Türkei

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Islam challenges secularism in Turkey's east
Monday, November 6, 2006


Paul de Bendern

DIYARBAKIR - Reuters


In the heartland of Turkey's southeast, plagued by decades of conflict between separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the state, a new threat to secularism is emerging -- Islamist groups.

Local politicians say these organizations are becoming more active in the poor region that borders Iraq and Syria, and some fear this could fan fundamentalism, especially among young people who have grown up with violence.

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