Dear Readers,
As usual, the latest Qantara.de newsletter tells you what's new on
our website.
Best wishes,
Lewis Gropp
Qantara.de
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IN FOCUS
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Sarkozy's Union for the Mediterranean
France as a Centre of Political Gravity
Nicolas Sarkozy has chalked up an initial success as a peace broker
in the Middle East with the foundation of the Mediterranean Union.
But how solid is the new collaboration, and what are the strategic
considerations behind it? Bernard Schmid has the details
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-1003/i.html
Interview with Volker Perthes
New Co-operation Opportunities for Europe and the Arab World
Khaula Saleh spoke to Volker Perthes, Middle East expert and director
of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in
Berlin, and asked him about the political significance of the
Mediterranean Union founded in Paris by the EU and the 18 littoral
states of the Mediterranean in Europe, north Africa, and the Middle
East
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-1002/i.html
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POLITICS
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Olivier Roy: "The Politics of Chaos"
No Geostrategy of Islam
Olivier Roy, Islamism expert and renowned authority on the Islamic
world wants his new book, "The Politics of Chaos in the Middle East",
to refute the idea of a "geostrategy of Islam" – and along with it
the theory of the clash of civilisations. A review by Loay Mudhoon
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-1001/i.html
The Bashir Arrest Warrant
Both Symbolic and Important
The call for an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar
al-Bashir may just be a symbolic move, but Bashir and his cronies
will still have to react to the genocide charges, says Stefanie
Duckstein
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-1006/i.html
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SOCIETY
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The Intellectual Legacy of Islam
Koran Studies under Scrutiny
Contemporary methods of interpreting the Koran are increasingly
subject to critical discussion. Erhard Brunn was at a scholarly
symposium in Germany, where participants doggedly argued over
authoritative interpretations of the Koran
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-789/i.html
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CULTURE
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Kabul International Film Festival
The Screen as Political Battlefield
For the second year in a row, the International Film Festival in
Kabul was overshadowed by violence, but the screenings of
approximately 20 current productions from Afghanistan and neighboring
countries were outwardly unaffected by the attack. Martin Gerner was
on the scene
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-548/i.html
Asli Bayram
Turkish-Born Beauty Queen as Anne Frank
The days when actors of Turkish origin were considered exotic in
Germany or relegated to supporting roles are long over. A prime
example is the former Miss Germany, Asli Bayram, who in her role as
Anne Frank deliberately breaks with the old stereotypes. Nimet Seker
reports
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-549/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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