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Freedom of the Press before the Moroccan ElectionsCensorship of Taboo-Breakers
As the parliamentary elections on September 7 approach, the Moroccan justice system is muzzling independent journalists. Criticism of King Mohammed VI. is met with repression. David Siebert reports
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Palestine and National Socialism
Correcting the Picture
In his study about attitudes to National Socialism in Palestine, historian René Wildangel shows that there are no grounds for claims that all Palestinians approved of National Socialism. Götz Nordbruch read the study
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Interview with Muhammad Abbou
"Tunisians Want Reconciliation"
In 2005, Muhammad Abbou, lawyer and human rights activist, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for publishing two articles, one of which compared the situation of Tunisian prisons to Abu Ghraib. Selim Boukhidr interviewed Abbou after his premature release
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NATO in Afghanistan
The Alliance and the Limits of its Strategy
The war in Afghanistan raises major challenges for the North Atlantic Alliance. The outcome of NATO and coalition troops' involvement in the battle against the Taliban and al-Qaida is questionable. An analysis by Timo Noetzel and Sibylle Scheipers
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Hizb ut-Tahrir in Indonesia
The Caliphate as an Extension of Democracy?
The extremist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir rejects both democracy and the existence of the nation state. A conference, held recently in Jakarta, showed that representatives of moderate Muslim organisations were reluctant to take clear positions on the issue. By Bettina David
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"Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy"
The Army as a Business Venture
In her book "Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy", Ayesha Siddiqa has produced the first scholarly examination of the extent of the army's involvement and role in Pakistan's economy. By Irfan Husain
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Turkey Stays on European Course
Ankara Turns Its Gaze back toward Brussels
The elections are over, realpolitik is back. After emerging victorious from the parliamentary elections, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will once again be turning his attention to European politics, predicts Susanne Güsten
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Resistance to Relocation Projects in Southern Iran
The Intifada versus the Mullahs
The public attention being paid to the Iranian government's efforts to build a nuclear program have obscured the violent displacement of hundreds of thousands of Arabic Iranians in the Khuzestan province. By Joseph Croitoru
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The Countries of Central and Southeastern Europe
Tarnished Relationship to Ankara
Similar to western Europe, the new EU members in central and southeastern Europe initially gave positive signals regarding Turkey's EU membership bid, but these views have shifted toward skepticism or even rejection. A summary by Emil Mintchev
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The British Iraq Commission
Federalism as an Exit Strategy?
Although the British equivalent to the US Iraq Study Group, the UK Iraq Commission, calls for a major diplomatic offensive to bring about a political solution for the Iraq conflict, it lacks practical suggestions for implementing its strategy, writes Christian Luenen
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The Turkish Presidential Election
Teetering on the Brink of Chaos
In Turkey, the process of electing the country's president has been accompanied by ongoing demonstrations against the ruling AKP. Attila Azrak spoke to Ertuğrul Kürkçü, site coordinator of the independent communications network bianet.org, about the situation
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Sarkozy's Position on France's Colonial History
A Potpourri of Contradictions
Searching for a new direction for his foreign policy towards the former colonial states of North Africa, the president of France has become tangled in contradictory statements and promises. Bernhard Schmid reports
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