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World Service,22 Jan 1998,28 mins

Turkey Bans Islamist Welfare Party

Focus on Faith

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Turkey bans the popular Islamist Welfare Party from politics. However, the government has been criticised for being undemocratic and risks radicalising Muslim opinion to a possibly dangerous degree. The pastoral and political paradox at the heart of the Pope's visits Cuba, Sri Lankan priest ban, West African spirit world, Turkish ban on Islamist political party.

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