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EFD ANALYSIS 2011

01.01.2011

In 2011, EFD fellows contributed over 105 pieces of analysis and commentary to media outlets across Europe.

January

Iran Undertakes Reform (DE), 13 January 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article – Afghanistan Stops Economic Links with Iran (German), 18 January 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article – Kayhan is Happy (German), 18 January 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article - Iranian Influence in Afghanistan (DE), 20 January 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article – Iran Will Not Comply (German), 24 January 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
The long road to Afghan justice. Deutsche Welle, 27 January 2011 - Mathias Bölinger.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6419476,00.html
Afghan Civil Society: let us determine our own fate. EUX.TV, Brussels, 31^st January2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJpJLY445A8&feature=youtube_gdata
EU accused of 'failing' to properly manage aid in Afghanistan. Parliament Magazine, Brussels, 31January 2011. http://www.theparliament.com/latest-news/article/newsarticle/eu-accused-of-failing-to-properly-manage-aid-in-afghanistan/
Gender Thoughts Blog - Afghan women: An uphill struggle for legal rights. Brussels, 31January 2011. http://genderthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/afghan-women-an-uphill-struggle-for-legal-rights

February

Afghan drug war to be won with crops, not jails: judge says. AFP, Brussels, 1 February 2011.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110201/wl_asia_afp/afghanistanunrestcrimedrugsnato
EU urged to devise Afghanistan strategy. EurActiv, Brussels, 1 February 2011.
http://www.euractiv.com/en/global-europe/eu-urged-devise-afghanistan-strategy-news-501755
Afghan drug war to be won with crops, not jails: judge. Channel 5, Brussels, 1 February 2011.
http://channel-5.tv/World_News.aspx?id=4735
NATO opium eradication strategy in Afghanistan not working. Frontline Canada Brussels, 1 February 2011. http://www.frontline-canada.com/Defence/
Drug war to be won with crops, not jails. Arab Times (Kuwait), Brussels, 1 February 2011.
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/Portals/0/PDF_Files/pdf11/feb/02/10.pdf
Afghan drug war to be won with crops, not jails. Daily Times (Pakistan) 1 February 2011. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011 2 2story_2-2-2011_pg14_11
Afghan drug war to be won with crops, not jails: judge. Bangkok Post, 1 February 2011.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/mail/219288/
Nato’s military might alone will not solve Afghan drug war: Judge. The Peninsula Qatar, 1 February 2011. http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/component/content/article/141183.html
EU urged to devise Afghanistan strategy - Website of UK Members of the European Parliament, Brussels, 1 February 2011.
http://www.ukipmeps.org/blog_view_2970_EU-urged-to-devise-Afghanistan-strategy.html
EU urged to devise Afghanistan strategy - Atlantic Council, Brussels, 1 February 2011.
http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/atlantic-update-2111
Radio France Internationale- Radio Interview Paris, La Maison de la Radio, 3 February 2011, 4.30-5.15pm
Irshad Manji Discusses Egypt on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Show. MSNBC, 4 February 2011
A Different Way of Governing in the Middle East. By Irshad Manji, 4 February 2011
EFD Article – The Axis of Islam (German), 04 February 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
Afghans ask NATO to stay. New Europe, Brussels, 6February 2011.
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/Afghans-ask-NATO-to-stay/104604.php#
European Parliament Lunch and Panel Discussion, Website of Polish Member of the European Parliament Piotr Borys (EPP). http://piotrborys.pl/2011/02/afganistan-z-innej-perspektywy/
La Bussola Quatidiana - Il nuovo Afghanistan preso tra due fuochi. Milan, 8 February 2011.
http://www.labussolaquotidiana.it/ita/articoli-il-nuovo-afghanistan-preso-tra-due-fuochi-881.htm
EFD Article – Iran's hopes for Egypt (German), 12 February 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article – Explosion of Beams of Light (German), 12 February 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
Irshad Manji Interviewed on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews. MSNBC, 14 February 2011.
Irshad Manji Debates Egyptian Transition on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Show. MSNBC -14 February 2011.
EFD Article – Iranians Call for Freedom (German), 17 February 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article – The Third Form of Totalitarianism, 22 February 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article - For Arabs, the Challenge of Democracy Starts With the Family, 23 February 2011 – Irshad Manji
EFD Article – Destroying Civil Society (German), 25 February 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh

