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  • September 2008

    • French Muslims Find Freedom in Catholic Schools

      New York Times  |  Sep 30, 08 7:17 AM CDT

      French Muslims Find Freedom in Catholic Schools

      (Newser) - France has Western Europe's largest Muslim population, but its strict separation of church and state means that Muslim girls are forbidden from wearing the headscarves in public schools. In response, many Muslims have turned to an unlikely solution: the nation's large network of Catholic schools. "There is respect for our religion here," said one student at a Marseille Catholic school, where 80% of the students are Muslim. More »

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      France  • religion  • Islam  • Catholic Church  • Catholicism  • Muslim women  • secularism  • Islamic veil  • Marseille

  • July 2008

    • Turkey Dodges Political Crisis

      Time  |  Jul 31, 08 3:04 AM CDT

      Turkey Dodges Political Crisis

      (Newser) - A major constitutional showdown in Turkey was narrowly averted yesterday when the nation's top court voted not to ban the ruling Islamic AKP party, which attorneys had argued is illegally attempting to dismantle Turkey's secular democracy. A judge described the razor-thin 6-5 vote as "a serious warning" to the party, reports Time. More »

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      terrorism  • Islam  • Turkey  • bombing  • secularism  • AKP  • Justice and Development Party

    • Turkey Indicts 86 for Coup Plot

      Associated Press  |  Jul 14, 08 8:22 AM CDT

      Turkey Indicts 86 for Coup Plot

      (AP) - Prosecutors today indicted 86 secular Turks—including high-ranking ex-military officials—on terrorism charges for their alleged involvement in plots to topple the Islamic-rooted government. The suspects, believed to include at least one former general and an opposition politician, are accused of having plotted to provoke a military coup to topple PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. More »

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      Middle East  • Turkey  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • secularism  • coup  • Kemal Ataturk

  • June 2008

    • Americans See Many Stairways to Heaven: Poll

      Dallas Morning News  |  Jun 23, 08 3:44 PM CDT

      Americans See Many Stairways to Heaven: Poll

      (Newser) - Reaching the afterlife is possible through more than one religion, 70% of Americans believe, according to a new poll. Surveying 36,000 people, the study confirms that while 92% of Americans believe in God, the country is growing more secular, the Dallas Morning News reports. Seven in 10 also agreed that there were multiple correct interpretations of their faiths. More »

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      religion  • science  • secularism  • Afterlife

    • Turkey's PM Could Fall Over Headscarves

      American  |  Jun 20, 08 7:16 PM CDT

      Turkey's PM Could Fall Over Headscarves

      (Newser) - Turkey's secular judges want to oust the ruling party for its moderate, and popular, stance on religion freedoms, Mustafa Akyol writes in the American . On paper, the judiciary seeks to punish the incumbent AKP party for crimes such as nepotism and corruption. In reality, Akyol writes, the AKP's support for headscarves in Turkish universities is what sparked judicial rage. More »

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      Islam  • Turkey  • democracy  • Muslim  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • secularism  • constitutional amendment  • Justice and Development Party

  • April 2008
  • February 2008

    • More Americans Cut Church Ties

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Feb 26, 08 6:00 AM CST

      More Americans Cut Church Ties

      (Newser) - Americans are swapping  religious affiliations at an accelerating rate, with 50% choosing  a different denomination than the one they were raised in, and 16%—double the number 20 years ago—saying the have no ties to a particular church, a new survey of religious life finds. That doesn't mean they're atheists, the Pew Forum report released yesterday concludes; only 1.6% say they are non-believers. More »

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      religion  • immigration  • Catholic Church  • evangelicals  • America  • secularism  • faith  • Latinos  • churchgoers

  • August 2007

    • Turkish Army Blasts Incoming President

      BBC  |  Aug 28, 07 8:50 AM CDT

      Turkish Army Blasts Incoming President

      (Newser) - Turkey is heading for a showdown over the relation of the state and Islam as Abdullah Gul, who has been the subject of bitter protests, was named president of Turkey in a parliamentary election today. The nomination of Gul, the foreign minister and a practicing Muslim whose wife wears a head scarf, led to massive secularist protests across Turkey last spring. More »

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      Islam  • Turkey  • secularism  • Abdullah Gul  • Turkish elections

    • Foes Gear to Fight New Bid By Ex-Islamist to Lead Turkey

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 14, 07 2:22 AM CDT

      Foes Gear to Fight New Bid By Ex-Islamist to Lead Turkey

      (Newser) - Turkish secularists are bracing for another clash over the presidential candidacy of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a devout Muslim and one-time Islamist party member who critics fear plans to enforce extreme religious principals in public life. The last time he was nominated as the ruling party's candidate, just three months ago, the army threatened a coup, and thousands took to the streets. More »

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      religion  • Islam  • Turkey  • Muslim  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • secularism  • Abdullah Gul  • Turkish elections

  • July 2007

    • Turkish Elections Boost PM

      Reuters  |  Jul 22, 07 6:00 PM CDT

      Turkish Elections Boost PM

      (Newser) - Turkey’s ruling party dominated parliamentary elections today despite its perceived threat to the nation’s entrenched secularism. The elections were moved up after the secular opposition foiled PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempt to install an ex-Islamist ally as president. The results, seen as a mandate for the AKP, also raise the risk of increased conflict, Reuters reports. More »

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      European Union  • Islam  • Turkey  • Kurds  • Kurdistan  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • secularism  • Turkish elections  • AK Party  • AKP

  • May 2007

    • Bombing Rocks Turkish Capital

      New York Times  |  May 23, 07 7:28 AM CDT

      Bombing Rocks Turkish Capital

      (Newser) - An explosion shocked the Turkish capital yesterday, killing six and injuring at least 100 in a busy marketplace. The bombing comes at a delicate time for the country, the New York Times observes, as Parliament clash with the governing party over the place of Islam in the secular democracy. More »

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      terrorism  • Turkey  • bombing  • Kurds  • Kurdistan  • militant  • secularism  • Kurdish Militants  • Ankara

    • Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea

      Economist  |  May 7, 07 7:53 AM CDT

      Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea

      (Newser) - If the choice is between somewhat more religion in public life and democracy in Turkey, choose the latter, argues the Economist. The ruling party's choice of an Islamist candidate, Abdullah Gul, for president set off a familiar confrontation between the Turkish military and the political establishment. The Economist asks, "if Turkey cannot reconcile Islam and democracy, who can?" More »

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      Islam  • Turkey  • democracy  • secularism  • Abdullah Gul  • Kemal Ataturk

    • Turkish Candidate Bows Out

      BBC  |  May 7, 07 7:46 AM CDT

      Turkish Candidate Bows Out

      (Newser) - Turkish presidential candidate Abdullah Gul threw in the towel yesterday after secularist legislators boycotted the election for the second time in nine days in reaction to Gul's pro-Islamist record. The partisan standoff portends a bitter clash between secularists who generally populate Turkey's urban areas and the ruling AK party in crucial parliamentary elections in July. More »

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      election  • Turkey  • secularism  • Abdullah Gul  • Turkish elections

    • Turkish PM Backs Election Overhaul

      Jerusalem Post (Israel)  |  May 1, 07 7:38 PM CDT

      Turkish PM Backs Election Overhaul

      (Newser) - Turkey's prime minister put his weight behind a new, popular presidential vote, hours after a court invalidated Friday's election by parliament. The secular opposition had boycotted that vote because of the Islamist background of the lone candidate, foreign minister Abdullah Gul. More »

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      election  • Islam  • Turkey  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • secularism  • Abdullah Gul

  • April 2007

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