Dear Readers,
Please find below a selection of Qantara.de's most recent articles.
Best wishes,
Lewis Gropp
Qantara.de
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POLITICS
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***Violence in Gaza Strip: Threat of Renewed War***
Israel is continuing with its massive military operation in the Gaza
Strip. The Olmert government is pursuing a misguided strategy, which
will only succeed in driving more and more Palestinians towards
radicalism, says Peter Philipp
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-937/i.html
***Micha Brumlik's Critique of Zionism: In Order to be a Realist, You
Must Believe in Miracles***
The debate on Zionism often takes a polemical turn; the ideology on
which the state of Israel is based does not always facilitate sober
discussion. This makes it all the more encouraging to see Micha
Brumlik venturing a critique of Zionism that eschews cheap polemics.
By Michael Brenner
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-936/i.html
***Kosovo as "Muslim State in Europe": False Fears and False Hopes***
The declaration of independence in Kosovo has brought a new nation to
Europe, with a population that is 90 per cent Muslim. Islam, however,
has no influence on the country's politics. Balkans and Kosovo expert
Konrad Clewing explains why
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-935/i.html
***The New American Strategy in Iraq: Transitional Phase in Civil
War***
In spite of the unequivocal success of the new American strategy in
pacifying post-war Iraq a lasting stabilisation of the country is not
in sight, says Guido Steinberg in his analysis
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-933/i.html
***Israel's Media Watchdog "Keshev": War Reporting under Scrutiny***
"Was the war necessary?" asks the journalist and historian Tom Segev
in Haaretz newspaper, referring to the 2006 war against the Lebanon
– nuances rarely heard during armed conflicts, as the Israeli NGO
"Keshev" has found out. By Mona Sarkis
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-476/_nr-932/i.html
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SOCIETY
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***Sharia Law in Europe: "The Idea of Plural Jurisdiction Is Highly
Problematic"***
The Archbishop of Canterbury has caused quite a stir with his
suggestion to integrate the Sharia into a European legal context. In
fact, the Sharia is already being applied in several Western
countries. Loay Mudhoon spoke with the legal and Sharia expert,
Mathias Rohe, about the cases in which it does or does not make sense
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-739/i.html
***Pop Diva Speaks out against Turkish Militarism: War Criticism in
TV Casting Show***
In the Turkish version of the Pop Idol casting show, the popular
singer Bülent Ersoy openly denounced the warmongering of her
government. The video of Ersoy breaking this taboo on live television
is now available on YouTube. Daniel Bax reports
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-738/i.html
***Women in Saudi Arabia: "At Last We Are Being Asked"***
Saudi women face severe discrimination in many aspects of their
lives, including education, employment, and the justice system; but
the situation is slowly improving. Silke Lode reports
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-736/i.html
***Constructive Criticism of Islam: Abdelwahab Meddeb's
"Counter-Sermons" Break Taboos***
"The Malady of Islam" made Abdelwahab Meddeb famous overnight, a
scathing critique of the current state of Islamic thought. Now his
"counter-sermons" have appeared. Ludwig Ammann has read them
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-735/i.html
***Islamic Feminism in Iran: Equality at Half Mast***
Zanan Magazine, a reform-minded feminist magazine in Iran, has been
active in promoting women's rights for the last 16 years. Now
authorities revoked its license. Margot Badran on Zanan's so-far
achievements
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-733/i.html
***Headscarf Controversy: Time for Clear-headed Thinking***
Emel Abidin-Algan got to know arranged marriage and the headscarf
from personal experience. Here, the daughter of the founder of the
Turkish Milli Görüs movement argues for an end to the Turkish
government's headscarf ban
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-734/i.html
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CULTURE
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***Documentary Film "Full Battle Rattle": An Iraqi Village in the
Californian Desert***
In the documentary film "Full Battle Rattle" the US Army simulates
the Iraq War with the help of Iraqi extras. Do the filmmakers have
enough critical distance from their subject? Martin Gerner on a film
in which fantasy and reality overlap
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-507/i.html
***Assaf Gavron: "CrocAttack": A Shrewd Insight into the Tragedy of
Terrorism***
In his third novel, "CrocAttack", Israeli author Assaf Gavron tells
the parallel stories of an Israeli who survives three suicide attacks
in a short space of time and a radical Palestinian. Volker Kaminski
read the book and considers it a breathtaking montage
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-506/i.html
***The Documentary "Standard Operation Procedure": Abu Ghraib – A
Criminal Case Staged in the Media?***
The documentary "Standard Operation Procedure" won the Silver Bear at
this year's Berlin Film Festival. The film deals with the background
to the torture in Abu Ghraib. But the outcome is ambiguous, explains
Ariana Mirza
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-505/i.html
***Documentary "War Child": From Child Soldier to Hip-Hop Star***
Young people in Central Europe have difficulty imagining the horrors
Emmanuel Jal experienced as a child and his turbulent life. The
documentary film War Child tells the story of the musician, who was
born in southern Sudan in 1980 and who once wanted "to kill as many
Arabs or Muslims as possible." By Silke Bartlick
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-504/i.html
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MM Project : Grand assembly of local freedom fighters at Raumari
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