covering for you on our team and activists in austria accused of inciting hatred in her lectures on islamic sharia law is awaiting verdict that says major european leaders are lining up to say that a multicultural society has failed. moscow and london work to turn over a new leaf as russia's foreign minister visits the u.k. events over the last few years have cost and diplomatic tension but there are those problems can be overcome. iraq obama has unveiled its next budget which aims to cut over a trillion dollars from the u.s. deficit over a decade but defense spending remains a relatively untouched. and the what you're olympics in salt fast approaching and with only three years to go now the game site and infrastructure are beginning to take shape now the c.e.o. of the organizing committee dimitri chernyshenko says that with new innovations in construction and environmental care the event will leave a long lasting legacy to the region and the whole country well that's in our interview coming up next. is that jessica thanks a lot for being with us today my pleasure right so three or so ago till the

we're covering for you today an activist in austria accused of inciting hatred in her lectures on islamic sharia law is awaiting verdict as major european leaders are lining up to say that a multicultural society has failed. two policemen were killed and twenty others injured as twin suicide blast wall russia's volatile southern republic of dagestan explosions happened two hours apart near a police station. moscow and london the work to turn over a new leaf was russia's foreign minister visits the u.k. all events over the last few years have cost diplomatic attention but there are hopes that those problems can be overcome. all the winter olympics in salt sheer fast approaching and with only three years to go now the games site and infrastructure are beginning to take shape well the chairman of the organizing committee dimitri chernyshenko he says that with new innovations in construction and environmental care event will leave a long lasting legacy to the region and the whole country well that's in our interview coming up next. this is genocide but thanks a lot for being with us today my pleasur

we're covering for you today an activist in austria accused of inciting hatred in her lectures on islamic sharia law is awaiting verdict as major european leaders are lining up to say that a multicultural society has failed. two policemen were killed and more than twenty others injured as twin suicide blast rocked russia's volatile southern republican just on the explosions happened two hours a park near a police station. moscow and london work to turn over a new leaf as russia's foreign minister of business the u.k. well events over the last few years have caused a diplomatic tension but there are hopes that those problems can be overcome. and up next we put russia's culture minister in the spotlight asking how the upcoming visit of spain's king to the country could boost a multicultural ties between the two states that's coming your way next. hello again the welcome to spotlight the interview. today my guest in the studio is alex on the. cultural ties between russia and italy they back to the fifteenth century when italian architects built several cathedrals in the moscow permanent spanish and

and activists in austria accused of inciting hatred in her lectures on islamic sharia law is awaiting verdict well that's as major european leaders are lining up to say that a multicultural society has failed. moscow and london work to turn over a new leaf as russia's foreign minister visits the u.k. events over the last few years have caused the diplomatic tension but there are hopes of those problems can be overcome. two policemen were killed and more than twenty others injured as twin suicide blast rocked russia's volatile southern republic of dagestan and in nearby stuffer paul region five militants have been killed in a gun battle over the security services. now from. nazis america's hate groups dates back centuries next we investigate very legit and what keeps them afloat in a politically correct country that's coming your way next on our. very first got involved and showing and even started hanging out with skinheads and different people like that i was searching for something and when i met the skinheads. it was kind of like a whole new arena for me they were feared they were

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and activists in austria accused of inciting hatred of her lectures on islam and sharia law is a verdict that says major european leaders are lining up to say that a multicultural society has failed. two policemen were killed and more than twenty others injured as twin suicide blasts rocked russia's volatile southern republic of dagestan explosions topping two hours apart near a police station. to turn over a new leaf as russia's foreign minister visits the u.k. over the last two years of diplomatic tension but there are hopes that those problems can be overcome. at the winter olympics in sochi are fast approaching and with only three years to go and the game site and infrastructure are beginning to take shape of the c.e.o. of the organizing committee. says that with new innovations and construction and environmental care the event will leave a long lasting legacy to the region and the whole country well that's in our interview coming up next. this is genocide but thanks a lot for being with us today my pleasure right so three or so ago till the opening of two thousand and fourteen in so

somebody will face as three years in prison for inciting religious hatred after she criticized islam and sharia law. reports from vienna it was just a night this is not a european citizen peacefully debating islam with a muslim is nothing unusual in a multicultural country like france but it's a topic not always discussed in such gentle fashion. i advise you not to burn the koran about your reading. studying what islam. with learning how to. know your enemy elizabeth supper to channel has been on trial in a vienna court on charges of making what is described as a hate speech against islam a left wing all strand magazine recorded and published a speech at one of her seminars lending who are in. i have nothing against people who want to practice their faith. but i would like them to do this in the privacy of their own homes your ideas she says are nothing new and when europe's political elite express them they are not prosecuted for the same views multiculturalism has failed this is nothing new and my group and i have been saying this for years now all of a sudden. and others come out of hiding a

activism austria awaits a verdict after being accused of inciting hatred of critical lectures on islam and sharia law. two in suicide last rock russia's volatile republic of dagestan killing two people and injuring twenty eight others. and putting differences aside moscow and london hope to overcome diplomatic tensions as russia's foreign minister visits the u.k. . eight am here in moscow this is r t thanks for joining us now after decades of mass immigration into europe major leaders are lining up to say multicultural societies is not working but in austria free speech activists is on trial for saying more or less the same thing elizabeth some of their faces of three years in prison for inciting religious hatred after she criticized and shari'a law r.t. if you got that he got reports from vienna. it was just a night with. a european citizen peacefully debating islam with a muslim is nothing unusual in a multicultural country like little stream but it's a topic not always discussed in such gentle fashion but i do mean not to burn the koran out about your readers. studying what is. learned how to.

austria awaits a verdict after being accused of inciting hatred in her critical lectures on islamic and the sharia law. and putting spy scandals and mysterious murders behind them moscow and london hope to overcome diplomatic tensions as russia's foreign minister visits the u.k. . and tough choices but not where wars are concerned as the u.s. lost its next deficit budget defense spending remains relatively untouched. and russia's number two learn to be is said to paul i want to point blank of moscow for about six been and almost. twelve noon here in moscow this is r t thanks for joining us now we begin in austria where a free speech activist has followed foul of the law for expressing similar views being chorused by major european leaders elizabeth sub a dish wolf says that after decades of mass immigration multicultural society is not working well she faces three years in prison for inciting religious hatred after she criticized islam and shari'a law argues it got that you know reports feel ya know. a european citizen peacefully debating islam with a muslim is nothing unusual in a multicultural c

they want to apply islamic sharia law, and they need to be recognized as a political party. and they want to become a party like other parties. a long time ago, they resorted to violence, but they have not for the case now. what has been at the in deciding factor behind all of this is al qaeda and bin ladin. and this is what they have been following. now that the oil flow will be stopped, i wonder how we will be able to obtain a a living since that was to support our families. the majority of the civilians are unarmed. it if they do not go to work, the flow of oil will stop, and then how can we sustain a life? life was easy with available loans, low interest, and people were taking low interest loans, long-term loans to buy property or to buy cars, or to get married. over 15-20 years to pay back, to buy goods, a commodities. commodities were very cheap, available in the market everywhere. maybe there can be a a revision of salary is -- a revision of salaries or other income. there will be a date. we are urging people to form new committees in the neighborhoods so that each o

they want to apply the islamic sharia law. they need to be recognized as a political party. they want to become a party like other parties. a long time ago, they [unintelligible] , but they have not. what has been the major factor in all of this is al qaeda and osama bin laden. they have been worried that the oil flow will stop. i wonder how we will take care of our families. the majority of the civilians are on arms. -- unarmed. if they do not go to work as regularly, the flow of oil will stop. then, how can we sustain a life? life was easy. loans were available at low interest. people were taking loans to buy property, to buy cars, to get married. they had a 20-year payback. buying daily commodities was cheap and available in the market everywhere. maybe there can be a revision of salaries or other income. we are urging people to form new popular committees in their neighborhoods so that each one can run their own affairs. , and pump in new blood in these communities. as far as i am concerned, i am only tried to show pragmatism and give you parental advice. otherwise, i sh

