Media
Mention
09 November 2016
Tentative Europe reaches out to Trump’s America
"We don't know where America is going to go and what we've seen in the campaign is not inspiring," says EFD President and Founder Roberta Bonazzi in this interview with Deutsche Welle regarding the election of Donald Trump....
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Article
01 November 2016
Visa liberation between Turkey and the EU
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek writes for Deutsche Welle on the negotiation process regarding visa liberalisation between Turkey and the EU, after a deadline for the implementation of visa liberalisation has passed at the end of October....
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Mention
31 October 2016
Could Integration Prevent Radicalisation of Muslim Youth?
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour is mentioned by the Mashreq Politics & Culture Journal in an event report on the “Conference on the Muslim youth in Germany between integration, compartmentalisation and new ways”, organised by the Frankfurt Research Centre for Global Islam. Mansour called for a social and political rethinking process of the phenomenon of radicalisation, in order to prevent and combat ideological extremism....
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Article
30 October 2016
From suicide to mass murder – terrorist propaganda and the responsibility of the media
In this article, EFD Executive Director Alexander Ritzmann highlights that media outlets often involuntarily serve as extended propaganda channels of terrorist organisations....
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Interview
30 October 2016
Islam expert refers to Salafism as ‘an ideology of violence’
Educators are left absolutely unprepared by their professional training to deal with the issue of Salafism in schools, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour explains in this interview with Neue Westfälische. We must invest into preventive measures to enable the teachers to recognise radicalisation through means of rhetoric, behaviour and mindset....
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Mention
28 October 2016
A close look at the German Muslim associations
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour is mentioned by the German Die Welt on the collaboration of the federal and state governments with Muslim associations. Closer examination is required to guarantee the compatibility of the associations’ understanding of religion with Germany’s liberal and democratic fundamental order, says Mansour. This requires a careful selection of those associations that can be considered as partners in prevention and...
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Mention
26 October 2016
Municipalities are preparing to receive IS terrorists with housing and grants
EFD Senior Fellow Magnus Norell is mentioned by the Swedish magazine Samtiden on the controversial decision some Swedish cities have taken to rehabilitate former Isis fighters and other extremists by providing them with housing, employment, education and financial support....
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Article
18 October 2016
Terrorism: Islam expert warns of high radicalisation risk in Italy
Following a press briefing held by the European Foundation for Democracy on preventing radicalisation in Italy, with EFD Senior Fellow Dr Valentina Colombo as the main speaker, the Italian news agency Agenzia Giornalistica Italiana (AGI) issued a press release with Colombo's statements....
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Interview
18 October 2016
The ideology is stronger than a pseudo-state
In this interview with jetzt.de, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour cautions that the recent chalking up of military victories against Isis should not be equated with progress in the battle against the groups’ extremist ideology. We must continue all the more to fight Islamist radicalisation, Mansour urges, as followers of the ideology are increasingly prevented from leaving the country, raising the potential for attacks in Germany....
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Interview
13 October 2016
“If you want to commit a suicide bombing operation, you’re not going to kill yourself”
In an interview with Die Welt, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour comments on the suicide of suspected Isis terrorist Dschaber al-Bakr in a German prison....
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Interview
11 October 2016
Syria: the PYD is an existential threat for Ankara, nonetheless there will be no direct attack
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek is interviewed by Aki-Adnkronos International on the threat that the Syrian Democratic Union Party poses to Anakara....
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Interview
10 October 2016
Ahmad Mansour: “A child with a headscarf is abuse”
In this interview with Der Standard, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour criticises the lack of a clear communication of societal values by the German government. He condemns the prevalent cultural relativism that prevents open debate about certain Islamic belief systems and explains why headscarfs should be banned from elementary schools....
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Op-Ed
05 October 2016
New report recommends collective response in fight against jihadist radicalism
"In a recent report, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Italian Institute for International Political Studies ( ISPI ) analysed some of the key hotbeds of jihadist radicalisation, in a bid to better understand the root-causes, triggers and dynamics of the phenomenon, and to suggest strategies to counter it."...
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Article
04 October 2016
No Daesh in Algeria: What’s the secret?
EFD's latest publication, Jihadist Hotbeds – Understanding Local Radicalisation Processes, is mentioned in a blog post by by Democracy Digest....
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Interview
27 September 2016
Muslims themselves must form German Islam
In this interview with Zeit Online, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour evaluates the achievements as well as the weaknesses of the German Islam Conference, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary....
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Article
27 September 2016
Those cartoons on Allah that will cost you your life
EFD Senior Fellow Valentina Colombo writes about the assassination of Nahid Hattar, a Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam after allegedly sharing a satirical cartoon on his Facebook page....
