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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
The iToaster and its critics
Mely Kiyak writes in the left-liberal daily Berliner Zeitung an ironic letter to Apple boss Steve Jobs on the launch of Apple's iPad tablet computer: "Dear Steve Jobs, I've had a look at your video press conference and seen how you present this device with its touch-me function dressed in your old duds. ... My exclusively male journalist colleagues are beside themselves with ecstasy ... even though this new device can't do a single thing previous devices couldn't do. ... Some nutcases believe the beauty and elegance of certain electronic devices rub off on their users. Put that thought from your minds, gentlemen! ... Watching men with huge sausage fingers pawing away at their tiny devices and continually missing the right keys is not something to whet your appetite. ... Now even publishers are wild with enthusiasm, hoping this will be the saving grace for their sector. Media companies believe this thing will revolutionise how we read newspapers and make subscribers of everyday Joes. iSay! As far as I know, a toaster is only as good as the bread you put in it!"
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Integratation Policy
Journalist Mely Kiyak writes about a questionnaire designed by the German state of Baden-Württemberg for Muslim immigrants who want to acquire German citizenship. The questionnnaire has triggered a heavy debate throughout Germany. "Why don't Germans have the courage to ask the questions that really need to be asked? Questions such as 'Why do you want to become a German citizen?', 'Do you identify with the German constitution?' and 'Do you belong to a religious organisation and, if yes, which? Full stop. Instead, the questions are as ridiculously disguised as a someone pretending to be a bush in a pedestrian zone. The majority of foreigners who want to become German citizens have grown up in our society and gone through the German education system. If we want to persist in the belief that their language skills are still not good enough, then we should at least take the honest approach and translate the questions into a 'You hit wife?'."
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