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Analysis Faraj Sarkohi100 Days Ahmadinejad in Office
Ahmadinejad's 17 million voters are waiting impatiently for their president to turn his election promise into action by fighting poverty, corruption and unemployment in Iran. It's precisely in these areas that he comes up against embittered opposition
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Background Jan McGirk
Bali's Agony, Thailand's Turmoil
Bali's latest bombings and southern Thailand's insurgency reflect the pressures of southeast Asia's political and cultural border-zones.
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EU Accession Negotiations with Turkey
Erdogan's Obstacle Course towards Joining the European Union
Now that the EU has officially announced the start of accession negotiations, the Turkish leadership must prove that it can resolve the many obstacles facing its EU membership. Ömer Erzeren summarizes the sticking points
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Commentary Baha Güngör
EU-Turkey Project Hardly Realistic
Negotiations for Turkey's possible entry to the European Union are rocky even before they have started. Baha Güngör believes that the EU-Turkey project doesn't have a realistic chance
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Algeria's Referendum
The Draft Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation
On 29 September Algerians voted on a general amnesty for all formerly militant Islamists. With the referendum President Bouteflika wants to forcefully demonstrate Algeria's regained stability to international observers. By Bernard Schmid
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Pogrom against the Greeks in Istanbul
The Darkest Night on the Istiklal
For the first time, an exhibition in Turkey deals with the pogrom against the Greek minority in 1955. It seems as if Turkey has begun to come to grips with this dark side of its past. By Christiane Schlötzer
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Parliamentary Elections in Afghanistan
Disenchanted Voters in the Hindukush
Around 12 million Afghans were called on to vote, and as elections took place under generally peaceful conditions, they have been described as successful - yet many Afghans were decidedly unenthusiastic about voting. Ratbil Shamel reports
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Muslims in Russia
Tragically Torn Between Two Loyalties
In an attempt to fight further marginalisation of their communities, Muslim religious leaders increasingly pledge their support to hard-handed President Putin – in vain, it seems, as Svenja Üing and Ruth Dickhoven report
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German Election
Naturalized Citizens and Muslims as Voters
Andreas M. Wüst, social scientist, takes a close look at the political affiliations of naturalized citizens and Muslims and makes a prognosis for their future role in Germany's party politics
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Interview Dina Shahata
"One Must Develop the Capacity to Think Critically"
What role can Egyptian society play in fighting violent Islamist extremism? Dina Shahata, a member of the association "Nahdet El Mahrousa," cites people's general lack of interest in standing up to extremism and Islamism
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Parliamentary Elections in Afghanistan
A Historic Event Facing Several Obstacles
The parliamentary elections scheduled for September 18th are meant to be the final step in establishing a democratically-oriented order in Afghanistan. Said Musa Samimy analyses the upcoming elections
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Egyptian Election Analysis
Mubarak the Invincible?
The presidential elections in Egypt turned out as most people had expected: Hosni Mubarak was re-elected in a landslide victory. With almost 90 percent of the vote, he was some 80 points ahead of his most prominent challenger, Ayman Nur. By Veit Medick
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