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German-Turkish relations
Towards a modern policy on Turkey
Political and diplomatic relations between Germany and Turkey are marked by dissent, but the numerous flashpoints in the Middle East are now bringing the two countries closer together. The German President's deft balancing act on his trip to Turkey points the way toward a pragmatic policy on Turkey
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Germany and the Gaza war
Jewish and Muslim communities search for solidarity
Six months of Israeli retaliation in Gaza for the October 7 Hamas terror attacks have put Jewish-Muslim relations in particular peril. Germany's hypersensitivity to anti-Semitism adds an extra layer of difficulty
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Reform Islam
Transcending the secular-sacred divide
Sherman Jackson's "The Islamic Secular" makes a compelling case for an alternative understanding of 'secular', which is neither outside religion nor a rival to it
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Middle East debate in Germany
The bell of Gaza
With its fossilised premise of "raison d'etat" Germany is damaging itself. It is time for change – for constructive partnership in a concerted effort to overcome the Israeli-Palestinian catastrophe
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Netanyahu says ICC decisions will not affect Israel's actions
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Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with harsh prison sentences
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Blinken 'hopeful' Hamas will accept 'extraordinarily generous' Gaza deal
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Demonstrations roil U.S. campuses as protesters spar over Gaza conflict
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Shawarma restaurant in Cairo brings taste of home for displaced Palestinians
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Hamas official says Israel 'will not achieve' goals in Rafah
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Patriarchy and governance
Iraq's token females
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Abdulrazak Gurnah's "Paradise"
"Freedom is not something they can take away"
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Reform Islam
Transcending the secular-sacred divide
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Interview with pioneering Islamic thinker Fehmi Jadaane
What is the essence of Islam, and does it need reforming?
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Goethe and the Orient
Why did the poet's mind wander to far-off climes?
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Muslims in Brazil
A culturally vibrant minority