March 23, 2007
On March 7, 2007, Bernard Lewis, the legendary historian of the Middle East, delivered the Irving Kristol Lecture at AEI’s Annual Dinner. Edited excerpts follow. The Muslim attack on Christendom . . . has gone through three phases. The first...
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March 22, 2007
World briefing: Do Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamist leanings make him an unsuitable figurehead for a secular country? discusses the Guardian... * The approaching elections and the Öcalan factor by Etyen Mahçupyan Looks like that DJ Nozem will be one of...
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March 20, 2007
Matthias Hoenig and Eva-Maria McCormack say Hamburg - German philosopher Juergen Habermas Tuesday called for a EU-wide referendum in which citizens across the bloc should decide whether the EU should have a directly elected president, as well as a foreign...
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March 16, 2007
Amanda Akçakoca says: At the end of last week, the think tank where I work in Brussels — the European Policy Centre — held a breakfast meeting with Turkey’s chief negotiator for the EU, Ali Babacan, at which he gave...
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March 15, 2007
ICG report on Islam and Identity in Germany EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The experience of Germany, with the largest Muslim population in Western Europe after France, shows that a significant Muslim population at the heart of Europe need not...
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March 13, 2007
Man United v Europe XI Uefa Celebration Match Date: Tuesday 13 March, 2007 GMT Venue: Old Trafford A charity football match between a 'Europe XI' and Manchester United will celebrate both a half-century of European-level club competitions and 50...
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March 09, 2007
Greek Cypriots have begun demolishing a key section of the barrier dividing the island's capital city, Nicosia. * Cyprus trying to cooperate with Turkey over missing persons EU agrees on carbon dioxide cuts; European Union leaders at a climate change...
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March 02, 2007
ONUR BURÇAK BELLİ says Serbia's acquittal on genocide charges stemming from the Srebrenica massacre might have upset the Bosnian families of the victims, but it also raised questions in Turkey: Can the decision, which found Serbia only at fault for...
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February 27, 2007
VIA Vincent Boland of FT says: The head of Turkey's armed forces used a visit to the US this month to fire a warning shot across the bows of his political masters at home. Turkey was facing more threats...
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The UN's highest court has cleared Serbia of direct responsibility for genocide during the 1990s Bosnian war. But the International Court of Justice did rule that Belgrade had violated international law by failing to prevent the 1995 massacre at...
February 23, 2007
In this Working Paper from the 25 October 2006 meeting of the Thomas More Institute's French Committee, speakers Rémi Brague and Jean-François Colosimo, with 'counterpoint' provided by Sophie Missana, examine the process of 'dechristianization' which has become prevalent in European...
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February 22, 2007
Europe diary: Denying war crimes 15 February 2007 BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on a German attempt to criminalise Holocaust-denial across Europe, and the next steps to be taken in the life cycle of the proposed EU law limiting CO2...
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February 16, 2007
James G. Neuger says: Turkey accused Cyprus of sabotaging its bid to join the European Union by stirring up conflicts with moves like today's snub of Turkish Cypriots over oil-exploration rights.... As Turkey has warned Cyprus to cancel its tender...
The controversy over Israel’s controversial work near Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque risked overshadowing Olmert visit, but the Jewish community dismisses Turkish PM's criticism * Israel, Turkey probe closer ties In the mean time, Cengiz Çandar writes on an exceptional reception for...
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February 08, 2007
Italy - La Repubblica | Wednesday, February 7, 2007; Nick Hornby on violence in football stadiums "The British writer Nick Hornby, crazy about football, was devastated by the death last week of a policeman during violent confrontations around a football...
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George Parker in Brussels and Nikki Tait and Michael Peel in London of FT say: "For eurosceptics, the European Court of Justice ruling in September 2005 was like giving a child a loaded gun. It opened the way for the...
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Don't fear the Polish plumber, says Slovak Ján Figel', European Commissioner for Education, Training and Culture The number, 112, is meant to put callers in contact with emergency services in all 27 EU member states, but in many of them...
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February 04, 2007
By Hildegard von LIECHTENSTEIN, PhD in engineering. After her studies of Bio-engineering and Pharmacy, she is an Approved Pharmacist, wrote her thesis on the effects of nuclear technology on the environment. [Here for the doc....] Dossier of Wednesday, January 17,...
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January 17, 2007
Dossier of Friday, January 5, 2007; How will Europe get into gear? There are great expectations that the German EU presidency will get Europe moving again. Some commentators are sceptical. But others are convinced that the European constitution will be...
January 15, 2007
Another 'Kurdish Conference' takes place in Ankara. There were more negative reactions against the one that took place in Bilgi University. It seems that some people expected something to start the attack and it came thru with a quote...
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January 13, 2007
Explosion at the U.S. embassy in Athens Russia has agreed to slash duty it will charge Belarus for crude oil, ending a damaging row between the two states. EU seeks to broaden horizons for energy imports; Europe must seek...
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January 12, 2007
The European Union, Turkey and Islam BY NETHERLANDS SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL FOR GOVERNMENT POLICY A Closer Look At The iPhone Apple Inc's Phil Schiller shows John Blackstone the many features of the iPhone. Apple's latest product will go on sale this...
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January 09, 2007
Russia has cut oil supplies to Poland, Germany and Ukraine amid a trade row with its neighbour Belarus. The Russian state pipeline operator, Transneft, said it cut supplies on the Druzhba pipeline to prevent Belarus illegally siphoning off oil. The...
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December 29, 2006
Turkey's civilian and military leaders reiterated their commitment Thursday to Turkey's bid to join the European Union, but said the bloc should not impose additional conditions on Ankara. Therefore, Turkish Security Council criticizes EU double standards... German EU presidency lumbered...
December 28, 2006
The Finnish EU presidency is winding down to an unspectacular end, having been trumped by Russia's stormy relations with the bloc and the enduring Cyprus problem.............. Barroso's energy liberalisation plans to face uphill struggle; European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso...
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December 26, 2006
Hürriyet claims that EU countries in support of Turkey's EU membership bid have started a movement for the immediate re-opening of the eight accession talks topics shelved following Ankara's initial refusal to budge on opening up either air or sea...
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December 18, 2006
BBC: Muslims' sense of belonging could be eroded by European nations not tackling discrimination, a watchdog has warned. * Muslims in the EU: Discrimination and Islamophobia * Perceptions of Discrimination and Islamophobia- VOICES FROM MEMBERS OF MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN THE...
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Support for further enlargement of the European Union has fallen in the UK and Spain in the past six months, in a further sign that the policy is losing public favour. However, religion is not at the root of such...
December 17, 2006
Turkey’s Competitiveness in a European Context By Jennifer Blanke and Irene Mia And there is more:...
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December 04, 2006
News editors and experts from European, national and regional media will have their say about Vice-President Wallström's new Communication Strategy in a stakeholder conference in Helsinki next week.......... Minority youths torn between cultures as Europe debates integration By: JAMEY KEATEN...
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November 23, 2006
INGMAR KARLSSON: Part I: The Muslims in Europe are not, however, a featureless Third World mob but consist of people from different segments of society and with varying degrees of religiosity.... Part II: A future Europe with a flourishing Muslim...
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November 22, 2006
Dossier of Wednesday, November 15, 2006; Islam in Europe In many European countries, Muslims have expressed the desire to see their religion given a higher profile in public life. What are the Christian majority's views on this? And is there...
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November 15, 2006
A senior Vatican cardinal has expressed concern over the use of some Muslim veils by Islamic immigrants in Europe. Barroso defends Romania's new 'multilingualism' job: European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has played down criticism from socialist MEPs who said...
