------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE MUSLIM SISTERHOOD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visions of Female Identity in the New Egypt The women of the Muslim Brotherhood played a supporting role in Egypt's revolution, and now they want to have a hand in shaping its democratic future. Although many wear Western clothing under their veils, use Facebook and Twitter, and talk the talk of emancipation, they still seem to be wrestling with what it means to be a modern Muslim woman. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,754250,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Defining the Modern Muslim Woman in Egypt http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-66317.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A CHECHEN STRONGMAN'S NEW TOY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Legendary Soccer Trainer Ruud Gullit Takes on Grozny Dutch soccer star Ruud Gullit was a legend in the 1980s. Now he is the new manager of Chechen team Terek Grozny as part of a pet project by Chechnya's hardman leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, who hopes football success can help rebuild his battered country. But critics accuse Gullit, who used to be an outspoken proponent of human rights, of selling out. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,754583,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Ruud Gullit's New Job in Chechnya http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-66373.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TWO JOURNALISTS AND AN OIL TRANSACTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Germany's Role in a Business Deal with Iran With Berlin's approval, the German central bank provided assistance to India in an oil deal with Iran. The US has vociferously criticized any such dealings with Tehran, but according to information received by SPIEGEL ONLINE, the deal was connected with the release of two German reporters detained by the Ahmadinejad regime. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,754571,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Democracy or Dollars? Weapons Sales to the Arab World under Scrutiny http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,754224,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MURDER IN AFGHANISTAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPIEGEL TV's 'Kill Team' Documentary For months, the US Army kept the images compiled by the so-called "kill team" under lock and key out of fear it could result in a scandal even greater than Abu Ghraib. SPIEGEL TV spent weeks researching the story behind the men of 5th Stryker Brigade and how things could go so terribly wrong. Warning: The documentary contains extremely graphic content. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,754554,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Adam's War: The Good Boy and the 'Kill Team' http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,754141,00.html#ref=nlint Photo Gallery: 'Terrible Things Are Happening Here' http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-66296.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEMOCRACY OR DOLLARS? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weapons Sales to the Arab World under Scrutiny In recent years, Western countries have made a bundle selling arms to Arab despots. But, as with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, some of yesterday's buyers have become today's enemies. Now major weapons exporters must seek a new balance between arms profits and human rights. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,754224,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Injecting the West's Weapon into the Arab World http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-66309.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE LONG ROAD TO EICHMANN'S ARREST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A Nazi War Criminal's Life in Argentina Before his arrest by Israel's Mossad intelligence service, Adolf Eichmann boasted openly to other foreigners in Argentina of the war crimes he had committed. He confided in one journalist that his only mistake was not having murdered all the Jews. "We didn't do our work correctly," he said. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,754486,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- A Triumph of Justice: On the Trail of Holocaust Organizer Adolf Eichmann http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,754133,00.html#ref=nlint Photo Gallery: The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-66293.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW EURO THREAT EMERGES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Irish Banks Fail Stress Tests Ireland's banks performed so badly in the latest EU stress tests that the country's last remaining major independent financial institutions will likely be nationalized. The entire banking sector is set to radically shrink, but that might carry significant risks for Ireland's European partners. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,754452,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD FROM BERLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Al-Qaida as a Justification for Merkel's Nuclear Phase-Out Must nuclear reactors be able to withstand a plane crash? Safety checks currently underway on Germany's 17 nuclear reactors will address exactly that question. For German commentators, it has long been clear that German facilities are vulnerable to such attacks -- and that Merkel is merely preparing the country for a rapid atomic phase-out. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,754523,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Radioactive Legal Battle: Energy Firm RWE Sues Berlin Over Reactor Shutdown http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,754453,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RADIOACTIVE LEGAL BATTLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Energy Firm RWE Sues Berlin Over Reactor Shutdown Chancellor Angela Merkel's temporary shutdown of seven nuclear reactors has landed in court. Energy giant RWE on Friday filed suit against Merkel's move, hampering her efforts to come up with a new policy on nuclear energy. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,754453,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRICKED! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Europe Goes Zany on April Fools' Day Is Portuguese soccer star Ronaldo really being sold to Spain? What about Ryanair going child-free? Rest assured, these are just two of Europe's silliest April Fools' gags this year, as the whole continent gets into the act. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,754487,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PICTURE THIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prayers for Peace http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,754540,00.html#ref=nlint
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