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Russia: between Israel e Palestine

The «piecemeal world war» evoked for years by Pope Francis is indeed turning into an increasingly global confrontation. Russia sees in this, the realisation of its «mission» to challenge the domination of the «collective» West. Solzhenitsyn’s words about the troubled relationship between Russians and Jews come to mind.

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Egypt bans niqab in schools

The debate on the dress of Muslim girls and women is not limited to France or European countries. Last week, the Egyptian Ministry of Education imposed a ban on the wearing of the niqab (a veil that also covers the face, leaving only the eyes uncovered) in public schools and educational establishments. The ban affects female students, but not female teachers.

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Chechnya and Nagorno Karabakh: the Caucasus, crossroads of the Russian world

Kadirov’s illness and Azerbaijani Aliev’s coup sweeping away the Armenian enclave dominated the week. While Baku makes Europe weigh the strength it has acquired at Moscow’s expense in the gas market, the Kremlin leaves it at that, accusing the Armenians of having flirted too much with the West. Russia is trying not to lose the Caucasus, its ‘Middle Eastern side’ as well as Ukraine.