![]() PRI's The World | What the Islamists Want for Egypt PRI's The World He had a steady job working as a dive instructor with a German tour company at Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh resort. But he wasn't satisfied. “I was looking for inner peace, and I thought it would be by book, or girlfriend, or wife, or good work,” Aadli said ... |
![]() Fresno Bee | Official: Findings in Quran burning probe due soon Fresno Bee AP WASHINGTON -- A spokesman for the international military force in Afghanistan says findings from an investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO base may come out as early as Wednesday. German Brig. Gen. Afghan president appeals for calm after violent protests |
![]() Today's Zaman | Turkish-German CSOs hope German presidential candidate will embrace immigrants Today's Zaman Germany-based Turkish civil society organizations anticipate that German presidential candidate Joachim Gauck will adopt an inclusive stance towards Muslims and other immigrant communities if elected. Gauck was previously criticized by the Turkish ... |
![]() Spiegel Online | The Dangerous Success of Radical Young Clerics Spiegel Online The 34-year-old Berliner is the most prominent figure in a community of young, radical imams who are gaining importance among German Muslims. They appear in mosques and civic centers, they live in cities like Frankfurt, Bonn and Mönchengladbach, ... |
![]() Haaretz (blog) | Estranged friends? A view on Israel from Western Europe Haaretz (blog) Is there, at this point, a commonality of interest between Germany and Israel, or is Israel gradually turning into a liability for its supposedly Western friends? After all for these, the tense relations with the Islamic world are a source of great ... Naomi Chazan: “An undemocratic Israel will not last a minute” |
Global Caliphate Conference Planned for Austria Next Month Yahoo! Contributors Network According to a promotional video (in German) for the conference, "the Islamic Caliphate is the only social and political system that has the right solutions to the political, social and economic problems of humanity." Kern writes that a similar ... |
![]() CTV.ca | US apologizes for Quran burnings in Afghanistan Seattle Post Intelligencer DEB RIECHMANN, AP A child stands with his father as they wait to receive blankets and winter jackets from Welthungerhilfe, a German NGO, during a snow fall at a camp for internally displaced Afghans in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb, 20. 2012. Top US general in Afghanistan orders probe into improper disposal of Qurans |
![]() Los Angeles Times | NYPD under fire for monitoring Muslim students CBS News Yale University is objecting to the monitoring of Muslim student association websites by the New York Police Department, while Muslim leaders call for investigations and student groups at Rutgers University express outrage. NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast |
![]() The Guardian | Relief, criticism greet choice for German president Corning Leader German Muslims also questioned the choice, as did Internet activists. Wulff reached out to Muslims during his 20-month presidency whereas Gauck has been silent about accommodating Islam in Germany's heritage, telling one interviewer that integration ... All-party coalition supports Gauck as new German president |
![]() CTV.ca | Islamic extremist convicted of murder in attack on US airmen in Germany ... Washington Post FRANKFURT, Germany — An Islamic extremist who killed two US airmen in an attack at Frankfurt airport last year was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison Friday. Arid Uka, 22, was also convicted of attempted murder and serious bodily harm ... Germany jails Kosovan for life for killing US airmen |