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CAIRO: The dramatic, diplomatic tension that flared between Turkey and Israel last week once again brought Turkey to the forefront as the voice of the Muslim world and exposed the arrogance of the current Israeli administration.Early last week, Danny Ayalon, Israel’s deputy foreign minister, summone
By Rania Al Malky
First published: 1/15/2010
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RAMALLAH: Egypt’s actions in Gaza have been a source of confusion for some time. Four factors govern Egypt’s policy towards the Gaza Strip:1. The Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, the upholding of which is a keypriority for Egyptian national security.2. Concerns triggered by Israel’s desire to transfer
By Hassan Khader
First published: 1/15/2010
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PARIS: A referendum in Switzerland forbids the construction of new minarets. Racial violence explodes in the southern Italian region of Calabria. An intense and controversial debate takes place in France on the issue of national identity. These events have little in common, yet they all point to a g
By Dominique Moisi
First published: 1/15/2010
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On the eve of January 7 — Christmas eve according to the Orthodox Christian calendar — six Coptic Christians and one Muslim guard were shot dead by gunmen as they left midnight mass in Nagaa Hammadi in southern Egypt. It’s not entirely clear whether the crime was religiously-motivated. Often the mot
By Dr. HA. Hellyer
First published: 1/14/2010
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ALGIERS: The future of Sudan hangs in the balance. National elections are due in April. A referendum on the future status of the south of the country is supposed to follow in 2011. Both were key ingredients of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ended 20 years of civil war between north an
By Lakhdar Brahimi and Desmond Tutu
First published: 1/14/2010
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COLOGNE, Germany: Jerusalem is a central point of reference for the three great monotheistic faiths. King David made the city the political and religious capital of Israel, creating a center for Judaism within and beyond the region. Jerusalem is a holy city for Christians as the place of Jesus of Na
By Lewis Gropp
First published: 1/14/2010
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