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Institute for Advanced Study BerlinResearch Opportunities Also Open to Fellows from Islamic Societies
The Institute for Advanced Study provides scientists with the opportunity to devote themselves fully to their chosen research projects. Youssef Hijazi spoke with Georges Khalil, Program Coordinator of the Modernity and Islam Working Group
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Analysis Joseph Croitoru
Suicide Bombings Not Originally Islamist
The series of suicide bombings in recent years has led to the widespread notion that this weapon is of Islamist origin. But the history of suicide bombings shows that this is not the case. Joseph Croitoru takes a closer look
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The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
"Banning Clothing Is a Violation of Human Rights"
Article 18 of the Declaration on Human Rights guarantees the right to freedom of religion. But increasingly many countries are outlawing religious dress, a trend that the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty tries to counter. By Imogen Foulkes
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Commentary Ülger Polat
Perfidious Discussion about Honor Murders and Forced Marriages
Turkish people in Germany have other problems than honor murders and forced marriages. They are plagued by unemployment and social marginalization. A commentary by Ülger Polat
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Germany
College Launches Disputed Islamic Program
Frankfurt University is the most recent German college to launch an Islamic studies program. But it's already under fire for working closely with Turkey's state religion authority. Vedat Acikgöz reports
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Islamic Associations in Germany
The Divided Muslim Community Has Problems Asserting Its Interests
Seven Islamic organizations in Germany recently decided to band together to form one large alliance, but not all Islamic organizations want to participate in the new union. A report by Filiz Kükrekol
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Iranian Female Lawyers
Is It More Effective to Change the System from Within or from Without?
The law profession in Iran is still very much a man's world. Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi advocates reforms, but not all female colleagues are convinced of this strategy. Roxana Saberi reports from Tehran
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Interview Halis Cicek
"Forced Marriage is a Contemporary Form of Slavery"
Halis Cicek feels that forced marriage is a taboo subject that needs to be discussed critically. Siegrid Dethloff interviews Germany's only Turkish sexual therapist
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Elisabeth Norgall Award for Aicha Chenna
A Muslim Heart with a Secular Mind
Twenty years ago, Aicha Chenna founded the self-help organization "Solidarité Féminine" to assist single mothers and their children. She recently received the Elisabeth Norgall Award 2005 in Frankfurt for her work. Martina Sabra visited Aicha Chenna in Casablanca
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Analysis Francis Njubi Nesbitt
Brain Gain Politics Embedded in the North
In his article, Francis Njubi Nesbitt, assistant professor at San Diego State University, concedes that the brain drain trend has increased, but argues that expatriates can successfully work as African lobbyists in Northern policy networks
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Report by the International Helsinki Federation
Tough Times for Muslims in Europe
A report by human-rights watchdogs confirms something many Europeans may have noticed on their own: Life has gotten harder for Muslims in Europe since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Anita Purcell reports
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Interview Pierre Abi-Saab
"Globalisation Is Americanisation"
"Identity versus globalisation?" was the subject of an international conference in Berlin. The only representative of the world of Arab culture was Pierre Abi-Saab, Lebanese journalist and editor-in-chief of the cultural magazine Al-Zawaya. Interview by Youssef Hijazi
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