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POLITICS
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EU Accession Negotiations with Turkey
A Wasted Year
While the European Union criticises the lack of far-reaching reforms
in Turkey, Ankara warns of EU fatigue among its citizens. The
negotiations surrounding the accession of Turkey to the EU are making
very little progress. Daniela Schröder sums up the gloomy atmosphere
in Brussels and Ankara
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-988/i.html
Houda Nonoo
Top Appointment for Female Arab Jew and Diplomat
Jews have become a rarity in the Arab world. This is what makes it so
remarkable that the ruler of this island state has selected a woman
from this tiny community, Houda Ezra Ibrahim Nonoo, to be the
nation's ambassador in Washington. Rudolph Chimelli reports
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-987/i.html
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SOCIETY
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Karim Benzema
The Boy Next Door
There's no place like home – if you ask Karim Benzema, French
football's diamond in the rough. He still lives at home with his
parents and eight siblings and is loyal to his home team, Olympique
Lyon. A portrait by André Tucic
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-773/i.html
WOMNET Conference of Women Networks
Partial Successes for the Women's Rights Movement in Morocco
Goals towards achieving greater gender equality are far from being
fully realized in EU countries and in predominantly Muslim states
bordering on the Mediterranean. So concluded a conference of women's
rights groups. Yet, there were also positive developments noted. One
of these is the new Family Law in Morocco, as Monika Hoegen reports
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-774/i.html
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CULTURE
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The Iraqi Artist Rafa Al-Nasiri
Creativity as Resistance
Rafa Al-Nasiri is one of the best-known contemporary Iraqi artists on
the international stage. His work is deeply influenced by the culture
of Arabic script, and also by his intensive encounters with artists
in China and Europe. Martina Sabra interviewed the artist at his home
in Amman, Jordan
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-537/i.html
Alaa al-Aswani's "Chicago"
America, Do You Have It Better?
Alaa al-Aswani's international bestseller "The Yacoubian Building"
pounced with relish and insistence upon the taboos of an Egyptian
society. This time, Alaa al-Aswani sends his characters to Chicago. A
review by Angela Schader
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-536/i.html
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Sign the Petition : Release the Arrested University Teachers Immediately : An Appeal to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
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Daily Star publishes an interview with Mukto-Mona
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Mukto-Mona Celebrates 5th Anniversary
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Mukto-Mona Celebrates Earth Day:
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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
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German Bangla Radio Interviews Mukto-Mona Members:
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Mukto-Mona Celebrates Darwin Day:
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