Home > PEN World Voices > Kelek | | Necla Kelek Necla Kelek was born in Istanbul in 1957 and moved to Germany at the age of 10. Kelek studied economics and sociology in Hamburg and and conferred a doctorate on the subject “Islam in Every Day Life.” Her books include Die fremde Braut (The Foreign Bride) about arranged and forced marriages of Turkish migrants, which won the Geschwister-Scholl-Preis in 2005, and Die verlorenen Söhne (Lost Sons) about the sozialization, violence, and the faith of Turkish-Muslim men. WORLD VOICES EVENTS Wednesday, April 26 at 2:00 Honor Killings: When Families Commit Murder to Save Face Friday, April 28 at 2:00 Globalization, Fundamentalism, & Women Friday, April 28 at 6:00 The Limits of Tolerance? Multiculturalism Now Kelek Online "Happier without a father," an interview with Kelek about the "pervasive blindness to the facts." >>More Profile of Kelek in the International Herald Tribute. >>More "The New Berlin Wall" from The New York Times. >>More Home | Site Map | Copyright / Privacy Policy | Contact Us © 2004-2008 PEN American Center. All rights reserved.