-Masry al-Youm<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ee4a4 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16ee4a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b23643 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"7b23643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-22511 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-1536x1536'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-1536x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 not-transparent\" alt=\"A green sign on a wall with the words &#039;Room 1114&#039; and the words &#039;Stay\/Library&#039; indicating the entrance to a room in a school.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-21382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"809c6f\" style=\"--dominant-color: #809c6f;\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-21382'>\n\t\t\t\tHenri Nannen School, Hamburg, 2004-2005\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-1536x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 not-transparent\" alt=\"A newspaper article entitled &quot;The great battle between the &#039;Brothers&#039; and the &#039;Salafists&#039;&quot;. It shows three portraits of men: on the left a bearded man smiling, in the middle a man with a beard and glasses looking serious, and on the right a man with his hand raised taking part in a discussion. The article deals with conflicts in Egyptian society.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-21381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"a3a4a1\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a3a4a1;\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-21381'>\n\t\t\t\tAl-Masry Al-Youm\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1155\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-1536x1155.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 not-transparent\" alt=\"A person is standing in the desert on sandy ground, with mountains in the background and some camels and seats visible in the background. It is daytime and the sun is shining brightly.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-1536x1155.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-1024x770.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"9a836f\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9a836f;\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c95b1e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c95b1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0be80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a0be80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-1536x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21382 not-transparent\" alt=\"A green sign on a wall with the words &amp;apos;Room 1114&amp;apos; and the words &amp;apos;Stay\/Library&amp;apos; indicating the entrance to a room in a school.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"809c6f\" style=\"--dominant-color: #809c6f\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ae345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0ae345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-1536x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21381 not-transparent\" alt=\"A newspaper article entitled &quot;The great battle between the &amp;apos;Brothers&amp;apos; and the &amp;apos;Salafists&amp;apos;&quot;. It shows three portraits of men: on the left a bearded man smiling, in the middle a man with a beard and glasses looking serious, and on the right a man with his hand raised taking part in a discussion. The article deals with conflicts in Egyptian society.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"a3a4a1\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a3a4a1\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc071eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc071eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1155\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-1536x1155.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21384 not-transparent\" alt=\"A person is standing in the desert on sandy ground, with mountains in the background and some camels and seats visible in the background. It is daytime and the sun is shining brightly.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-1536x1155.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-1024x770.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"9a836f\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9a836f\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b20dc6 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b20dc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8ede2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d8ede2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21382 not-transparent\" alt=\"A green sign on a wall with the words &amp;apos;Room 1114&amp;apos; and the words &amp;apos;Stay\/Library&amp;apos; indicating the entrance to a room in a school.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/henri-nannen-schule.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"809c6f\" style=\"--dominant-color: #809c6f\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc974c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc974c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21381 not-transparent\" alt=\"A newspaper article entitled &quot;The great battle between the &amp;apos;Brothers&amp;apos; and the &amp;apos;Salafists&amp;apos;&quot;. It shows three portraits of men: on the left a bearded man smiling, in the middle a man with a beard and glasses looking serious, and on the right a man with his hand raised taking part in a discussion. The article deals with conflicts in Egyptian society.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-masry-al-youm.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"a3a4a1\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a3a4a1\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75a7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b75a7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-1024x770.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21384 not-transparent\" alt=\"A person is standing in the desert on sandy ground, with mountains in the background and some camels and seats visible in the background. It is daytime and the sun is shining brightly.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-1024x770.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien-1536x1155.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gerald_drissner_saudi_arabien.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"9a836f\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9a836f\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d101817 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d101817\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e964f94 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e964f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0635cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0635cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"background-color: #af3543; padding: 2px 10px 2px 10px;\">Wide world<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e331a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e331a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ef6dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72ef6dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>I have made the world my home. I lived <strong>abroad<\/strong> for more than <strong>twelve years<\/strong>, in regions such as the <strong>Middle East<\/strong>, <strong>North Africa<\/strong>, <strong>Turkey<\/strong> and <strong>Greece<\/strong>. <\/li><li><strong>From 2007 to 2012<\/strong>, I studied <strong>Arabic<\/strong> at the University of <strong>Alexandria<\/strong>, Egypt. As one of the few German-speaking journalists, I was in the middle of the <strong>Arab Spring<\/strong> during this time and witnessed it from its emergence to its failure. <\/li><li>I have <b>not only traveled to<\/b> the most important Arab and Islamic countries, I have <b>experienced<\/b> them, including Sudan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.<\/li><li>I share my <strong>passion<\/strong> for the Arabic language on <a href=\"https:\/\/arabic-for-nerds.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arabic for Nerds<\/a>, a platform that I founded myself.<\/li><li>I lived in <strong>Athens<\/strong> for two years during the <strong>financial and refugee crisis<\/strong>. There I dealt intensively with the economic and social consequences. