Mahmoud Al-Zein is the head of the Al-Zein clan, one of
the most influential large families in Germany
Stark, controversial, unsanitised: the brutal truth about violence,
power and honour

Arab clans rule Germany’s inner cities and are often in the headlines. One of the most influential of these large families is the Al-Zeins. Their family head, Mahmoud Al-Zein, is known as the notorious Godfather of Berlin. Now, he is the first to break his silence and to give a no-holds-barred account of the inner working of his family organisation: his journey to the top, conflicts with law, time in prison, feuds with rivals, the law of the family and the brutal fight for supremacy on the streets. An incomparable insight into Arab lans
and a report on German day-to-day reality.