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An Islamic Elementary School in Berlin"Like Any Other Confessional School"
More and more Muslim parents would like their children to receive religious instruction. An Islamic elementary school in Berlin now offers this. Lennart Lehmann visited the school.
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German-Turkish Stand-Up Comedy
"Laughter Fosters Integration"
Senay was the first German-Turkish stand-up comedian. With her jokes about Turks living in Germany and about cultural differences, she sheds a humorous light on some serious subjects. Petra Tabeling talked with the comedian.
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Death Threats against Headscarf Wearing
Belgian Entrepreneur Gains Royal Backing
Although he received numerous death threats, Belgian entrepreneur Rik Remmery has not wavered in his support for his female Muslim employee wearing a headscarf at work. Now, he has gained support from the country's monarch.
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Collecting for the Victims of the Tsunami
German Muslims Are Organizing Aid
The Germans have already donated more than € 300 million for the victims of the tsunami in Asia. Muslims in Germany too are busily collecting money for the survivors of the catastrophe in many mosques. Vedat Acikgöz reports.
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Commentary Aiman Mazyek
"The Radicals Have Been Waiting for This"
The debate on the dominant culture has only served to make the gulf wider rather than spanning it, and forces within Islam are having a difficult time finding the right course to take, says Aiman Mazyek.
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Arab Medical Union in Europe
Scientific and Social Commitment
Currently, there are about 10,000 Arabic doctors living and working in Europe, and the Arab Medical Union in Europe acts as a hub to the respective home countries. Abdalahmad Rashid interviewed Hassan Naggar, the union's honorary president.
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Portrait Khaled Abou el Fadl
"God Does Not Have an Equal Partner"
Khaled Abou el Fadl is both a prominent Islamic jurist and an American lawyer. In his many books he has accused radical Islamists of ignorance concerning the Koran and Sharia law. A portrait by Monika Jung-Mounib
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Jews in Turkey
A Quiet yet Fragile Happiness
More Jews live in Turkey than in any other Muslim country in the world. They are struggling to regain the normality they lost in the bomb attacks of 2003 and hope that their native country will accede to the EU. Tobias Asmuth reports from Istanbul.
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Portrait of Fethullah Gülen
A Modern Turkish-Islamic Reformist
Fethullah Gülen, founder of a worldwide Islamic education movement, regards morality and education as the engine for a contemporary Islam that is compatible with laicism. By Bekim Agai
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The Media in Iraq
Restrictions on Press Freedom
Iraq's media can work freely – on paper. But the reality is often quite different, as young Iraqi journalists emphasized on a recent visit to Germany. One major problem is the prevalence of violence. Gernot Jaeger reports
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Portrait Mohammad Shah
"Afghans Have Been Cut off from Their Memories"
In Afghanistan book stores are few and publishers in many cases still face opposition from the authorities, says Mohammad Shah, publisher and book store owner. A portrait by Christoph Burgmer
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Islam and the Western Media
Constructed Realities and Caricatures
Ever since the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh, Islam has once again been in the media spotlight. But many of the reports seem to be based on half-truths and a blinkered view of the situation. An analysis by Sabine Schiffer
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