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Our goal is the control of Islam over everyday life. In other words, the Koran should become the constitution, the
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state in the country. The movement was previously known as the "Union of
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to Turkey. Shortly after the court's decision, before German police could arrest him, Kaplan disappeared from
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as his residence. After being closely watched by the German
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