November 13, 2006
Jody Sabral in Turkish complexities:: The recently released European Commission's annual report on Turkey's progress towards EU membership has criticised Ankara's pace of reforms, but has not brought to light new challenges since accession talks began in October 2005. 'Öğretment'...
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November 09, 2006
Başörtüsü - Bir Simgenin Örtüsünü Kaldırmak? By Frank Jessen / Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. "Başörtülü kadınlar artık Almanya'nın birçok yerinde caddelerin alışıldık görüntülerinden sayılmaktadır. Almanya'dakiler de dahil bir çok Müslüman kadın çeşitli sebeblerden dolayı kendiliklerinden başörtüsüne karar vermektedirler. Bu...
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November 06, 2006
A 116 page report by the Mayor of London...
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November 04, 2006
Dossier of Friday, November 3, 2006; How healthy is Europe's economy? A substantive post from the Globalclashes in Rape, Europe, Islamization, and self-righteous barbarians I just read an old post in the Brussels journal, which just scandalizes me not only...
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November 02, 2006
More than 70 Muslim workers at France's main airport have been stripped of their security clearance for allegedly posing a risk to passengers.... In other news; German skull row troops suspended; Alcohol has become the leading cause of death in...
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Well, I cannot join this year's AAA but for those up for San Jose, Savage Minds people are up to promote Open Access and here is also a summary of what they are up to in terms of presentations. Lorenz...
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October 30, 2006
Dossier of Friday, October 27, 2006; Soldiers' photos damage the image of German armed forces Photos of German soldiers posing with skulls in Afghanistan have sparked a fierce debate about the the deployment of German armed forces abroad and the...
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October 26, 2006
DJ Nozem focuses José Casanova's "Religion, European secular identities, and European integration" article in Eurozine (to which I had given a link) and produces an entry entitled as Secularism in Europe Under Attack and Guy from AFOE intervenes here.... posted...
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October 22, 2006
Linda Lützau Nielsen says: The Danish Association of Anthropologists is celebrating its 30 year birthday this year, and marked the occasion last week with a debate evening at the University of Copenhagen on the relation between the concept of culture...
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October 20, 2006
Suat Kiniklioglu: Turkey is in an uproar. Turks are reacting bitterly to the tactlessness of the French National Assembly in passing a bill that would criminalize "denial" of the Armenian "genocide." Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy of France is right: The...
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Politicians and media have turned a debate about integration into an ugly drumbeat of hysteria against British Muslims, says Jonathan Freedland God Returns to Europe! In Europe, the fertility advantage of the religious over non-believers has historically been counterbalanced by...
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October 19, 2006
The recent remarks made by the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, on the slow pace of reforms taking place in Turkey with a view to its entry into the EU have revived the debate on the country's...
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The launch of Metop, Europe's most sophisticated weather and climate satellite, has been delayed again. MetOp1, a revolutionary state-of-the-art satellite, will be launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A British anti-EU video.."The EU is a monster that needs to be stopped...
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October 17, 2006
Anthony Giddens says: Much of the debate in this country on the perceived problems of diversity is crass, ignorant and misconceived. the full text here. SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH AGA KHAN: "Islam Is a Faith of Reason" Karim Aga Khan IV,...
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October 10, 2006
BBC also covered the event quoting PM Erdogan: "This is an issue between Turkey and Armenia. It is none of France's business." Though I am not sure whether that is only the business of Turkey and Armenia, thanks to French...
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"Europeans Have Stopped Defending Their Values" For years, political scientist Bassam Tibi has been urging Muslims to integrate into European societies and Europe to stand up to Islamists. He spoke with SPIEGEL about the weakness of Europe, the orthodoxy of...
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October 03, 2006
Dynamism in Islamic Activism- WRR; This 238-page Dutch report investigates the characteristics and dynamics of Islamic activism 'Google's UK home page is asking for “the British public” to vote for their favourite Google logo created by school children (although voting...
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