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Relentless Terror: The Everyday Horrors of the Islamic State

Eighty lashes of the whip for alcohol. Amputation for theft. Crucifiction for robbery. These are only a few of the draconian punishments employed by the Islamic State, according to documents and the testimony of witnesses obtained by SPIEGEL. By Uwe Buse and Katrin Kuntz more... [ Comment ]

Yesterday at 05:35 PM from Jim in MD:The early accounts of Islam document its early leaders taking slaves - just like Romans and later... more...

The Allure of the Islamic State: Money and Status Attract Fighters

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The Allure of the Islamic StateMoney and Status Attract Fighters

A bricklayer got a $60 a month raise by trading his construction tools for a Kalashnikov and becoming a soldier for the Islamic State. Subsidies and other benefits appear to be part of the holy war's allure for some. By Katrin Kuntz in Erbil, Iraq more... [ Comment ]

Relentless Terror: The Everyday Horrors of the Islamic State

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The BillGermany Faces Billions in Losses If Greece Goes Bust

Vast amounts of German money are at stake if Greece goes bankrupt -- with liabilities as high as €84 billion. Even though that figure is a large one, it would be paid over years and dangers to the Berlin budget are limited. By Florian Diekmann more... [ Comment ]

Yesterday at 04:10 PM from mbodef2014: Nonsense. Those losses have already to be seen as arrived, unless you proceed doing creative...more...

OpinionWe Are Living in the Anti-Europe

The Greek crisis has destroyed an old dream about the future of Europe. The only possibility for moving the EU in the direction we were promised is a radical solution -- either a Grexit or an expensive debt haircut. By Dirk Kurbjuweit more... [ Comment ]

The View from Athens: Greece Peers Fearfully Over the Brink

Yesterday at 01:12 PM from bartelbe: You talk about an ideal of Europe that never existed. Europe has always been played for narrow... more...

Greece's ReferendumThe Price of Five Years of Cowardice

Much of Europe is outraged by Alexis Tsipras' decision to hold a referendum on reforms in Greece. But how did the euro zone allow an economically irrelevant country of 11 million to bring the common currency to the brink? Through cowardice. By Christian Rickens more...[ Comment ]

Opinion: We Are Living in the Anti-Europe

Yesterday at 04:45 PM from lakechamplainer: Neither a Lender Nor Borrower Be. In God We Trust; All Others Pay Cash Good Fences Make Good... more...

Confronting the PastAmerica Finally Turns Its Attention to Rampant Racism

Why is America only now having an honest debate about racism? The dead from Charleston are also the dead of a nation that has long refused to work through its past mistakes. A Commentary by Markus Feldenkirchen more... [ Comment ]

Yesterday at 05:42 PM from fortyluv: I am white and have lived here (U.S.) 70+ years. In my opinion racism is as virulent as ever. Many...more...

The View from AthensGreece Peers Fearfully Over the Brink

People in Greece have been looking to Brussels this week with a mixture of fear, hope and trepidation. The deadline for a deal is approaching, and nobody knows what might happen if one isn't reached. By Julia Amalia Heyer and Alexander Smoltczyk more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: Looking to Brussels from Athens

Yesterday at 05:05 AM from eks2040@aol.com: the facts are on the table, no longer is there wishful thinking... and the dreams have turned into... more...

Migration CrisisThe EU's Shipwrecked Refugee Plan

When 800 refugees drowned on their way to Europe this April, leaders promised to act. Just over two months later, the EU's attempts at real reform have all but failed -- and thrown up some dark moral questions. By Ullrich Fichtner, Maximilian Popp, Christoph Schult and Alexander Smoltczyk more... [ Comment ]

06/27/2015 from js0059: "...Europeans are determined to protect their own affluence, and that they ultimately view the... more...

Lifting the VeilHow Working Women Are Remaking Saudi Arabia

A growing number of women in Saudi Arabia are joining the workforce and chipping away at discriminations enshrined in its laws. But they face conservative opposition and -- even now -- a ban on driving. By Juliane von Mittelstaedt and Samiha Shafy more... [ Comment ]