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Friday, April 02, 2010

Islam Critic Necla Kelek: An Enthusiastic Defender of Freedom - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

"An Enthusiastic Defender of Freedom

By Dirk Kurbjuweit

The Turkish-German writer Necla Kelek is a vehement defender of democracy. Her criticism of Islam has made many German intellectuals uneasy. But has she been unjustly vilified?

There are also problems among Germans, it's not just the Turks, a young man points out. Necla Kelek is familiar with this objection -- it's one she hears again and again. She grimaces for a moment but then smiles gently and says in a confessional tone, 'There are also a lot of things not right in Germany.'"

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