Faruk Sens, Germany’s leading expert on Turkish life in Europe was forced to resign from the Essen Center for Turkish Studies, after a German newspaper printed a story he wrote in which he compared the plight of contemporary Turks in Germany to what happened to German Jews. His article, “Europe’s New Jews” appeared in […]

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Nations increasingly are instituting tests for immigrants in order to determine if they are qualified to become citizens. Such tests have been around for over a hundred years and, ordinarily, immigrants are provided tutoring which enables them to get past the test in the same manner people cram for their driver’s test. However, the German […]

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The decision of Polish President Lech Kaczynski to refuse signing the Treaty of Lisbon agreement even though his own parliament has voted for it, typifies the new skepticism which is growing in many parts of Europe. The Polish president argues adding his signature is “pointless” in light of Ireland’s refusal to go along with the […]

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France currently holds the presidency of the European Union so Sarkozy is using this leverage in order to push forward alternative strategies in order to secure Irish agreement on revision of the EU. His efforts were torpedoed by President Kaczyinski of Poland who refused to sign onto his parliament’s agreement to EU arguing that Ireland’s […]

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The Berlin Conference of Palestinian Civil Security was attended by 40 nations meeting in Berlin for the ostensible purpose of raising money to assist in development of the justice and police infrastructure of the Palestinian Authority. There were the usual speeches, promises made, complaints, charges, and counter-charges, and, in the end, about $242 million was […]

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One of the most under-reported aspects of the Bush invasion of Iraq has been the devastating impact of the war on the lives of Iraqi Christians. The Christian presence in Iraq goes back over a thousand years, but due to changes brought about by the American-led invasion, at least half of the 800,000 Christians who […]

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An international Islamist organization, Hizb ut–Tahrir or the Party of Liberation, is asking a
European court to over turn a decision of the German government to ban it from operating for a period of five years. Although, the organization is prohibited in several Middle Eastern nations, it is perfectly free to operate in Israel and in […]

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The parliament of Hungary passed a new piece of legislation designed to protect future generations against the stupidity of modern leaders who refuse to deal with the environment. Sandor Fulop, an environmental lawyer, has been appointed to the new position of what is being termed the “green ombudsman.” In this position, Mr. Fulop’s main responsibility […]

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Germany has among the largest Muslim society in Europe which has caused concern that among these millions a few terrorists will emerge to create terror within the nation. German authorities have uncovered evidence from the Islamic Jihad Union, a group that has been monitored for years, of possible upcoming attacks within Germany. An important […]

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Gregor Peter Schmidt, Der Speigel correspondent writing from Washington D.C., said when President Bush arrives in Europe this week, he will be greeted by people who smile not so much at his arrival, but at the thought of upcoming departure. He notes “European diplomats in Brussells are often heard to complain that they feel […]

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