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French caricaturist on satire magazine petrol bombing
On 2 November the Paris HQ of Charlie Hebdo, a French weekly satire magazine, were completely burnt in a Molotov cocktail attack at the next day's planned release of the paper called 'Charia Hebdo', dedicated to Tunisia's moderate islamist election victory. One French cartoonist replies
islamic terrorism, controversy, techno-media, newspaper, news, france, islamophobia
Finnish, German, Italian reaction to islamist murder in Pakistan
Shabbaz Bhatti, minister of minorities, was murdered by islamists in Islamabad on 2 March. Pakistan's only christian cabinet minister, the 42-year-old was one of the few to oppose abuses of the country's blasphemy laws. European commentators fear the forces of radical islam could gain in strength, and call on the international community to take action
islamic terrorism, radical islam, euweek, european union, assassination, 9/11, catholicism
Terrorism. Wait, what are we scared of?
Nourished by poverty, oppression or madness pure or simple, terrorism continues to dictate the news everyday. It's a protagonist of many faces, yet it remains a hidden and beaten creature which is launched to dizzy heights thanks to the publicity given to it by governments and the media, who are anxious to dominate public opinion. From the dying state of a terrorist organisation in Spain, to the wider question - what does it all mean today anyway
Bloc Identitaire: lowdown on France's new far-right
You couldn't miss them during the regional elections in France between 14 and 21 March. Not that the far-right party, which proclaims to defend the civilisation of 'true Europeans', shone at the voting booths. Other extreme-right parties have now taken up the same anti-islamic mantra
islamic terrorism, right-wing, jean-marie le pen, front national, bloc identitaire, ligue du sud, xenophobia
London conference on Afghanistan: 'olive branches and dollars'
In the run-up to the Afghanistan conference which starts on 28 January in London, calls for negotiations with the radical islamist Taliban are mounting. A sign of the growing helpnessness of the international community deployed in the Hindu Kush, write the Austrian, Estonian, Italian and Portuguese press
islamic terrorism, eurotopics, euweek, london, afghanistan, european press, taliban
Full body scanners, Obama and Yemen: terrorism 2010
Fears of terrorism are on the rise around the world after the failed christmas day attack on a US airliner. Calls for greater security and tougher anti-terror measures are mounting. Other European papers warn of the threat of war in Yemen, and argue that weapons alone cannot bring a lasting solution.The word from the British, Slovenian, Spanish, Austrian and Danish media
islamic terrorism, eurotopics, road safety, euweek, european terrorism, barack obama, security
In a country of 400, 000 muslims, the Swiss vote to ban minarets
On 29 November, the people of Switzerland voted to ban the construction of new minarets. The referendum initiated by the Swiss people's party and the conservative federal democratic union has dealt a severe blow to religious peace in the country, write the Estonian, Swiss, Portuguese and Austrian press
islamic terrorism, switzerland, neutrality, vote, secularity, euweek, religion and democracy
Videos: bye Bush, bye to an eight-year tragicomedy
In the end, the outgoing US chief wasn’t only at war with Iraq, but over climate change, the financial crisis and the English language. A look back at his biggest bloopers. The next president is announced on 4 November
islamic terrorism, 11. september, world trade center, video gallery, bushism, video, finanzkrise
Spain: elections under terrorist alert
Although arrests of suspected ETA and Jihad terrorists have increased in Spain, the terrorist threat overshadows the campaign of the Spanish legislative elections on 9 March
islamic terrorism, rodríguez zapatero, focus, elections, southern eu, terrorism, integration
Lebanon: mirage of peace
After an Al Qaeda video threat aimed at the French and Spaniards on 21 September, Islamist groups in Lebanon are ready to finish with the apparently quietened situation in the 'Middle East's Switzerland'
islamic terrorism, syrian arab republic, lebanon, middle east, terrorism, world affairs, spain
Walking the Lal Masjid mile
On 10 and 15 September former prime ministers Sharif and Bhutto plan leaving London for upcoming elections in Pakistan. Military president Musharraf was hit hard by the ten-day ‘Red Mosque’ siege by armed fundamentalists in July
islamic terrorism, democratisation, islamabad, non-eu countries, pakistan, world affairs
'You have to accept that Spain isn’t an Islamic country'
The construction of Europe’s biggest mosque is thrown into limbo two weeks after fresh elections in Seville city council
islamic terrorism, seville, religion, southern eu, spain, society, islam
Barcelonistan
As 29 people of mainly Moroccan origin go on trial in Madrid for the March 11 bombings of 2004, life for Barcelona's Muslim community ticks on
islamic terrorism, barcelona, discrimination, cities, western eu, 11m, religion
Baskin Oran: ‘It is down to secular Turkey to foot the bill for ‘Islamic terrorism''
‘Dialogue of the deaf’ between Ankara and Brussels - Turkish political scientist, Baskin Oran shares his criticisms
Putting out the papal fire
The power of words: uttered by a medieval Byzantine Emperor once upon a time, and infamously ‘quoted’ by Pope Ratzinger at a speech in Regensburg
Education and Islam: keeping the faith
Are state faith schools a viable solution to integration problems in Europe?
islamic terrorism, youth, united kingdom, france, nationalism, education system, religion
Spain: Between bombs and calls for freedom
192 deaths and thousands of injuries was a harsh wake up call for Spain. On March 11, the country started their fight against Jihadist terrorism
islamic terrorism, development, defence, future of europe, education system, multiculturalism, integration
Squabbles and wrangles in the Muslim world
Despite a population of 15 million Muslims in Europe, stereotypes are still strong: Islam = terrorism. Muslim organisations fail to tackle the identity crises that destabilise their communities
islamic terrorism, identity, europe, violence, underground, nationalism, future of europe
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