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Germany’s mission in Afghanistan is indispensable [English/German]
Alexander Ritzmann, Die Welt, 29-Oct-2008
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The deployment of the German Federal Armed Forces in Afghanistan is controversial. WELT-ONLINE author Alexander Ritzmann believes part of the reason for this is the German government’s failure to fully explain the country’s involvement to its people. Why should German soldiers risk their lives so far from home? |
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L'editore non gradisce
Irshad Manji, Internazionale.it, 18-Sep-2008
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Basta il timore di provocare reazioni violente tra i musulmani per censurare un romanzo? |
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11. September: Warum die Terrororganisation al-Qaida versagt hat
Alexander Ritzmann, Die Welt, 10-Sep-2008
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Für den islamischen Superstaat waren und sind sie bereit zu töten: Die Kämpfer der al-Qaida. Sieben Jahre nach den verheerenden Anschlägen auf das World Trade Center ist ihr Terror noch immer allgegenwärtig. Doch keines der von al-Qaida angestrebten Ziele ist auch nur ansatzweise in Sichtweite. |
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Germany underestimates Hezbollah [English/German]
Alexander Ritzmann, Die Welt, 13-Aug-2008
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Germany holds excellent contacts with the Lebanese Hezbollah. In return its fighters do not attack in Germany. However, doubts are emerging that the Iranian-backed organisation uses Germany only for shelter. New findings are causing alarm. |
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"Honor Killing" Comes to America
Irshad Manji, The Huffington Post, 08-Jul-2008
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First tribal Arabia. Then Africa. Next, South Asia. After that, Europe. Last year, Canada. Now, America. "Honor crimes" have arrived in the land of the free and the home of the brave. |
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Islam Speaks for Itself
Irshad Manji by Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, The Atlantic magazine, 02-Jul-2008
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Atlantic Monthly magazine reviews Irshad’s debate with Dalia Mogahed. Irshad Manji strongly argued in favor of a reform within Islam. She goes back to the origins of the Islamic faith to explain how Islam was not meant to have a clerical class as it calls for a direct relationship between man and God. However, political interests throughout history have led to the belief that imams and religious figures only can interpret and set rules over the Muslim communities.
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"Bin Laden wird überschätzt"
Walid Phares interviewed by Cicero, Cicero - Magazine für politische Kultur, 02-Jul-2008
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Walid Phares, geboren im Libanon, ist ein international renommierter Experte für Geschichte und Politik des Nahen Ostens. In mehreren Büchern hat er sich im besonderen mit dem globalen Jihad, dem Terrorfeldzug der islamistischen Terroristen, beschäftigt. Er berät sowohl US- als auch europäische Politiker. Derzeit ist er Visiting Fellow der Brüsseler European Foundation for Democracy. |
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Phares: The European Public Must Learn to Distinguish Between Islam and Ideology
Walid Phares interviewed by Monika Polakova, Slovak News Agency (TASR), 30-Jun-2008
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During his tour in Europe last June as Visiting Fellow with EFD, Professor Walid Phares was interviewed by the Slovak News Agency in Brussels. He explained how the European public must learn to distinguish between Islam and Ideology. This confusion is mainly due to an ignorance which has led to an unjustified intolerance between Western and Muslim societies. |
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Walid Phares quoted in Arabic media
Walid Pharesquoted by al Siyassa, al Siyassa, 28-Jun-2008
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During a recent visit to Rome, Walid Phares delivered a lecture on the "Future of Salafi Jihadi Terrorism" at the Italian Institute of International Affairs in Rome, Italy's leading strategic think tank. Al Siyassa quoted Walid Phares saying that the “UN resolutions towards Lebanon won't go away until they are implemented”, in their Arabic publication. |
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Britische Muslime werden zunehmend radikal
Alexander Ritzmann, Die Welt, 25-Jun-2008
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Die Bedrohung durch den dschihadistischen Terrorismus in Großbritannien steigt. Immer mehr junge Muslime entfernen sich von den demokratischen Werten und befürworten Gewalt. Sie betrachten Terrorismus als legitimen Ausdruck ihrer Enttäuschung. Die Mehrheit der Muslime aber ist ebenso friedlich wie nicht-muslimische Nachbarn. |
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"Präislamische Stammestradition"
Irshad Manji, die tageszeitung (taz), 21-Jun-2008
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Nicht nur die Extremisten, sondern auch die moderaten Muslime sind ein Problem, meint die kanadische Feministin und Publizistin Irshad Manji. |
