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Many fear that Fortuyn is likely to sow more fear than he dispels. "People basically voted against their own neighbors," says Rotterdam psychotherapist Danny de Vries. "This is a very worrying situation." The Turkish community in the city's Afrikaner neighborhood tried to mobilize the Muslim vote by setting up a polling station in a mosque, but turnout...
...Former Turkish Parliament member Merve S. Kavakci said she agreed, condemning negative portrayals of Muslims in the media and government...
...Afghanistan will remain fuzzy. In April Britain is set to give up its role as lead nation in the ISAF, at which point the blueprint, such as it is, calls for Turkey to take over. But in Ankara it is widely expected that the timetable will slip, and the Turkish government would like to know exactly how the peacekeeping force will be paid for. As for American involvement, even under Rumsfeld's minimal plan, building and training an Afghan army will take time. "You're watching a sausage being made," says a senior U.S. official. Sausagemaking isn't pretty...
...earth. Set in a small valley surrounded by barren hills, the town lives on one trade, as reflected in an old local saying: "We sow no wheat or sorghum, the pilgrims are our crops." Scores of languages can be heard, and a multiplicity of cuisines is available: Arab, Indonesian, Turkish, Indian, Pakistani, Lebanese...
...Network Against Racism, who has lived in Denmark for 32 years. "They are saying, 'We want Denmark to be white and Christian.' But they have to understand that Denmark has changed. It's a multicultural society now." Seven out of 10 foreigners are Muslims, including 60,000 people of Turkish origin, 40,000 Bosnians, 28,000 Palestinians and 20,000 Pakistanis...