. >> i mean, this is not about islam as a solution or full implementation of the sharia. this is not about islamizing egyptian society. no, what they are saying up until now is "democratize egypt. equal citizenship rights." they are trying to open up the system. >> reporter: is this the real muslim brotherhood? or is this just a facade for now? >> i don't think anyone knows right now. and i... and i would really distrust anyone who at this moment in history, which is unprecedented in egypt's recent history, can tell us, you know, what fundamentally the brotherhood is. the brotherhood has a lot of different forces within it. i don't believe the very simplistic narrative that the egyptian government has sold the west and has sold the egyptian people over the past years. that narrative is that the muslim brotherhood is waiting for one opportunity to get into power, to break off the camp david agreement, to turn egypt into iran. too simplistic. >> reporter: but others are worried. >> now they are like a big crowd between us. >> reporter: this law student, ahmed, has been in th

to run, and i don't think there's any likelihood at all of them prevailing and establishing sharia or islamic law that would prevent the demonstrators' desire for peace and freedom to be realized. >> there's clearly been a domino effect in the middle east, principally through social media. i'm wondering, what should the u.s.' role be now? how do we balance our security and financial interests with our role in fostering democracy in that part of the world? >> well, we've come a long way in recent years, and although we have been very close to mubarak, and we've been close to other dictators in the middle east that don't permit any kind of freedoms as we cherish them, we used to have the same arrangement in south america. for instance, when i became president, the previous presidents including president johnson and others had been very close to the dictators in south america. most of the countries in south america were military dictatorships. and our business community in america formed partnerships to make sure they got first choice at iron and steel and buxite and pineapple and bananas and an

. >> sharia is the law of islam. >> yeah. it is not the law that is in koran. it is the law that was created afterwards and if you look at the constitution of -- iran is far opener society than afghanistan was, for example, or saudi arabia is. but the laws are very similar. there are the same punishments for the same crimes, and women became dissenters. the way i look now was all of a sudden a symbol of the west and unfortunately some people in the wet also called me not iranian, but westernized, which i very much resented. >> so if you went to tehran right now and got on an airplane and started to land there, what would you c what would change for you that you can do here? >> of course now iran, because of especially the young people's rebellion, is much more open than when i left it in 1997. but first of all, i have to cover my hair. i have to wear a scarf. that would -- >> do you have to cover your entire -- >> well, this is the law. now it's much more relaxed because they couldn't control it, but the way these girls are under on the cover of my book, that r

passed by the egyptian parliament and approved by the president that is not compatible with islamic shah sharia law." the same document raises the important question of the muslim government's commitment to a pluralistic society. despite pledges to treat minorities and women as equals, the platform allows neither to hold high public office. as stated in the platform -- quote -- "nonmuslims are excused from holding this mission." for women, the post of president or prime minister would -- quote -- "contradict her nature, social, and other humanitarian roles." the draft also cautions against -- quote -- "burdening women with the duties against their nature or role in the family." madam president, the people of egypt and apparently its army are mandating the fall of the mubarak regime. while we support human rights and democracy, we must heed the growing warnings about the muslim brotherhood, their leaders, and plans for taking egypt all the way back to the 13th century. we as americans have seen this movie before -- in iran, in lebanon and in gaza. to prevent a strategic reversal on the scale of

the trouble to write a book about the relationship between islam and america's ideas and it is true that glenn beck says that we should have sharia law in the united states because the things we have that already. but it is a profoundly dishonest. profoundly dishonest to misrepresent a mom in this way are not to imply that glenn bachus dishonest. [laughter] . . >> i'm glad to say lots of figures are organized. discussion in this country, dialogue in this country. it goes to judges in synagogues all the time. he was there when danny pearl's funeral happened in the synagogue in his home; right? there are -- and he's an american muslim, by the way. he's one of us in that very important respect. i think that back to your question, i'm sorry, i got a bit sidetracked there by my anxiety about this topic. i think there's something for us to be doing. which is to create the context in the productive dialogue. in that productive dialogue, we will learn as well as i hope change their minds. i was talking the other day and liu xiaobo. he's the got that got the peace prize the other day to an audience that includes some young chinese. they d

