Stefan Weidner
Germany
Stefan Weidner was born in Cologne in 1967. He studied Islamic studies, philosophy, and German studies in Göttingen, Damascus, Berkeley, and Bonn. He lives and works as a freelance writer, translator, and literary critic in Cologne. As a journalist, he writes for the FAZ, the Süddeutsche Zeigung, Deutschlandradio and the WDR-Hörfunk. In addition, he was the editor-in-chief of Art & Thought / Fikrun wa Fann – an Arabic, Persian, and English-language cultural journal focused on cultural exchange between the West and the Islamic-influenced cultures. Stefan Weidner has also translated and edited numerous collections of Arab poetry. In 2007, he received the Johann-Heinrich-Voss Prize for his translations. In 2021, as an expert on the Arab world and an observer of international politics, he published
29th Leukerbad International Literary Festival:
