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17 October 2017
The EU should not turn its back on Turkey
By Amanda Paul and Demir Murat Seyrek
Getting EU leaders to agree on a strategy for Turkey is like herding cats. At t...
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20 August 2017
Jihad in the classroom: New curriculum unnerves Turkish minority
This article from Deutsche Presse-Agentur addresses the recent decision by the Turkish government to introduce jihad to...
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20 August 2017
Turkey’s education curriculum; Darwin out, Jihad in
This article from Adnrkronos addresses the recent decision by the Turkish government to introduce jihad to the education...
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10 July 2017
Risk of suspension of EU-Turkey accession talks
This article from Al Arabiya English discusses the possible suspension of the accession talks between Turkey and the EU....
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Article
17 June 2017
“I felt inferior”
In this essay for Süddeutsche Zeitung, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour shares his personal experience of integr...
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08 June 2017
Markus Lanz: Expert addresses the connection between religion and terror
This article by Huffington Post discusses EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour's appearance as a guest on German week...
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Interview
07 June 2017
Markus Lanz 7 June 2017
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour is a guest on German weekly talkshow Markus Lanz. Together with member of German...
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Article
Article
05 June 2017
’Generation Allah’: Why we Muslims must ask ourselves some critical questions
In this article for FOCUS Online, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour calls attention to the fact that making young...
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Interview
Interview
31 May 2017
At the table with Ahmad Mansour, ‘deradicaliser’
In this radio interview with hr2-kultur from 31st May, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour discusses the radicalisat...
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30 May 2017
’Let’s bomb violence with compassion’
This article by jetzt discusses an advertisement campaign of Kuwaiti mobile service provider Zain. In the campaign video...
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Article
26 May 2017
The EU door is open for Turkey but it’s far away
In this article for the Deutsche Welle Turkish, EFD Senior Fellow Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek analyses President Erdogan’s...
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26 May 2017
This Israeli ex-Salafist is one of Europe’s most outspoken critics of radical Islam
In this article, The Times of Israel echoes EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour in his call for Western governments...
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Interview
Interview
24 May 2017
Preventing radicalisation by means of social work
In this interview with Deutsche Welle about the terror attack in Manchester, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour hig...
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Interview
Interview
16 May 2017
Roberta Bonazzi, President of the European Foundation for Democracy interviewed by EU Reporter
Roberta Bonazzi, President of the European Foundation for Democracy interviewed by EU Reporter: There is an urgent need...
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Interview
Interview
11 May 2017
A special kind of anti-Semitism
In this radio interview with Deutschlandfunk Nova, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour discusses anti-Semitism withi...
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04 May 2017
Integration: experts believe debate about mainstream culture to be vital
This article by Rundblick gives an account of a discussion on integration and German “Leitkultur“, hosted by the Kon...
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Article
Article
02 May 2017
EU is trying to find a balanced policy without closing door on Turkey
In this article for the Deutsche Welle Turkish, EFD Senior Fellow Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek explains how the EU is trying t...
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Interview
Interview
28 April 2017
Dr Demir Murat Seyrek on SkyNews: the outcome of the Turkish referendum
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek is interviewed by SkyNews on the consequences of the outcome of the Tur...
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Interview
Interview
25 April 2017
Elham Manea’s call on Switzerland to act as an intermediary for Yemen
In this interview for Swiss Info, Elhman Manea explains the extent of the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Yemen....
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Interview
Interview
18 April 2017
Many believe in a conspiracy against Turkey and Islam
In this interview with Die Welt, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour examines the question why many German Turks vot...
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Interview
Interview
14 April 2017
Turkey: more democracy and foreign policy needed
n this article for Aki- Adn Kronos Interantional, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek explains why the Turkish...
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Interview
Interview
11 April 2017
The Scene In Stockholm A Day After Attack
EFD Senior Fellow Magnus Norell is interviewed by KAWC News; he comments on the terrorist attack that occurred in Stockh...
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11 April 2017
Tips for teachers in the prevention of Islamism
This article by Neue Westfälische discusses the development process of EFD’s Practitioner’s Guide to Preventing Rad...
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07 April 2017
How teachers face against radicalisation among students
This article by Huffington Post mentions EFD’s latest publication, the Practitioner’s Guide to Preventing Radicalisa...
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Article
07 April 2017
Muslim antisemitism is being ignored for fear of racism accusations
In this contribution for Tagesspiegel, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour highlights a lacking examination of the s...
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Broadcast
Broadcast
05 April 2017
EFD´s & CEP´s new Handbook for teachers on integration and radicalization
EFD´s and CEP´s new Handbook for teachers on integration and radicalization is featured on German TV channel N24, Apri...
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Article
Article
05 April 2017
Tips for interacting with radicalised students
This article by Deutsche Welle gives account of the publication of EFD’s Practitioner’s Guide to Preventing Radicali...
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Interview
Interview
30 March 2017
Interview with Islamism expert Ahmad Mansour
In this interview with Neue Westfälische, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour highlights the necessity of breaking...
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23 March 2017
Commissioner King’s address at a book launch hosted by the European Policy Centre, European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project, ‘The Challenge of Jihadist Radicalisation in Europe and Beyond’, in Brussels
On 22nd of March, the European Policy Centre (EPC), in cooperation with the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) and...
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Article
Article
22 March 2017
One year after the Brussels attacks: How can Europe prevent the next tragedy?
In this article for Euractive, EFD's Alexander Ritzmann and Andrea Frontini, Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centr...
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Interview
Interview
16 March 2017
Civil Society Against Extremism – join the campaign!
Check out Alexander Ritzmann, our Executive Director, presenting the Civil Society Empowerment Programme....
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Article
Article
15 March 2017
It would be a historical mistake for Turkey to burn bridges with Europe
In this article for the Deutsche Welle Türkçe, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr Demir Murat Seyrek discusses the consequen...
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Article
14 March 2017
Brussels prosecutors launches inquiry into possible extremist links of charities and non-for profit organisations
EFD Senior Councellor John Duhig explains, in an article published by the Parliament Magasine, that "the Brussels prosecutor has just launched an inquiry into the activities of 144 of some 3308 charities and not-for-profit organisations in Molenbeek and neighbouring Koekelberg, Jette, Ganshoren and Berchem-Saint-Agathe, for possible links to violent extremism and terrorism."...
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Article
13 March 2017
Turkish constitutional referendum: TRexit from parliamentary democracy?
In this contribution for Euronews, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr Demir Murat Seyrek discusses the challenges that Turkey faces in regards to the constitutional referendum to be voted on 16 April....
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10 March 2017
Islamism: Author Ahmad Mansour calls for more digital intervention to fight radicalisation online
This article by Allgemeine Zeitung discusses a talk given by EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour on the need for more digital intervention in the prevention of radicalisation. Youth must be reached out to on social media and made offers by mainstream society, a process currently dominated by Salafists....
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Article
09 March 2017
Preventing radicalisation in schools
In this contribution for the Parliament Magazine, EFD Programme Manager Alexandra Korn and EFD Executive Director Alexander Ritzmann pinpoint the importance of empowering educators in the fight against radicalisation....
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