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba7642 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dba7642\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a19be gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"07a19be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-22511 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-1536x1536'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1150\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-1536x1150.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 not-transparent\" alt=\"A man in sunglasses and a black hoodie stands on a street corner, holding a smartphone in his hand as he looks down at the sidewalk. In the background, several women in black dresses walk past and a yellow car drives along the street. Palm trees and a traffic sign can also be seen.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-21385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-1536x1150.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-1024x767.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-768x575.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"5e5955\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5e5955;\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-21385'>\n\t\t\t\tGerald Dri\u00dfner, Tunis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-1536x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 not-transparent\" alt=\"A damaged and littered car body stands on a busy street, surrounded by a crowd of people taking part in a protest. Some people are standing on the car, while others stand at attention in the background.  The scene shows a mixture of tension and commitment from the participants.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-21387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"81827b\" style=\"--dominant-color: #81827b;\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-21387'>\n\t\t\t\tEgyptian revolution 2011\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1155\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-1536x1155.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 not-transparent\" alt=\"Crowd walking outdoors in a religious site, surrounded by pillars and awnings, with minarets in the background and a blue sky.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-21386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-1536x1155.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-1024x770.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"787e82\" style=\"--dominant-color: #787e82;\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-21386'>\n\t\t\t\tProphet&#8217;s Mosque in Medina\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4340586 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4340586\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5dda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da5dda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1150\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-1536x1150.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21385 not-transparent\" alt=\"A man in sunglasses and a black hoodie stands on a street corner, holding a smartphone in his hand as he looks down at the sidewalk. In the background, several women in black dresses walk past and a yellow car drives along the street. Palm trees and a traffic sign can also be seen.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-1536x1150.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-1024x767.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-768x575.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"5e5955\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5e5955\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6b795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f6b795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-1536x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21387 not-transparent\" alt=\"A damaged and littered car body stands on a busy street, surrounded by a crowd of people taking part in a protest. Some people are standing on the car, while others stand at attention in the background.  The scene shows a mixture of tension and commitment from the participants.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"81827b\" style=\"--dominant-color: #81827b\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10f6ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d10f6ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1155\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-1536x1155.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21386 not-transparent\" alt=\"Crowd walking outdoors in a religious site, surrounded by pillars and awnings, with minarets in the background and a blue sky.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-1536x1155.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-1024x770.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"787e82\" style=\"--dominant-color: #787e82\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fce66 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1fce66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b207260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b207260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-1024x767.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21385 not-transparent\" alt=\"A man in sunglasses and a black hoodie stands on a street corner, holding a smartphone in his hand as he looks down at the sidewalk. In the background, several women in black dresses walk past and a yellow car drives along the street. Palm trees and a traffic sign can also be seen.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-1024x767.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-768x575.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis-1536x1150.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald_Drissner_Tunis.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"5e5955\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5e5955\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9025e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9025e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21387 not-transparent\" alt=\"A damaged and littered car body stands on a busy street, surrounded by a crowd of people taking part in a protest. Some people are standing on the car, while others stand at attention in the background.  The scene shows a mixture of tension and commitment from the participants.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Revolution_Tahrir.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"81827b\" style=\"--dominant-color: #81827b\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a68fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8a68fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-1024x770.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21386 not-transparent\" alt=\"Crowd walking outdoors in a religious site, surrounded by pillars and awnings, with minarets in the background and a blue sky.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-1024x770.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1-1536x1155.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/medina-prophetenmoschee-gerald-drissner-1.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"787e82\" style=\"--dominant-color: #787e82\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c528a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09c528a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2106563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2106563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"background-color: #af3543; padding: 2px 10px 2px 10px;\">Topics<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc78bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3dc78bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb7f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eb7f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a journalist, I have<strong> no fear of contact<\/strong> &#8211; not even with politics. But what I like best is digging into complicated <strong>research<\/strong> to find the stories behind the stories. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45128d elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f45128d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Countries &amp; society:<\/b> Arab world (especially Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia), Austria, countries in upheaval and crisis.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Economics:<\/b> I explain complex relationships simply. From GDP and globalization to the history of economics. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Religion:<\/b> Islam and Christianity; religious fanaticism.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Red light &amp; blue light:<\/b> crime, corruption and the fate of people on the margins of society.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>AI &amp; Technology:<\/b> Since 1998, I have been a Linux user (Arch; KDE) \u2013 I prefer the terminal over colorful graphical interfaces. I am fluent in languages like Python, PHP, CSS, Bash, and JavaScript. I experimented with neural networks and cellular automata back in 1999 during my studies. Code and AI not only assist me in research but are also topics I enjoy writing about.   <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Mountains &amp; alpinism:<\/b> practically in the cradle.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Chess<\/b>: I played a lot as a teenager. Old love. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ed524 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5ed524\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea8b56 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"5ea8b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-22511 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-1536x1536'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 not-transparent\" alt=\"A cup of tea stands next to a piece of baklava on a plate in a caf\u00e9, with a busy street scene in the background.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-23314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"7c6750\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c6750;\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-23314'>\n\t\t\t\tTea and baklava in Istanbul\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-23316'>\n\t\t\t\tRoad sign Mecca-Medina in Saudi Arabia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70490bc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70490bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f1faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10f1faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-23314 not-transparent\" alt=\"A cup of tea stands next to a piece of baklava on a plate in a caf\u00e9, with a busy street scene in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"7c6750\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c6750\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc38af7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc38af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gerald_drissner_discussion-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-23315 not-transparent\" alt=\"A group of people in suits and formal wear chatting while holding drinks in a modern meeting room.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gerald_drissner_discussion-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gerald_drissner_discussion-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gerald_drissner_discussion-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"72645f\" style=\"--dominant-color: #72645f\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2d1d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b2d1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/strassenschild-madinah-mekka2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-23316 not-transparent\" alt=\"Street sign with directions to key locations, including Makkah and the airport, against an urban backdrop.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/strassenschild-madinah-mekka2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/strassenschild-madinah-mekka2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/strassenschild-madinah-mekka2-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"717878\" style=\"--dominant-color: #717878\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b508fd9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b508fd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fcda35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fcda35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23314 not-transparent\" alt=\"A cup of tea stands next to a piece of baklava on a plate in a caf\u00e9, with a busy street scene in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tee_baklava-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"7c6750\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c6750\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b21a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b21a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gerald_drissner_discussion-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23315 not-transparent\" alt=\"A group of people in suits and formal wear chatting while holding drinks in a modern meeting room.\" 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directions to key locations, including Makkah and the airport, against an urban backdrop.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/strassenschild-madinah-mekka2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/strassenschild-madinah-mekka2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/strassenschild-madinah-mekka2-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"717878\" style=\"--dominant-color: #717878\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0841ed4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0841ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1950b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1950b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a945a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a945a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"background-color: #af3543; padding: 2px 10px 2px 10px;\">What sets me apart<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0c065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e0c065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>I prefer to talk about <strong>the lives of ordinary people<\/strong>. As a working-class child from a mountain village, I <strong>quickly<\/strong> find <strong>access<\/strong> to people and rarely feel like a stranger. <\/li><li>I do my research in <strong>Arabic<\/strong> and have an excellent <strong>network<\/strong> in the Arab world. Because I lived there for many years, I know the <strong>cultural and religious codes<\/strong> behind the news and how to behave respectfully there. <\/li><li>Five years of schooling in <strong>accounting<\/strong>, the state <strong>examination for entrepreneurs<\/strong> and a degree in <strong>economics<\/strong> &#8211; I can<strong> read statistics and balance sheets<\/strong> and translate complex <strong>economic relationships<\/strong> into everyday life.<\/li><li><strong>Magazine journalism<\/strong> has taught me to be <strong>persistent<\/strong>. I don&#8217;t give up until I find the story. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9677cbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9677cbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8726042 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8726042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10b8e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c10b8e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn an interview with the British magazine &#8220;Reader&#8217;s House&#8221;, I talk about my way of working.\n\nRead the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/readershouse.co.uk\/exploring-worlds-gerald-drisner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> or download the <a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/readers-house-interview-gerald-drissner.pdf\">print version<\/a> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/readers-house-interview-gerald-drissner.pdf\">PDF<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e584327 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e584327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/readershouse.co.uk\/exploring-worlds-gerald-drisner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/drissner.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/preview_interview_readers_house_gerald_drissner_april_2024-jpg-webp-768x1021.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16650 not-transparent\" alt=\"An article about Gerald Dri\u00dfner, an Austrian journalist in Germany, who shares his experiences in Arabic language and culture, as well as misconceptions about Islam. 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