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Turkey: Islamist-Secular Tensions Loom As PM To Name Cabinet

Dinka — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:44:16 -0500

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received a mandate today from the country's president to form a new government, two weeks after his ruling, Islamist-rooted Justice and Development (AK) party won a decisive victory in parliamentary polls.

Fighting Continues at Northern Lebanon Refugee Camp

Dinka — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:22:52 -0500

Lebanese authorities say fighting has resumed between government troops and Islamists entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp near the northern city of Tripoli. Smoke could be seen billowing Saturday in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, as soldiers shelled Fatah al-Islam positions.

Analyst Praises Expected Inclusion of Islamists in Somali Reconciliation

Dinka — Mon, 21 May 2007 10:45:51 -0500

An Italian official says Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf will allow members of the ousted Islamic Courts Union to take part in next month's reconciliation conference. But deputy foreign affairs minister Patrizia Sentinelli says the ICU members would have renounce violence and be chosen by their clans.

Thousands in Turkey Demonstrate for Secular Government

Dinka — Sun, 20 May 2007 13:31:06 -0500

Tens of thousands of Turks protested Sunday against the country's Islamist-rooted government. The demonstrators chanted "Turkey is secular and will remain secular" as they gathered in Samsun.

Turkish PM Says He Supports Secular System

Dinka — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:49:58 -0500

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed support for the country's secular laws, saying that Turkey is a secular state and will remain so.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Denies Islamic Agenda

Dinka — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:00:40 -0500

Turkey's foreign minister Abdullah Gul in an interview with VOA denied opposition charges that his Justice and Development Party is seeking a greater role for Islam in the government. He was speaking just days after he withdrew his candidacy to become Turkey's new president because of a legal challenge mounted by his pro-secular opponents.

Opposition: no political Islam to be in Turkey

Dinka — Thu, 03 May 2007 09:41:42 -0500

A longtime opposition leader of Turkey have been trying to defeat Islam's encroach into Turkish politics for more than a decade. Deniz Baykal, 68, is president of Turkey's oldest political party, the Republican People's Party. It was founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who as Turkey's first president made secularism one of this Muslim nation's most sacred principles.

Nigeria: Umaru Yar' Adua, PDP and The Presidential Election

MichaelChima — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:37:24 -0500

Many erroneous and ambiguous news reports have been written on the so called, "Mr. Integrity"Â Umaru Yar'Adua, the governor of Katsina state and presidential candidate of the ruling party (PDP) in Nigeria. But how many have been fooled by his sponsors?

Nigeria: Nigerians Panic As Rebellion Breaks Out in Kano

MichaelChima — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:35:51 -0500

Panic-stricken Nigerians are fleeing the Northern state of Kano as government forces try to crush a rebellion by the Islamic militants who killed the district police officer with his wife and 11 other policemen at a police post last Tuesday.

The Poet Who Saw It Before The World Saw It

MichaelChima — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:44:04 -0600

Iraqi Islamist Group Urges Resistance To Government

Dinka — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:05:48 -0600

Somalia's Islamic Militia Call for Help From Foreign Muslim Fighters

Dinka — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:03:29 -0600