In a Turkey that is preparing for elections next year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is courting the Alevis, a minority that brings together several million people in the country. The Alevis are not Sunnis like the majority of the Turkish population, but followers of a plural and heterodox belief, long persecuted on its lands of Anatolia. For most of them, the recent initiatives of power go badly, because they see it as a form of bringing them into line or of assimilation. Their representatives multiply the demonstrations. In Istanbul, it is a report by Anne Andlauer.
The spectacular rise of evangelicals
Evangelical churches belong to a very dynamic religious current: a quarter of Christians in the world are evangelical Protestants. In France, more and more churches are opening their doors. Why such an interest ? This is what wanted to understand Lise Verbecke.
A center designed for the well-being of cancer patients
To Berlin, the Charité University Hospital inaugurated a new chemotherapy center a few days ago. For the first time, it is a center designed with the well-being of patients at the top of the priorities. Because chemotherapy often involves hours spent sitting, while the products are injected, and the time seems very long. The initiative underscores the importance for patient morale of all the perks of medical treatment. Reportage in Berlin by Delphine Nerbollier.
European of the week: Gianni Infantino
Faced with the controversy over the organization of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the boss of Fifa chose an offensive tone, castigating the “hypocritical” speech of all those who call for a boycott of the event. Elected in 2016 with the promise to “restore the image of FIFA”, Gianni Infantino refuses any questioning and justifies the choice of the small emirate for this 2022 World Cup.
And despite a deluge of criticism, the figures seem to prove him right: the audience is there, as are the record revenues of this edition.
Sounding and stumbling arguments that should ensure his reappointment at the head of FIFA for a third term next March (2023) in Kigali. Daniel Vallot.