March

EFD Article – Iran's Secret Service (German), 04 March 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article – Iran's Women's Movement (German), 11 March 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article – Iran's Cyber-army (German), 17 March 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article – The Führer's Sympathisers (German), 29 March 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh

April

EFD Article - Toward true citizenship: Young Tunisians in France Found the El-Mouwaten (The Citizen) Website. 4 April 2011 – Valentina Colombo
EFD Article - Tunisia and Syria: The Muslim Brotherhood and the Veil. 5^th April 2011 – Valentina Colombo
EFD Article - German firms in Iran (DE). 6 April 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh

May

EFD Article - Persecution of the Bahai (DE). 3 May 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
The Parliament Magazine - EU commissioner says world should address 'root causes' of terror. Brussels, 3 May 2011 – Martin Banks.
http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/justice/justice-article/newsarticle/eu-commissioner-says-world-should-address-root-causes-of-terror/
EUX.TV - Bin Laden’s death presents stability test for Al Qaeda. Brussels, 3 May 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTkhNLUhwsc&feature=player_embedded
Euractiv - After Bin Laden, 'a new hope' for Afghanistan (Available in English, French and Slovakian). Brussels, 4 May 2011.
http://www.euractiv.com/en/global-europe/bin-laden-new-hope-afghanistan-news-504513
ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) - Afghanistan nach Bin Laden. Brussels, 4 May 2011. http://oe1.orf.at/artikel/276127
KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) - Afghan academician thinks Bin Laden’s death to weaken insurgency but not stop war. Brussels, 5 May 2011. http://www.euractiv.com/en/global-europe/bin-laden-new-hope-afghanistan-news-504513
New Europe - ‘Problems in Afghanistan not ended by one death’. Brussels, 8 May 2011 – Cillian Donnelly. http://www.neurope.eu/articles/Problems-in-Afghanistan-not-ended-by-one-death/106351.php
New Europe - US to leave Afghanistan - Arab spring proves Muslims chose democracy and growth. Brussels, 8 May 2011.
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/106368.php
India Times - Problems in Afghanistan not ended by one death. Brussels, 8 May 2011. http://iplextra.indiatimes.com/article/09j3cNKfZ72wO?q=NATO
EFD Article - Hezbollah Systematically Plans Terrorist Attacks (DE). 9 May 2011. – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Senior Fellow Bakary Sambe Speaks to Voice of America - Voice of America, 9 May 2011 – Bakary Sambe
Afghanistan News - US to leave Afghanistan. Brussels, 9 May 2011. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story.php?rid=45275408
BBC World Service - Interview with Dr. Wadir Safi. London, 9 May 2011.
Neues Deutschland - Bin Ladens Tod hat die Taliban geschwächt. Berlin, 10 May 2011. http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/197208.bin-ladens-tod-hat-die-taliban-geschwaecht.html
EFD Article - Hezbollah Wages ‘Info-war’ (DE). 10 May 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article - Ceasefire or Peace? (DE). 11 May 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
KashmirWatch - US to leave Afghanistan. Brussels, 14 May 2011. http://kashmirwatch.com/world.php/2011/05/14/us-to-leave-afghanistan.html
India Times - Mina Wali, a heroic Afghan woman in war-torn Tora Bora. Brussels, 20^th May 2011.
http://iplextra.indiatimes.com/quote/02jO8XO5jH7eN?q=Top+News
EU Politics Today - Mina Wali, a heroic Afghan woman in war-torn Tora Bora. Brussels, 20 May 2011. http://eupolitics.einnews.com/news/eu-life-expectancy
EFD Article - The State of Iran’s Prisons (DE). 23 May 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article - Dissenters in Iran (DE). 24 May 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article - Iran’s Economic Problems (DE). 31 May 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh

