AS of Wednesday last week, people entering Goethe Haus had their bags searched, were required to show citizen’s identity cards and fill in the guest book properly. The strict examination was in response to the protests against the Q Film Festival organized in, among others, Goethe Haus.

Since its birth in 2002, the Q Film Festival has not faced great protests. “In 2002 and 2003 we were indeed also visited by the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI)