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German Muslims: Opposed Systematically

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Is Germany systematically opposed to Islam? Of course Germany is a constitutional state under the rule of law, or Rechtsstaat as the Germans call it, with a functional system for the protection of minorities, with a free press and all the concomitant possibilities for the free formation of opinion.

And yet to understand the true state of a society it always pays to revisit its declared fringes and examine the true situation of the minorities in it. Since Germany is very partial to lecturing the rest of the world on human rights and the protection of minorities, there should in principal be no objection to a bit of critical self-reflection.
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US magazine lists Turkish FM as 'new Kissinger'

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U.S. magazine Foreign Policy included Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in its world's four Kissingers list.
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US ambassador crisis in Qatar

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US Ambassador to Doha LeBaron was stopped by Turkish Ambassador Tanlay when he attempted to cut an Erdoğan-Clinton meeting short. Both ambassadors were at each others’ throats when officials had to separate them.
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Jos Boils Over Lack of Justice

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Residents of the central city of Jos and its environs and rights activists believe the renewed religious clashes in the metropolis is a microcosm of the unresolved ethnic distrust and indigene/settlers dichotomy in Nigeria, a country split between a Muslim North and a Christian South.
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Exhibition Shows America’s Early Muslims

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InternationalDusting off the annals of history, an exhibition in North Carolina is exploring the heritage of early Muslims and their contributions in building America.

"It’s amazing," Jamaal Albany, a teacher at Al-Iman Muslim school in Raleigh, told the News Observer on Monday, November 23.
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Minister says Israel wants to resume Syria talks

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Israeli Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Benjamin Ben-Eliezer said on Tuesday that Israel wanted to resume peace talks with Syria, noting Turkey could act as a mediator.
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First Prime Minister to go to Libya in thirteen years

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InternationalErdogan has become the first Prime Minister from Turkey to go to Libya since former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan’s visit in 1996.

Prime Minister Erdogan departed for Libya last night, where he will meet with both Libyan Leader Muammar al-Gaddafi and Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi. Prime Minister Erdogan, who will attend the Turkish- Libyan Business Forum, plans to delve into an overview of Turkish and Libya relations, and to discuss possibilities of developing collaborative economic and commercial relations during his series of meetings. The Prime Minister will be joined by a committee of approximately 100 businessmen as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu, Minister of Energy Taner Yildiz and Minister of State in charge of foreign trade Zafer Caglayan.
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A visa-free era with Azerbaijan and Jordan

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During an AK Party Executive Administrative Board meeting, Prime Minister Erdogan announced that an agreement in principle had been reached regarding lifting visa regulations between Turkey and Azerbaijan and also stated that deliberations were also currently ongoing with Jordan on the same issue.
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Ankara and Tehran, Iranian uranium in Turkey

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Moscow supports enrichment in Turkey

In the search for a compromise because of Tehran's controversial nuclear program, is now another country for a possible swap of Iranian uranium got into the game: Turkey. In Istanbul, according to media reports, Iranian and Turkish officials have discussed the possibility on Monday. Turkey, the good relations with neighboring Iran maintains is said to have agreed to act as a mediator in the conflict over Iran's nuclear program, reported Reuters.
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Revolutionary Guard commanders killed in Iran attack

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InternationalA suicide bomber has killed five senior commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guard and at least 26 others in southeastern Iran, an area at the center of a simmering Sunni insurgency, state media reported.
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