June

EFD Article - Ahmandinejad’s Slogan (DE). 6 June 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) - Travelling photo exhibition on Afghan women arrives in Brussels. Brussels, 14 June 2011. http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2173970&Language=en
Flanders Today - Voices on the Rise. Brussels, 14 June 2011. http://www.flanderstoday.eu/content/visual-arts
EFD Article - Iran’s Atomic Ambitions (DE). 14 June 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
Mondiaal Nieuws - Een positieve kijk op Afghaanse vrouven. Brussels, 16 June 2011. http://www.mo.be/artikel/een-positieve-kijk-op-afghaanse-vrouwen
Zaman (Turkey) - She opened a school in the Afghan mountains. Brussels, 17 June 2011 – Selcuk Gultasli.
http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=1147559&title=afgan-daglarinda-bir-okul-acti&haberSayfa=0
EFD Article - Iranian-Afghan Marriage (DE). 17 June 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
Grenzecho - Afghanische frauen verschaffen sich gehör. Brussels, 18 June 2011 – Heide Newson. http://www.grenzecho.net/zeitung/aktuell/schlagzeilen_detail.asp?a={0D7E8238-FCE4-4887-905C-55087412BBFC}
Today’s Zaman (Turkey) - Mina Wali, a heroic Afghan woman in war-torn Tora Bora. Brussels, 19 June 2011 – Selcuk Gultasli.
http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&newsId=247817&link=247817
New Europe - Afghan women making a difference. Brussels, 19 June 2011.
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/107078.php
Belgien Info - Frauenschicksale in Afghanistan. Brussels, 21^st June 2011 – Heide Newson. http://www.belgieninfo.net/artikel/view/article/frauenschicksale-in-afghanistan/?type=98&cHash=fd55544698685118f9e6339cc1be846d
EFD Article - Iran’s Defence Minister (DE). 21 June 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article - Iran criticises EU Sanctions (DE). 29 June 2011– Wahied Wahdat-Hagh

July

EFD Article - Rivalries and Consensus (DE). 20 July 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article - The Muslim Brotherhood versus Liberals: A Commentary. 20 July 2011 – Valentina Colombo
EFD Article - “Ikhwanophobia”: A neologism not to be underestimated. 20 July 2011 – Valentina Colombo
EFD Article - Against the misuse of the term “Islamophobia”. 20 July 2011 – Valentina Colombo
EFD Article - Iran’s Choice: Turkey or Syria (EN/DE). 25 July 2011 – Wahied Wahdat-Hagh

August

EFD Article – Iranian anti-Semitism (DE). 9 August 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article – Anti-Semitism in the Majlis (DE). 12 August 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
allAfrica.com – Sénégal: Bakary Sambe : ‘L’élite religieuse nourrit un complexe par rapport à la production intellectuelle arabe’. 16 August 2011 – L.E. Faye. http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201108161549.html
EFD Article – Iran rejects Universal Declaration. 19 August 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article – Iran against US dialogue (DE). 25 August 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article – Anti-Semitic state policy (DE). 26 August 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article – Iran: “Can you solve this?” (DE). 30 August 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article – The West’s time is over (DE). 31 August 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh

September

EFD Article – Iran says missile defense effective. 8 September 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article – Iran’s reactions to 9/11 (DE). 13 September 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
Emission Remue Menage – Alassane Samba Diop Recevait Bakary Sambe (Chercheur FED) et Moustapha Gueye (Sociologue et Journaliste). 18 September 2011 – Alassane Samba Diop.
http://www.rewmi.com/Audio-Alassane-Samba-Diop-Emission-Remue-Menage-du-dimanche-18-septembre-2011_a47460.html
EFD Article – Syria’s opportunistic use of Islam. 20 September 2011 – Valentina Colombo
EFD Article – Schizophrenia of Europe towards radical Islam. 22 September 2011 – Valentina Colombo
Newsweek story on Irshad Manji: Islam’s Pixie Provocateur Talks Allah, Liberty, and Love (http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/09/25/irshad-manji-challenges-muslims-to-follow-their-conscience.html). 25 September 2011
EFD Article – Saudi King allows women to vote. 26 September 2011 – Valentina Colombo
EFD Article – Cyber Hezbollah (DE). 27 September 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh

October

EFD Article – Iran’s Intafada Conference (DE) 19th October 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article – Iran not a model for Arab World (DE) 28th October 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh

November

EFD Article – Iran presses pastor: Islam or death http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=244635 - 7th November 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
EFD Article – Cyber Hezbollah strategies (DE) 10th November 2011 - Wahied Wahdat-Hagh
New Europe - Countering extremism by empowering individuals in local communities in Europe. 28^th November 2011 - Roberta Bonazzi
The Cutting Edge (blog) - Iranian Cyber- Jihadi Cells in America plot destruction on the Net and in Reality. 27^th November 2011 - Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article - Analysts: Eject Iran official from German foundation http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=247205 28^th November 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article - Bahrain shall have no Khomeinist future (DE). 28^th November 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh

December

EFD Article - Internal Iranian government tensions over cartoon controversy (DE) 1^st December 2011 – Wahied Wahdat – Hagh
EFD Article – Egyptian elections: it could not be worse! 9^th December 2011 - Valentina Colombo