Germany's leader not bending to possible Islamic extremism."Self-censorship does not help us against people who want to practice violence in the name of Islam Islam (ĭsläm`, ĭs`läm), [Arab.,=submission to God], world religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad. Founded in the 7th cent., Islam is the youngest of the three monotheistic world religions (with Judaism and Christianity). . It makes no sense to retreat." Reacting to a decision to cancel a Mozart opera because of fears that its depiction of something unfavorable to Muslims would invite retaliation RETALIATION. The act by which a nation or individual treats another in the same manner that the latter has treated them. For example, if a nation should lay a very heavy tariff on American goods, the United States would be justified in return in laying heavy duties on the manufactures and , Chancellor Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (IPA: [ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl]) (b. cheered many of her countrymen with her unwillingness to submit to possible violence. |
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