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Identity crisis
Alexander Ritzmann, NOW Lebanon, 18-Jun-2008
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While European governments may not understand the repercussions of designating Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah certainly does. In a March 2005 interview with Al-Manar, Nasrallah stated that such a designation would mean that “the sources of [Hezbollah’s] funding will dry up and the sources of moral, political and material support will be destroyed.” |
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Experten streiten über das Ende von al-Qaida
Alexander Ritzmann, Die Welt, 11-Jun-2008
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Wie steht es um Osama bin Ladens Terrornetz? Einige Experten glauben, dass al-Qaida schlagkräftig und gut organisiert ist. Möglicherweise sei die Organisation zuletzt sogar stärker geworden. Andere sind sich sicher: Al-Qaida ist so gut wie tot. Tragischerweise könnte ein weiterer großer Anschlag den Streit klären. |
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Wie Terroristen Behinderte missbrauchen
Alexander Ritzmann, Die Welt, 04-Jun-2008
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In den vergangenen Wochen häufen sich die Fälle von psychisch kranken Selbstmordattentätern, die Anschläge verüben. Behörden fürchten jetzt, dass Terroristen gezielt versuchen, behinderte Menschen zu rekrutieren. Ihre Hilfslosigkeit lasse sich leicht für politisch-religiöse Ziele missbrauchen. |
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Hamas-TV sendet ungehindert Hass nach Europa
Alexander Ritzmann, Die Welt, 28-May-2008
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Eine Kinderpuppe, die George W. Bush tötet, ein Prediger, der die Vernichtung aller Juden prophezeit: Solche Dinge sind täglicher Bestandteil des Hamas-Senders al-Aksa TV. Auch in Europa kann man das Programm sehen – es wird über den französischen Satellitenbetreiber Eutelsat verbreitet. |
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Questioning religions without fear
Irshad Manji by Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, 27-May-2008
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Journalist Ahmad Junaidi addresses the ongoing debate of anti-semitism in Indonesia. Junaidi quotes Irshad Manji regarding her opinion on anti-semitism within Islam and traditions within Islam such as dzimmi, which segragates the Jewish from the Mulsim communities. |
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Bin Laden will der Che Guevara der Muslime sein
Alexander Ritzmann, Die Welt, 21-May-2008
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Das Terrornetzwerk al-Qaida will seine Anhänger glauben machen, es kämpfe für die Befreiung der Muslime, die von neuen Kreuzfahrern unterdrückt würden. Osama bin Laden und seine Helfer geben sich das Image von Untergrundkämpfern für das Gute. Darauf reagiert nun auch die Anti-Terror-Strategie der USA. |
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The betrayal of Lebanon
Walid Phares quoted by Melanie Phillips, The Spectator, 16-May-2008
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The most important global event in the past week has been the attempted Hezbollah putsch in Lebanon. Accordingly it has received next to no coverage in Britain, where as the citizenry so insightfully informed the world in 2006: ‘We are all Hezbollah now’. |
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Irshad Manji: “The Moderate Muslim is part of the Problem”
Irshad Manji interviewed by the Liberal Islam Network, Liberal Islam Network, 10-May-2008
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0n 23rd April 2008, Irshad Manji visited Jakarta to launch the Indonesian translation of her international bestseller, The Trouble With Islam Today. The Indonesian edition is entitled “Beriman Tanpa Rasa Takut” – and it is available in print and for free-of-charge download on www.irshadmanji.com. The Liberal Islam Network invited this brave and brilliant professor of leadership, journalist, feminist and human rights activist to a brief discussion in Utan Kayu. |
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Back Channels: Muslim urging change in her faith sees hope
Irshad Manji by Kevin Ferris, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 02-May-2008
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It's encouraging to see that not all the talk of change and hope is about getting votes. It is also about getting things done. For Irshad Manji, the words define her work of the last five years, since the publication of her book The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith. |
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Muslim journalist reaches out to youth
Irshad Manji by Julie Steinberg, The Daily Pennsylvanian, 02-May-2008
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When Irshad Manji gets up in the morning, she checks her e-mail for death threats and forwards them to the police. It's a regular day for Manji, who has become a target for religious extremists after publishing her international best seller, The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith. |
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