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Mention
22 September 2016
Analysts: Expect visa liberalisation for Turkey by early 2017
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek is mentioned by EurActive on the issue concerning visa liberalisation for Turkey....
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Interview
20 September 2016
USA, the expert explains: ‘behind lone wolf attacks lies a very strong jihadist call’
EFD Executive Director Roberta Bonazzi is interviewed by the Italian newspaper Adnkronos....
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Mention
18 September 2016
Manhattan, the Jihadist propaganda is silent on the instant messaging app ‘Telegram’
EFD Executive Director Roberta Bonazzi is interviewed by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on the recent wave of violence that New York and Manhattan have witnessed....
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Interview
16 September 2016
In dialogue: Ahmad Mansour in a conversation with Michael Krons
In this interview with German tv station Phoenix, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour explains why suppressed sexuality is one of the key reasons for radicalisation. "When kissing or cuddling in public is regarded as sinful, it makes normal social interaction between the sexes impossible”....
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Mention
14 September 2016
Could Germany learn from Israel’s diversity?
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour is mentioned by the American weekly newspaper The Jewish News Press....
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Interview
12 September 2016
EU- Turkey relations are normalising
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek is interviewed by DW on EU-Turkey relations in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt and the subsequent visit of the High Representative of the European Union Federica Mogherini to Turkey....
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Interview
08 September 2016
“Rome”, Isis’ new magasine to attract new followers
EFD Sernior Fellow Valentina Colombo is interviewed by Il Giornale di Sicilia on 'Rumiyah', the latest version of the Islamic State's magazine....
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Mention
08 September 2016
Who thinks for himself won’t be radicalised
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour gave a keynote speech at an event hosted by the business association Unternehmerverbände Niedersachsen e.V.,which aimed at suggesting ways of integrating refugees into German society....
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Mention
07 September 2016
Not being laughed at
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour is mentioned by the German taz on his laudatory speech for this year’s recipient of the Moses-Mendelssohn-Prize, Jérôme Boateng....
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Article
07 September 2016
Rumiyah, ISIS’ magazine to conquer Rome
In her latest article on the so-called 'Islamic State' , EFD Senior Fellow Valentina Colombo explains the differences between Dabiq, the magazine used bu IS to spread their ideology all over the world, and Rumiyah, the latest version of the magazine...
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Mention
04 September 2016
UK courts should be able to issue Islamic divorces, sharia expert says
EFD Senior Fellow Elham Manea is mentioned by the British newspaper The Guardian on her efforts to ban Sharia courts in the UK....
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Mention
02 September 2016
George Washington University hires former al-Qaeda recruiter
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Lorenzo Vidino is mentioned by The News....
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Mention
01 September 2016
George Washington University hires a former al-Qaeda recruiter
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Lorenzo Vidino is interviewed by the Washington Post....
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Mention
01 September 2016
Islam Expert: The Central Council of Muslims in Germany is complicit in radicalisation
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour is mentioned by The Huffington Post on his holding the Muslim associations co-responsible for the radicalisation of Muslims in Germany....
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Mention
01 September 2016
Turkey’s Fight Against Kurds in Syria Possible Due to Deal With Russia
“Turkish jets were not even allowed in Syria after the downing of the Russian jet in 2015,” said EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek in an interview to the Epoch Times regarding Turkey's military operations in Syria....
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Mention
31 August 2016
“We’re not being clear on which values we want to convey”
Only if we engage in a dialogue about the values of our society will we be able to convey to immigrants what behaviour our society can tolerate, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour notes in this interview with Deutschlandfunk....
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Interview
31 August 2016
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek on HaberTurk TV
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek is interviewed by HaberTurk TV on the latest developments regarding Turkey-EU relations after the Turkey coup attempt....
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Mention
31 August 2016
Former Al Qaeda extremist will join George Washington University’s program studying terrorism
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Lorenzo Vidino is interviewed by the Daily News....
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Mention
30 August 2016
Dr Bakary Sambe on the double citizenship debate – a debate made of policy strategies
During the preparations of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, which will be held in Mali next September, EFD Senior Fellow Bakary Sambe has described as regrettable and nonsense the controversy about the double citizenship of the candidates in Senegal’s presidential election....
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Article
28 August 2016
What we can demand from immigrants
In this contribution for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour and co-chair of the German Green party Cem Özdemir claim that the German government is not prepared to tackle radical Islam. Integrating the refugees in Germany is already a gigantic task and it is time to learn from the mistakes that have been made in the past, they urge....
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