Dear Readers,
Please find below a selection of Qantara.de's most recent articles.
Best wishes,
Lewis Gropp
Editorial staff Qantara.de
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POLITICS
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***Crisis in the Balkans: Mini-State of Kosovo***
The EU, USA, and Russia have officially declared negotiations between
Serbia and Kosovo to have failed. The now imminent unilateral
declaration of independence for Kosovo appears unavoidable. Marc Hoch
takes a critical look at the failures in European policy
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-893/i.html
***Security Situation in Afghanistan: More Faith in the Taliban than
in the Government?***
The Taliban's attacks are no longer restricted to targets in the
South and East of the country. Moreover, as Ratbil Shamel reports,
their numbers have recently been swelled by dissatisfied police
officers and soldiers who have deserted their posts
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-891/i.html
***Civil War in Somalia: Worse Even Than Darfur***
For the last year, the transitional government of Somalia has been
involved in a bloody campaign of street fighting with insurgents. In
spite of the many victims among the civilian population, no-one seems
to be prepared to intervene. Marc Engelhardt reports
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-890/i.html
***Pakistani Conflict Scenarios: If Pakistan Were to
Disintegrate...***
In this essay, political scientist Herfried Münkler analyses
Pakistan's on-going political crisis. What would happen if Pakistan
were to disintegrate as a state and territorial unit?
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-887/i.html
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SOCIETY
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***Honor Killings in Jordan: In a Climate of Impunity***
Brazil, Ecuador, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Morocco
are just a few countries where honor killings occur. Anja
Wehler-Schöck has studied the phenomenon of honor killings using the
example of Jordanian society. Naima El Moussaoui talked with the
political scientist
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-713/i.html
***Video Threats and Official Headscarves in Austria: Islam Creates
only Moderate Concern***
Was it a real threat from the Al Qaeda network or was it just empty
boasting? Ever since the emergence of a video with threats against
the government, Austria has had to recognise that it knows little
about the Muslims who live in the country. By Paul Jandl
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-712/i.html
***Mauritania's Burdon of Slavery: Breaking the Vicious Circle!***
In Mauritania, one of the poorest countries in the world, a large
section of the population still suffers under slavery and its
consequences to this day. Mona Naggar reports on the most recent
successes in the fight against this historical burden
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-710/i.html
***Immigrants in the Distorting Mirror of the Media: Stirring Things
Up for Immigrants***
Media reporting on immigrants has taken on a harsher tone since the
terrorist attacks of September 11. Some old prejudices are back in
fashion and being joined by some that are completely new. Christoph
Butterwegge has been assessing the mood in Germany
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-709/i.html
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CULTURE
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***Portrait of the Iranian Artist Shirin Neshat: Imaginary Orient***
Shirin Neshat is probably Iran's best-known artist. In her
suggestive, mythologically charged photographs and films, she often
deals with gender differences in the Islamic world and, as a result,
is frequently accused of using clichés. By Amin Farzanefar
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-486/i.html
***Short Stories by Samir Naqqash and Shalom Darwish: Swan Song of
Iraqi-Jewish Culture***
"Leave your Home Country, the Land of your Fathers" is an anthology
of short stories by Jewish-Iraqi émigré writers in Israel. Authors
of Jewish-Arabic origins are seen as neither fish nor flesh, as they
do not fit into the dominant paradigms of the Israeli state. By
Andreas Pflitsch
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-485/i.html
***Sephardi Singer Yasmin Levy: "In My Songs There Is No War"***
Yasmin Levy believes that it is possible for Jews and Arabs to live a
normal peaceful life together, even in Jerusalem. Stefan Franzen spoke
to the 32-year-old singer, who sees herself as an ambassador for a
multicultural metropolis
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-481/i.html
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Sign the Petition : Release the Arrested University Teachers Immediately : An Appeal to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/university_teachers_arrest.htm
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Daily Star publishes an interview with Mukto-Mona
http://www.mukto-mona.com/news/daily_star/daily_star_MM.pdf
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Mukto-Mona Celebrates 5th Anniversary
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/5_yrs_anniv/index.htm
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Mukto-Mona Celebrates Earth Day:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Earth_day2006/index.htm
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Kansat Uprising : A Special Page from Mukto-Mona
http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/kansat2006/members/
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MM Project : Grand assembly of local freedom fighters at Raumari
http://www.mukto-mona.com/project/Roumari/freedom_fighters_union300306.htm
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German Bangla Radio Interviews Mukto-Mona Members:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/german_radio/
Mukto-Mona Celebrates Darwin Day:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/index.htm
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