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Interview with Mainat AbdulayevaThe Media in Chechnya
Recent events have cast doubts on the freedom of the press in both Russia and Cechnya. Ariana Mirza spoke to Chechen journalist Mainat Abdulayeva, who has been living in Germany since threats were made on her life, and asked her how she sees the situation
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Presidential Election in France
No Unified "Muslim Vote"
None of the twelve candidates in the French presidential elections could count on the undivided support of the Islamic associations. And neither Sarkozy nor Royal can be sure of Muslim votes in the run-off on 6 May. By Götz Nordbruch
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Missionary Activity in Turkey
Pressure Applied from All Sides
Although very few people in Turkey convert to another religion, both left and right are heralding a crisis caused by Christian missionary activity. Tarık Işık and İsmail Saymaz report
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UN Troops for Darfur
Aid Workers Remain Sceptical
Sudan gives way and allows 3,000 UN troops into Darfur. After repeated disappointments in the past, aid organisations remain sceptical. By Marc Engelhardt, Nairobi
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"The Black Shame"
The Black Occupation of the German Empire
The end of the Great War saw Belgian, British and French colonial troops deployed as part of the allied occupation force in Germany. An international propaganda campaign protesting against the presence of the black soldiers had its roots in the Germany of the 1920s. Now a sociologist has put the phenomenon under the microscope
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Interview with Erol Özkoray
"The Conflict between Civilians and the Military Is Rooted in the Constitution"
One of the greatest obstacles on the road to Turkish membership of the European Union is the influence of the Turkish armed forces on the politics of the country, says journalist Erol Özkoray in this interview with Attila Azrak
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The Maghreb – Breeding Place for Violent Islamism
North African Terrorism Also Affects Europe
The recent terrorist attacks in Algiers are new evidence of an Islamist scene in North Africa in which terrorism is mixed with ordinary criminality. And it's also the Maghreb which is the origin of most of those arrested in Europe for terrorist offences. Eric Gujer reports
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Immigration
Spain Gets Rich on Cheap Immigrant Labor
Many illegal immigrants undertake perilous trips to reach Europe. But rather arriving in the land of milk and honey, for many the cold reality is working in a glasshouse in Spain's Andalusia region. Steffen Leidel reports
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Industrial Disputes in Egypt
Wildcat Strikes for Higher Pay
Egyptian workers are protesting against poor pay in state-owned companies. The Mahalla textile factory on the Nile delta has emerged as the hub of the strike movement. Frederik Richter reports from Cairo
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Interview with Hachem Saleh
"We Should Take the Path of Religious Enlightenment"
Arab thinkers must come up with a new reading of the Islamic message, one which is in harmony with the modern world rather than contradicting it, says Hachem Saleh. Mohammed Massad interviewed the Syrian intellectual in Paris, France
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Interview with Thorsten Gerald Schneiders
"Suicide Bombers Are Not Psychopaths"
What makes a suicide bomber tick? Thorsten Gerald Schneiders, political scientist and Middle East expert, examined the suicide attacks in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the motives behind the attacks. An interview by Inga Gebauer
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Reconnaissance Flights against the "Neo-Taliban"
A Step in the Wrong Direction
The provision of Tornado reconnaissance planes by the Bundeswehr is a meagre contribution to the major Nato offensive. But this is in any case the wrong way to achieve a comprehensive political stabilization for Afghanistan, Citha D. Maaß believes
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