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Has the World Changed Since September 11th?
Islamic scholar Ludwig Ammann asserts that 9/11 ought to be taken as an alarm signal and turning point. In his essay, he outlines what the West and Islam ought to do in order to grow beyond mutual stereotypes.
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Civil Rights after September 11th
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, politicians responsible for security issues agreed that the previous laws were not tough enough. In changing security measures, they blatantly violated data privacy laws. A report by C. Schulzki-Haddouti
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Preventing Conflict through Cultural and Educational Exchange
Two years after September 11th, Johannes Ebert, director of the Goethe Institutes in Cairo and Alexandria, emphasizes the necessity of a long-term cultural dialogue of foreign cultural policy.
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A Religion Under Investigation
Several Islamic organisations in Germany, among them the Central Council for Muslims, criticise that Germany's 3.2 million Muslim citizens are still regarded with much suspicion – even two years after September 11th.
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Kids and September 11 - Two Years On
Because of the terrorist attacks many governments around the world changed their foreign policies and made fighting terrorism their number one goal. But is 9/11 still having an effect in young people's everyday lives?
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Turkish Leader Hopes Berlin Will Support EU Bid
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan visits Germany on Monday, hoping Berlin will support Ankara’s EU bid. But Germany remains split even as media reports say it could ease arms export restrictions to Turkey.
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Schröder: No German troops to Iraq
In an interview with DW-TV, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder confirms Germany’s commitment to fight terrorism and work toward stability in Afghanistan. But he says there are no plans to send German soldiers to Iraq.
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European Mobile Giants Excluded From Iraq
The U.S.- backed administration in Iraq has laid down guidelines for companies bidding for mobile phone network licenses in the country. Under the rules, Deutsche Telekom and France Telekom, among others, are excluded.
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Aid Organizations Criticize Germany's Afghanistan Plans
Military and humanitarian aid should be separate, say German non-governmental organizations who oppose sending soldiers into the Afghan provinces to protect civil reconstruction teams.
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Humanitarian Aid – a New Political and Military Tool?
Humanitarian organizations complain that aid is becoming less a response to real need and more a part of military strategy or a reaction to the media spotlight, often guided by political expediency.
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Otto Schily
Islamic Culture Needs Universal Democratic Values Too
German Federal Interior Minister Otto Schily warns against instrumentalizing the dialogue with Islam and reducing it to a question of culture. He fears this could drive such dialogue into a blind alley where it becomes just a set of "parallel monologues."
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Reforming Turkey
Turkey wants to join the European Union, and is making great efforts to fulfil the political criteria for acceptance. In the judicial system, in particular, there is still a great deal to be done.
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