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ISSUE Thirty-seven!

March 2008

 

Critical mess

Iran says its plans to enter the nuclear club are “responsible”. But with massive US opposition, it is playing its part in triggering a critical mess. Read on

 

Hell hath more fury

Why is it so many people seem to be hell bent on silencing others? Neither should the Quran be banned nor the film attacking it. Read on

 

                                                        

Diversity, not adversity

Turks in Germany have found themselves at the centre of a squabble as Ankara and Berlin exchange blows over ‘integration’. Read on

 

Denial on the Nile

Egypt’s rounding-up and incarceration of HIV-positive people is unjust, unrealistic and unhealthy. Read on

 

©2008. K. Diab

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Our true colours?

The idea that we might all be knee-jerk DNA political reactionaries is far-fetched and dangerous – politics should be about persuasion. Read on

 

What the readers say

Some more readers’ reactions to articles on Diabolic Digest. Read on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Salom Now!

 

Fusing the Arabic and Hebrew words for ‘peace’, Salom Now! is the idea of creating an Arab-Israeli civil alliance to build understanding and strike out towards a people’s peace in the Middle East. Read on

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Conflict in the Middle East

Conflict has become an increasingly common feature of the contemporary Middle East for a variety of geo-strategic, political and historical reasons.

 

This section explores a variety of unorthodox ideas for mitigating conflict and building bridges in the region. Read on

 

 Focus

Homosexuality in the Middle East

Homosexuality is one of the most controversial taboo topics in the Arab world today, and one that is rarely discussed in public. In this special focus on homosexuality, Diabolic Digest is doing its own modest bit in bringing the issue out of the closet. Read on

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Democracy in Egypt

Democratic reform in Egypt is a one step forward, one step back, two to the side kind of experience. It is sometimes exciting and promising, often frustrating and depressing, and too often stagnant. This special focus section explores the issue of democracy in Egypt. Read on

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Multiculturalism in Europe

Europe faces the tough challenge of forging a tolerant and representative multicultural society that reflects the chequered identities of the many people who call themselves European. Presently, this is particularly the case when it comes to its Muslim minority. Read on

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Women, feminism and Islam

The position of Muslim women is a complex and varies greatly from country to country, from group to group and even from person to person.

Many of the issues facing Muslim women are familiar to women everywhere – the difference is often a question of degree. What is clear is that debate, dialogue and reform are sorely needed if Muslim women are to attain the equality they deserve.

Read on

 

  

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