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Turkey as a role model
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsThe visit of the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, coincided with a period wherein, the gulf between the Pakistan’s government and the opposition has dangerously widened, and is compounding... -
A Visit with Turkey’s Controversial Religious Movement
Posted on May 23, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Piotr Zalewski / Diyarbakir It is Monday evening in Diyarbakir, a city in Turkey’s southeast, and a weekly meeting of several local members of the so-called Gulen movement has... -
Turkey’s Creeping Islamization
Posted on May 21, 2012 | No CommentsWhile Western diplomats persist in calling Turkey a “model,” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Islamist-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP) continues to tweak relatively minor rules to change Turkish society fundamentally. He... -
Letter from Istanbul
Posted on May 19, 2012 | No CommentsLetter from Istanbul Posted By Stephen M. Walt The conference I’m attending has been pretty interesting, although as much for the atmospherics and side conversations as for the formal presentations.... -
Turkey Feels Sway of Reclusive Cleric in the U.S.
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsBy DAN BILEFSKY and SEBNEM ARSU / The New York Times ISTANBUL — When Ahmet Sik was jailed last year on charges of plotting to overthrow the government, he had little doubt... -
Muslim consumers: How do global brands become ‘infidels’?
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments“‘Infidel! Infidel!’ cries the six-year-old boy upon hearing his mother mention Nestlé during our interview,” writes author Elif Izberk-Bilgin (University of Michigan-Dearborn). “Why would a six-year-old call Nestlé infidel? How... -
Can Islamists Be Liberals?
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 1 CommentBy MUSTAFA AKYOL For Op-Ed, follow @nytopinion and to hear from the editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal, follow @andyrNYT. FOR years, foreign policy discussions have focused on the question of... -
Turkey: What’s Behind Erdogan’s “One Religion” Comment?
Posted on May 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent statements that his country is united by “one religion” have caused quite a stir, drawing criticism both inside and outside Turkey. Erdogan made... -
Turkey Warns Against Rising Racism In Europe
Posted on May 10, 2012 | No Comments5/9/2012 2:18 AM ET (RTTNews) – Turkish President Abdullah Gül has warned that xenophobia, racism and Islamophobia are threatening Europe’s own values and advised the 27-member European Union bloc to... -
Secularism in Turkey is dead
Posted on May 8, 2012 | 1 CommentCNN Contributor: Secularism in Turkey is dead By Ben Barrack on May 5, 2012 in Blog, General Walid was roundly ignored when he warned about what was happening in Turkey... -
Turkish Beauty Magazine Ties Muslim Veil to Glamor
Posted on May 8, 2012 | No CommentsCan the Muslim headscarf be synonymous with glamor? Turkey’s first fashion magazine for conservative Islamic women hopes to prove that it can. Launched last June, the monthly Ala, which means... -
Biden pushes leadership role for Turkey’s Islamist leaders
Posted on April 29, 2012 | 1 CommentOn Friday Vice President Joe Biden offered Turkey’s Islamist government a leading role in the Middle East, despite its recent crackdown on dissidents, expansion of Islamic culture and education, and... -
Music for the One God
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No CommentsThe Multinational Project ”Music for the One God”Harmonious Triad of Religions Under the direction of the Turkish composer and oud player Mehmet Yeşilçay, the multinational project “Music for the One... -
Bosnia-Herzegovina/Islam-Hajj: Bosnian Walks to Makkah for Hajj
Posted on March 19, 2012 | No CommentsISTANBUL, 24 Rabi al-Thani/17 March (IINA)-Fulfilling one of Islam’s main pillars, a Bosnian man has embarked on the life-time spiritual journey of hajj, preparing himself to cross thousands of miles... -
Insights in Istanbul: Religious Disparity
Posted on March 14, 2012 | No CommentsA loud microphone emits prayers from a nearby mosque on a Friday morning. Those waking up to the sound either had a long night or are a part of the... -
The ‘Istanbul Process’: A Success for Muslim Diplomacy
Posted on March 13, 2012 | No CommentsThe ‘Istanbul Process’: A Success for Muslim Diplomacy By David Pryce-Jones The ease with which Muslim diplomats outdo their Western opposite numbers is impressive. An outstanding example is the brilliance... -
Turkey: Prime Minister’s Erdogan’s Islamic reforms: less schooling, more Koran
Posted on March 11, 2012 | 1 CommentTurkey: Prime Minister’s Erdogan’s Islamic reforms: less schooling, more Koran “The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers.” Turkish Prime... -
FBI Says NYPD Muslim Surveillance Is Breaking The Islamic Community’s Trust
Posted on March 8, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Jason Grant Religion News Service NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 29: New York University (NYU) students attend a town hall to discuss the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslim communities on... -
Islam In America: Mosques See Dramatic Increase In Just Over A Decade, According To Muslim Survey
Posted on February 29, 2012 | 2 CommentsFirst Posted: 02/29/2012 12:20 pm Updated: 02/29/2012 12:58 pm In the decade since 9/11, American Muslims and mosques have come under a close lens, from congressional hearings on radicalization to campaigns... -
International Conference on Risale-I Nur held at Darul Huda
Posted on February 11, 2012 | No CommentsInternational Conference on Risale-I Nur held at Darul Huda By Ayoob Rahman, Kozhikode: Darul Huda Islamic University hosted a one day international conference on Risale- i Nur and Islam in...
