About: Islamism Archives
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Parliament holds minute of silence for Charlie Hebdo victims
EU lawmakers gathered outside the European Parliament on Thursday to hold one minute of silence to pay tribute to the victims of the attack on the French weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
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EU leaders condemn ‘barbaric’ terrorist attack in France
EU leaders condemned on Wednesday the terrorist attack on the French weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, calling it an “act of barbarism.”
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EU condemns Turkish raids on media
Turkish police raids on media outlets are incompatible with media freedom and run counter to European values, the European Union said in an unusually strongly worded statement yesterday (15 December).
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Does the EU want to bring Russia and Turkey into the Western Balkans?
As there are no signs that the EU economy will revitalize soon and lift with it the Western Balkans, the region is looking for new business partners, writes Dušan Relji?.
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Erdo?an: Gender equality is contrary to nature
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an told a meeting on women's rights yesterday (24 November) that gender equality was contrary to nature and said feminists did not recognise the value of motherhood.
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Dozens in Turkey detained over alleged wiretapping
Dozens of high-ranking police officers were detained in Turkey today (22 July) accused of involvement in spying and illegal wire-tapping during an investigation into corruption in Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's inner circle, CNN Turk said.
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Erdo?an stands for Presidency, invokes Allah
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an declared his candidacy today for a more powerful presidency which rivals fear may entrench authoritarian rule and supporters, especially conservative Muslims, who see it as the crowning prize in their drive to reshape Turkey, a NATO member, and an EU candidate.
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EU condemns violence in Egypt, deplores loss of lives
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton strongly condemned violence in Egypt that claimed scores of lives yesterday (14 August) and urged the interim government to end a state of emergency as soon as possible.
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Turkey’s European diaspora polarised by protests at home
Thousands of Turks have marched in several European cities to protest the violent crackdown on demonstrators in Istanbul and other cities, and against what they see as an ongoing Islamisation of their country. But some reports say some Turks living abroad see the protests as “foreign-inspired”.
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Turkish pianist sentenced for tweeting Omar Khayyam poetry
A world-renowned concert pianist was given a suspended jail sentence in Turkey today (15 April) for insulting religious values on Twitter, a case which has become a cause célèbre for Turks alarmed about creeping Islamic conservatism.
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When ignorance was bliss: Domestic extremism in Europe
While governments spend more time and funding on countering Islamic extremism, Europe faces an increasing threat from domestic extremist groups that has a growing potential to distort mainstream politics on the continent, says Tamás Berecz.
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Islamism in Azerbaijan
Islamism is rising in Azerbaijan but remains a manageable threat which is unlikely to topple the country's government or seriously affect the nearby 2014 Sochi Olympics, argues Stratfor.
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Moroccan elections: A reason for EU concern?
While the fears of an Islamist takeover in Morocco are overblown, the EU must in any event be willing show its faith in democracy by working with whichever political forces emerge from free elections, argues Daniel Novotný.
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Bin Laden’s death and the implications for jihadism
The death of Osama Bin Laden represents a significant victory for the United States and its European allies. However, it will have little effect on Al-Qaida's "leaderless" model for terrorism, nor does it resolve the continuing serious difficulties in Pakistan, argues security analyst Scott Stewart.