Who is a REAL Berliner?

As the German capital rapidly evolves into an international city with immigrants from around the globe, there's a lot of disagreement over who gets to call themselves a Berliner. In the hour-long premiere of “Common Ground”, host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and panel explore the issue. John F. Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech was embraced by an overwhelming majority of city residents nearly six decades ago. But these days, there’s a lot of disagreement over who gets to call themselves a Berliner as the German capital rapidly evolves into an international city with immigrants from around the globe. In the hour-long premiere of “Common Ground”, host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is joined by a panel made up of Berlin politicians Sawsan Chebli and Christian Gräff, “Der Alte Ami” – DJ Rik de Lisle, and Maxim Gorki Theater Director Shermin Langhoff. This show was recorded live on Sept. 7, 2020 and produced by Dina Elsayed.