alevi news
Your Search Returned 72 tagged news reports
Turkey's Muslim Armenians come out of hiding
Tunceli :: Turkey | 26 days ago
Credibility
They dropped their language and religion to survive after the 1915 genocide, but close to 100 years later, Turkey's hidden Armenians want to take pride in their identity. Some genocide survivors adopted Islam and blended in with the Kurds in eastern
Tags:
Germany's local authorities begin integrating Islam
Bremen :: Germany | 4 months ago
Credibility
The Daily Star Two years after Thilo Sarrazin published his book, Germany Is Abolishing Itself in which the author condemned what he considered to be the growing influence of Islam in the country, relations between public powers and Germany's 4
Tags:
IHT Special: Sifting Through Anatolia's Dark Sins and Bright Cultures
İstanbul :: Turkey | 6 months ago
Credibility
Before emerging into the bright colors of Ahmet Gunestekin's celebration of the diversity of Anatolian cultures, visitors to his exhibition step into the darkness of mourning for its victims...In a darkened front room of the exhibition, a video
Tags:
Turkey's art house film-makers hope for further success
İstanbul :: Turkey | 7 months ago
Credibility
But in the wake of their success there is a new wave of directors now pushing Turkish film in a new direction. "My aim is being different, we can say Nuri and Semih did poetic films, but I want to put a more political edge," says Orhan Eskikoy, the
Tags:
Hamburg pact recognizes Muslim holidays
Hamburg :: Germany | 9 months ago
Credibility
Hamburg, Germany, has signed an agreement with Muslim groups in which officials say they will recognize Islamic holidays and improve religion courses in schools. The deal is the first of its kind in Germany, Der Spiegel reported Thursday.
Tags:
Gov't openings on religious freedoms amount to one step forward, two steps back
İstanbul :: Turkey | 10 months ago
Credibility
Since the beginning of the 2000s, there have been many signs that there are high hopes for the religious minorities in Turkey, and those positive signs have encouraged some of those living abroad to return to their homeland. I am one of them, said
Tags:
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Six Degrees Announces Niyaz's "Sumud"
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 12 months ago
Credibility
2012-05-30 Struggle as a metaphor is something every human can relate to. One of the most prolific and challenging forms of struggle in the world today is the plight of ethnic and religious minorities, which is the topic of Niyaz's third album, Sumud
Tags:
Turkey: What's Behind Erdogan's "One Religion" Comment?
İstanbul :: Turkey | 1 year ago
Credibility
Celik suggested that Erdogan might have intended to emphasize the common religion of Islam that Turks and Kurds share, in the face of attempts by Turkish and Kurdish chauvinists to trace their origins to Shamanism and Zoroastrianism. The prime
Tags:
Miss South Pacific cycles for whales
London :: United Kingdom | 1 year ago
Credibility
Fiji will join reigning Miss South Pacific Alisi Rabukawaqa in June, to cycle almost 500km around the island of Viti Levu. This is being done as part of an initiative, called "Whale of a Ride 2" that is aiming to raise funds for whale and dolphin
Tags:
Petrol-bomb attack on religious group
Melbourne :: Australia | 1 year ago
Credibility
Glass bottles containing petrol and set alight were thrown at the front and rear doors of the Alevi Community Council of Australia centre in North Coburg overnight. No one was inside the centre at the time of the incident, but a centre spokeswoman
Tags:
