Published on 25 Sep 2022

Berlin’s ‘Arab Street’ received a facelift, now its Middle Eastern community could be displaced by high property prices

South China Morning Post, 25 Sep https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3193590/berlins-arab-street-received-facelift-now-its-middle

As part of the NTU WKWSCI overseas reporting programme Go-Far, journalism student Kolette Lim wrote about Berlin’s ‘Arab Street’ Sonnenallee, which has been home to Middle Eastern communities since the 1960s – well before Syrian refugees arrived in 2015. Middle Eastern businesses and residents could soon be forced to leave Sonnenallee as rents soar due to gentrification.