islamism. that is groups that decide that it is legitimate to do what the state will not do. if i believe that this kind of sharia law needs to be carried out. this is a much more interesting question. because it cuts across the divide within sunni islam. it cuts across the divide between main stream and islamist parties. you'll find people in the most liberal parties in pakistan who are debating this very question whether it's legitimate. and finally, it cuts across the class lines, and the regional lines, as well. so i will wrap up with that. and all of that to say i think that we get our questions right when we look at islam and the future of islam is important and this last question i mentioned is perhaps a single question that points us to how political islam is going to be used and expressed, and also how resilient the state, in its legitimacy is going to be in the eyes of of the public. >> thank you, josh. >> thank you for having me here. i want to talk a little bit about social and development factors which i believe are going to influence pakistan's future. i'm going to start with the demographic time bo

islamic group after the iranian revolution in 1983. it already represented in parliament those in the minority party -- they took over the country and declare that sudan would be ruled by sharia. this was in 1983. sudan did all of those things. we're often told it is only the imaginings of what an islamist regime would do. in the first year in one province alone, a kerrey held 52 public imputations, 12 of them taking an arm-- and a leg from opposite sides of the body. also, the broadcasting of public hangings and crucifixion. and engaged in two wars of genocide against the south and also in darfur. currently, southern sudan has voted to succeed. bashir has said he will change the constitution and impose sharia law. sudan is not egypt. i would not expect those things to happen in egypt. it does give an example next door of a muslim brotherhood sponsored regime. that should give us pause. if we look for islamist regimes with a strong front of political islam, apart from gaza and sudan, you might look to taliban rule in pakistan and if yes stand within the tribal areas or portions -- pakistan and afghanistan within the tribal areas or portions of nigeria. or they a activities in

islamic group after the iranian revolution in 1983. it already represented in paiament those in the minority party -- they took over the country and declare that sudan would be ruled by sharia. this was in 1983. sudan did all of those things. we're often told it is only the imaginings of what an islamist regime would do. in the first year in one province alone, a kerrey held 52 public imputations, 12 of them taking an arm-- and a leg from opposite sides of the body. also, the broadcasting of public hangings and crucifixion. and engaged in two wars of genocide against the south and also in darfur. currently, southern sudan has voted to succeed. bashir has said he will change the constitution and impose sharia law. sudan is not egypt. i would not expect those things to happen in egypt. it does give an example next door of a muslim brotherhood sponsored regime. that should give us pause. if we look for islamist regimes wi a strong front of political islam, apart from gaza and sudan, you might look to taliban rule in pakistan and if yes stand within the tribal areas or portions -- paktan and afghanistan within the tribal areas or portions of nigeria. or they a activities in orl

islamic group after the iranian revolution in 1983. it already represented in parliament those in the minority party -- they took over the country and declare that sudan would be ruled by sharia. this was in 1983. sudan did all of those things. we're often told it is only the imaginings of what an islamist regime would do. in the first year in one province alone, a kerrey held 52 public imputations, 12 of them taking an arm-- and a leg from opposite sides of the body also, the broadcasting of public hangings and crucifixion. and engaged in two wars of genocide against the south and also in darfur. currently, southern sudan has voted to succeed. bashir has said he will change the constitution and impose sharia law. sudan is not egypt. i would not expect those things to happen in egypt. it does give an example next door of a muslim brotherhood sponsored gime. that should give us pause. if we look for islamist regimes with strong front of political islam, apart from gaza and sudan, you might look to taliban rule in pakistan and if yes stand within the tribal areas or portions -- pakistan and afghanistan within the tribal areas or portions of nigeria. or they a activities in orl-