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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***Interview with Burhan Ghalioun: "Preparing the Region for the
Isolation of Iran"***
The Syrian intellectual Burhan Ghalioun considers President Bush's
first visit to the Middle East to be an attempt to isolate Iran and
contain its increased influence by reaching out to other players in
the region. Rashid Butayb spoke to Burhan Ghalioun
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-909/i.html
***Commentary by Volker Perthes: Time to Talk with Iran***
Concern about Iran's nuclear program is still justified, says Volker
Perthes - but taking legitimate Iranian interests into consideration
is the best way to influence Iran's leaders
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-907/i.html
***US-President Bush in the Middle East: German Expert: Bush Waited
Too Long With Mideast Trip***
As US President George W. Bush embarks on a multi-country tour of the
Middle East, a prominent German expert says that his chances to
achieve something are fairly slim
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-906/i.html
***Roger Garaudy: Myths and Confusion***
Roger Garaudy, the French philosopher, Holocaust denier, and convert
to Islam, still enjoys great popularity in the Arab world. A new book
now traces his ideological and religious transformations. Bernhard
Schmid reports
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-905/i.html
***The Case of "Serkan A.": Law and Order Populism***
An attack in the Munich subway, says Robert Misik, has led to a
discussion which shows how the issue of youth criminality in Germany
is turning into a debate about ethnicity
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-904/i.html
***Commentary by Tariq Ali: "Poor Pakistan"***
Benazir Bhutto's legacy does not look very promising according to
renowned Pakistani-British historian and philosopher Tariq Ali. In
his view, Pakistan and Bhutto's People's Party deserve something
better than a mere dynastic succession
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-908/i.html
***Pakistan after the Assassination of Benazir Bhutto: "Musharraf Is
Abusing the 'War on Terror' "***
Since September 11, Pakistan's President Musharraf has been
considered one of the USA's most important allies in the war on
international terrorism. According to Thomas Bärthlein, the reality
is very different: Musharraf is in fact bringing the struggle into
disrepute
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-908/i.html
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SOCIETY
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***Journalists in Indonesia: In the Dock***
New challenges to press freedom in Indonesia have been posed by the
increasing influence of private businessmen and media entrepreneurs
as well as their frequent use of lawsuits against investigative
journalists. Arian Fariborz reports from Jakarta
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-722/i.html
***Islamic Feminism in Morocco: "We Have to Re-Appropriate the Source
Texts"***
Islamic feminists in Morocco are calling for a so-called "third way":
a modern approach combining universal ethics with the humanitarian
ideals of Islam. Their methodology reveals weaknesses however.
Martina Sabra reports
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-721/i.html
***Controversial Study of Muslim Attitudes: Implied Contradiction
between Democracy and Islam***
A study of the relationship between violence and Islam in Germany,
sponsored by the German Interior Ministry, has been much discussed
but little read. Ülger Polat says the study exhibits methodological
flaws
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-720/i.html
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CULTURE
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***Tahar Ben Jelloun's "Yemma": "Not Crazy, Merely Gone Away"***
In "Yamma", Tahar Ben Jelloun accompanies his mother, who is
suffering from Alzheimer's. Angela Schader took a critical look at
the new novel of one of the most important literary voices in the
Maghreb
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-493/i.html
***Esmahan Aykol: "Goodbye Istanbul": Between Fiction and Reality***
Esmahan Aykol is one of Turkey's most popular writers. And she also
has a loyal readership abroad – her heroine is a German bookseller
on the trail of murderers in Istanbul. Aygül Cizmecioglu read her
latest novel, "Goodbye Istanbul"
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-492/i.html
***Ismail Kadaré's "Spiritus": Notes from the House of Death***
The Albanian writer Ismail Kadaré has been seen as a contender for
the Nobel Prize for Literature for years. The seventy-one-year-old
finds most of his subject-matter within the turbulent history of his
people. His book, Spiritus, is no exception. Ariana Mirza read the
novel
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-491/i.html
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Mukto-Mona Celebrates 5th Anniversary
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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
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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:
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