In Turkey, there is an average of about one honor killing per week. To understand more about this troubling issue, Daljit Dhaliwal speaks with Gönül Tol, director of the Center for Turkish Studies at the Middle East Institute, about what she says is a growing trend in Turkey.
All Posts Tagged With: "Islam"
Interview
February 8, 2010
Examining the motives behind traditional honor killings
How You See It
January 26, 2010
French panel recommends partial ban on full face veil
A French parliamentary panel recommended today that France impose a ban on wearing the full face veil in public -- buses, subways and hospitals. Under the proposal, women would have to show their faces when entering a facility and remain uncovered. The ban could take effect by the end of the year -- but would not apply to wearing the veil on the street or in private.
Interview
January 12, 2010
Churches set ablaze as religious strife rages in Malaysia
Since Friday, tensions between Malaysian Muslims and Christians have escalated, with attacks on nine Christan churches in retaliation for use of the word "Allah." Jamie Metzl of the Asia Society discusses rising religious tensions and how the conflict might be resolved.
Web Original
November 30, 2009
Celebrating Eid Al-Adha in a traditional Berber village
Two days after Americans feasted on turkey, Moroccans chowed down on lamb. Writer Aida Alami and photographer Leila Alaoui depict the celebration of the Eid Al-Adha holiday as celebrated in a traditional Berber village in the south of Morocco.
Signature Video
November 23, 2009
Germany to require immigrants to sign integration contracts
Germany has plan for an "integration contracts" that new immigrants must sign, laying out services available to immigrant communities and detailing the expectations of new arrivals. Martin Seemungal reported late last year on the rising Christian-Muslim tensions in the city of Cologne.
Perspectives
November 18, 2009
Saudi Arabia and Iran fighting proxy war in northern Yemen
Worldfocus contributing blogger Dwight Bashir writes about recent skirmishes between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels in northern Yemen. Iran and Saudi Arabia, have each spent billions of dollars exporting competing religio-political ideologies in the region.
Worldfocus Radio
October 22, 2009
Worldfocus Radio: Turkey torn between East and West
Martin Savidge hosts Gareth Jenkins and Mustafa Akyol to discuss whether Turkey is leaning West or moving East. They discuss the country's growing Islamicization, strained relations with Israel and the limbo of European Union admission.
Signature Video
October 22, 2009
Religious minority clamors for legal rights in Indonesia
Correspondent and producer Jamilla Trindle reports from Indonesia, where fundamentalists are posing new challenges to the democratically-elected government and to members of minority religious groups.
Signature Video
October 21, 2009
Rising Islamist movements challenge secularism in Turkey
Correspondent Gizem Yarbil and producer Bryan Myers report on how traditional religion and modern democracy are trying to coexist in Turkey, where growing religious groups are championing Islam's ethical and moral values. Secular critics are branding these religious groups as fundamentalist.
Signature Video
October 20, 2009
An unusual weapon in the war against extremism
Worldfocus correspondent Hoda Osman and producer Rebecca Haggerty visited the North African kingdom of Morocco to report on how many Moroccans - including those in the government - are turning to Sufism as a moderating influence to combat religious extremism.
