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Updated: November 18, 2009
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Western Europe's burgeoning Islamic population continues to spark concerns about Muslim assimilation and a cultural divide.
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November/December 2009
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Turkey hopes to be a global power, but it has not yet become even the regional player that the ruling AKP declares it to be.
November 2009
Essential Documents
Report
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October 28, 2009
Interview
Farah Pandith, U.S. special representative to the world's Muslim communities, says the new position will aim to build constructive relationships with Muslims at all levels of society to counter extremism.
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October 21, 2009
Must Read
Maznah Mohamad expresses concern over the increased radicalization of Malaysia's ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO).
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October 14, 2009
Audio
Listen to Vali R. Nasr, former CFR adjunct senior fellow, discuss his new book Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.
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October 8, 2009
Must Read
Sheikh Ali Goma'a, Grand Mufti of Egypt, champions moderate Islam, condemns religious violence, and addresses the challenges facing the United States in bettering its relationship with Islam.
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October 7, 2009
Op-Ed
American Interest
Walter Russell Mead examines the book of Job in the Old Testament and its meaning in today's political and cultural stage.
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September 26, 2009
Must Read
Seyran Ates, a practicing Muslim, charges that Germany has been downplaying human rights--and women's rights in particular--in an effort to remain politically correct with respect to religious practices.
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September 24, 2009
Audio
Listen to Leonard A. Leo and Elizabeth H. Prodromou, chair and vice chair, respectively, of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, discuss international religious freedom and U.S. foreign policy as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.
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Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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