Dear Readers,
Please find below a selection of Qantara.de's most recent articles.
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Qantara.de
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POLITICS
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***Interview with Karen Koning AbuZayd: "We Need Open Borders"***
The Gaza Strip has been sealed off from the outside world by Israel
since June 2007. Karen Koning AbuZayd, director of the UN relief
organization for Palestinian refugees, tells Alexander Kudascheff
about the humanitarian situation there
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-969/i.html
***No Democracy in the Arab World: The Curse of Arabia***
In spite of cautious reforms in several Arab countries, most of the
authoritarian rulers in the region have not been ready to restrict
their wide powers over state and society. Noureddine Jebnoun looks at
why this region is quite so unwilling to engage in reform
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-968/i.html
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SOCIETY
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***Alcohol Consumption in Islamic Countries: The Devil's Brew in
Great Demand***
Alcohol and Islam are generally considered to be mutually exclusive,
but people do drink in the Muslim world. Alfred Hackensberger says
that, even though most Muslims consider alcohol to be something
negative, there's another tradition dating from a more tolerant
period
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-757/i.html
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CULTURE
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***The "Babel Med Music" World Music Forum: A Program Filled with
Diversity***
The "Babel Med Music" world music forum is a symbol of the rapid
transformation of Marseilles. The port city has long been regarded as
something of a street urchin. Now it is being upgraded to a cultural
metropolis of the Mediterranean region within the framework of the
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. David Siebert reports
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-525/i.html
***Publication of Arab Literature in English: Change of Paradigm***
There have for a long time been complaints that there is far too
little Arab literature translated into English, and that what is
translated tends to be sensational novels or non-fiction that
re-inforce stereotypes. However, there are encouraging signs that the
picture is changing, as Susannah Tarbush reports
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-524/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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