PIPES: An apology posing as a bibliography
Source: The Washington Times
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-23 04:51:26 -0700 | political-news
At this moment of sequestration and belt-tightening, the U.S. government has delivered a reading list on Islam. The National Endowment for the Humanities has joined with two private foundations, Carnegie and Duke, to fund Muslim Journeys, a project that aims...
Stockholm riots spread around city
Source: BBC
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-23 04:37:40 -0700 | political-news
Stockholm restaurant torched as riots spread Scores of cars have been burnt in several parts of Stockholm A fourth night of unprecedented riots in Stockholm has seen unrest spread, with a restaurant and up to 40 cars burnt, police told...
A protest against violence ends in clash in Turkey
Posted by: rana1985
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-22 11:14:01 -0700 | political-news
Protesters near a border of Turkey, who repudiated the dual car bombing a week ago, clashed with police on Saturday when they expressed their outrage at the government's response to the attack. About 50 people were killed and about 100...
Origins of the magical ride
Source: The Boston Globe
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-19 03:02:43 -0700 | political-news
Invalid E-mail address Add a personal message: (80 character limit) Your E-mail: Invalid E-mail address Sending your article Your article has been sent. In the 12th century, Arabian and Turkish horsemen played a game on horseback described as carosella, or...
‘Blasphemy' Jail Sentence Unsettles Turkish Twitterati
Source: Epoch Times
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-19 02:56:33 -0700 | political-news
Turkish musician, who had been given a suspended prison sentence for posting Tweets deemed blasphemous caused unease amongst social media users. After the trial, many Twitter users have become wary about what they say and write. Who is the winner?...
Truck drivers end Turkey blocka...
Source: Qatar English Daily
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-18 18:16:12 -0700 | political-news
Bulgarian truck drivers lifted their traffic blockades at two major border checkpoints with Turkey late on Friday, saying a deal had been struck to end Turkish restrictions on their operations. The disgruntled drivers had blocked traffic for two days, causing...
Alas… Yet Inspirational
Source: Asbarez
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-17 19:29:39 -0700 | political-news
I haven't even gotten to write the second one, and now I'm compelled to write the third tribute/testimonial/memorial of this year. I had feared this might become a more frequently occurring duty, but never would I have thought I'd be...
Commemoration 2013: An LA Chronicle
Source: Asbarez
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-17 19:29:32 -0700 | political-news
Seventeen participants started in Glendale's brand Park and hiked up to the Seven Trees area. A brief presentation, focusing on the necessity of assisting the republics that we have and the lands under our control, was followed by a few...
Western Wall and the Israeli segregation
Source: Arab News
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-17 14:52:11 -0700 | political-news
Uri Avenry Saturday 18 May 2013 Last Update 18 May 2013 12:15 am There was this Israeli man who from time to time put a slip of paper in the cracks between the stones of the Western Wall, asking God...
Neo-Nazi probe: Indian-origin German MP slams authorities
Source: Zee News
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-17 03:25:31 -0700 | political-news
Indian-origin MP Sebastian Edathy, who chairs a German parliamentary inquiry commission, has sharply criticised the country's security authorities for their "total failure" in probing a string of 10 racially motivated murders allegedly by a neo-Nazi gang.
“Beyond the Fragments”: I'm a socialist feminist. Can I be a radical feminist too?
Source: Open Democracy
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-17 01:59:14 -0700 | political-news
The authors of the re-launched Beyond the Fragments take a feminist approach to healing a divided left. They put women's exploitation by capital firmly on the agenda. But where is the challenge to patriarchy? Beyond the Fragments , first...
Leket: Budget makes it harder to help poor
Source: Jerusalem Post
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-16 17:17:45 -0700 | political-news
Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post The draft 2013-14 state budget will put added strain on agencies caring for the poor, Gidi Kroch, the CEO of Leket Israel, which distributes rescued food to Israelis in need, told The Jerusalem Post on...
“Veggie sweets” buffet; all-day pancakes; sparkling Turkish celebration
Source: Japan Times
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-16 08:56:37 -0700 | political-news
Eat your veggies for dessert in buffet The InterContinental Yokohama Grand is collaborating with Toryu, a finalist in the buffet connoisseur competition on the TV show TV Champion, to offer a new buffet at the hotel's lounge, Marine Blue, through...
Turkey and Spain sign farms deal
Source: Turkish Press
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-16 07:57:34 -0700 | political-news
Speaking in a press conference prior to signature ceremony, Eker said that signing of the MoA would be an important step to maintain the cooperation between Turkey and Spain in agriculture in a regular and systematic way.
Turkey-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Serbia trilateral summit held
Source: Turkish Press
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-16 07:57:33 -0700 | political-news
Gul held a joint press conference with Chairman of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidential Council Nebojsa Radmanovic, the council members Zeljko Komsic and Bakir Izetbegovic, as well as Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic following the summit. Speaking to reporters, Gul said...
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