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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Interview with the Muslim Reform Thinker Amina Wadud
"The Koran Cannot Be Usurped"
Islam, gender equality and human rights are compatible – this is a
basic conviction of Amina Wadud, author of several books about Islam
and women. Martina Sabra interviewed the Islamic feminist at a recent
conference about "Women power in Islam" in Germany
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-804/i.html
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POLITICS
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Green Light for the Construction of the Cologne Mosque
The Triumph of Reason
The city council has made up its mind and given the go-ahead for the
construction of Cologne's controversial mosque. In his commentary,
Peter Philipp, who feels that the building of mosques in Germany
should be supported, writes that ultimately, this is a victory of
sense over ignorance
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-1025/i.html
Interview with Heinz A. Richter
A Ray of Hope for Cyprus
On September 3 new negotiations will begin on the divided island of
Cyprus. But what are the chances for a reunification? Tuba Tuncak
interviewed Cyprus expert Heinz A. Richter
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-1024/i.html
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SOCIETY
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Gender Roles in Iran
Between Taboo and Transcendence
How entrenched are gender roles in Iranian society? The exhibition
"Naqsh – Insights into Gender and Role Models in Iran" surprises
visitors to the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin's Pergamon Museum
with a multi-faceted discussion. Ariana Mirza visited the exhibition
to take a look
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-802/i.html
Warblogs
"Riverbend" – a Voice of Reason
Weblogs are considered as supplementary information sources.
Subjective, committed, more direct than the foreign perspectives of
normal correspondents, they report from isolated conflict zones.
"Warblogs," like "Riverbend", in particular, provide us with
information from combat areas and trouble spots. By Amin Farzanefar
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-803/i.html
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CULTURE
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"Death and the Maiden" in Iraq
From Pinochet to Saddam Hussein
The themes of torture, guilt and vengeance under Chile's military
junta are at the heart of Ariel Dorfman's play "Death and the
Maiden". Now a Berlin theatre group has been performing the play,
premiered in 1991, in Iraq. Antje C. Hobucher und Eduardo
Fernández-Tenllado reflect on the experience
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-563/i.html
Umm Kulthum
Homage to Egypt's "Fourth Pyramid"
An exhibition in the Parisian Institut du Monde Arabe is dedicated to
the life and work of renowned Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, whose
repertoire is still popular with stars such as Franco-Moroccan Sapho
and up-and-coming singers such as Lebanese Nancy Agram. Mona Sarkis
reports
http://qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-562/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
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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:
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