Media
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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Article
26 August 2016
The Islamic NGO, that has raised many suspicions in the past, is also among the volunteers
EFD Senior Fellow Dr. Valentina Colombo is mentioned by the well known Italian newspaper Il Giornale....
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Article
25 August 2016
The Burkini Trap
EFD Senior Fellow Dr. Valentina Colombo writes for the Italian magazine Grazia on the controversial decision of the French authorities to ban 'burkinis', the full bathing suit Muslim women wear on the beach if they want to cover their bodies....
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Article
24 August 2016
UCOII’s ‘global terrorist’ imams will fool Alfano
Through the online newspaper Informazione Corretta, EFD Senior Fellow Dr. Valentina Colombo gives a detailed explanation regarding the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Italy....
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Article
21 August 2016
Headscarves and burkinis limit women’s freedom – it is not always a matter of free choice
EFD Senior Fellow Dr. Valentina Colombo is interviewed by Il Giornale di Sicilia on the latest bans imposed by the French authorities on Muslim women wearing 'burkinis'....
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Article
11 August 2016
Behind polygamy is the [Italian law] ‘8×1000’
EFD Senior Fellow Dr Valentina Colombo expresses her concerns regarding a petition launched and signed by many within the Muslim community in Italy, a petition that Dr. Colombo claims to raise many issues....
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Article
04 August 2016
‘Misleaded Christians’: the most controversial surah recited by Imams during a Sunday prayer
EFD Senior Fellow Dr. Valentina Colombo explains that many Quranic verses can be misinterpreted and misleading....
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Mention
03 August 2016
Conference: evolving shades of jihadism – ISIS in Europe
At the conference 'ISIS in Europe' a panel of scholars and security experts tackled the interlinked issues of jihadi radicalization and terrorism in Europe from both a sociological and security perspective....
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Mention
02 August 2016
May needs to wake up to the reality of Sharia
While she was home secretary, Theresa May set up an independent inquiry into the operation of Islamic law in the UK as administered by Sharia courts or councils....
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Article
01 August 2016
‘Break the Cross’, ISIS wages war on Christians
EFD Senior Fellow Valentina Colombo comments on the latest (15th) issue of the Islamic State's propaganda magazine, Dabiq, titled "Break the Cross"....
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Mention
01 August 2016
London conference calls for challenging organisations using Islam for their political goals
Dr Lorenzo Vidino, EFD Senior Policy Advisor and Director of the Program on Extremism at the George Washington University's Center for Cyber & Homeland Security, provided a telling example from Italy where government is putting sufficient resources into counter-extremism but that these a focussed on a hard approach to punish suspects...
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Article
30 July 2016
Islam And Integration, How The Seeds For Terror Take Root
In this guest contribution for Worldcrunch, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour highlights the connections between recent terror attacks in Germany and what he refers to as an “undemocratic behaviour based on cultural sensitivities”, such as the latest case of an imam denying his son’s teacher a handshake, because she is female....
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