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Islamism 2.0
Jewish World Review - Wed Nov 25, 5:52 am EThttp://www.JewishWorldReview.com | To borrow a computer term, if Ayatollah Khomeini, Osama bin Laden, and Nidal Hasan represent Islamism 1.0, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (the prime minister of Turkey), Tariq Ramadan (a Swiss intellectual), and Keith Ellison (a U.S. congressman) represent Islamism 2.0. The former kill more people but the latter pose a greater threat to Western ...
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Turkey scraps nuclear power plant tender
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 1:07 pm ETTurkey on Friday scrapped a 2008 tender won by a Russian-led consortium to build the country's first nuclear power plant -- a process that had been under threat of being invalidated by a court decision.
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Ankara and Damascus form stronger ties
UPI - Fri Nov 20, 1:14 pm ETDAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The border between Turkey and Syria is a bond that ties the two neighboring countries together, the Turkish speaker of Parliament said in Damascus.
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Turkey Leftovers? You Can Donate Them, but There Are Better Ways to Feed the Hungry
Black Voices - Wed Nov 25, 12:13 am ETFiled under: News At some point this week, whether it's while preparing the Thanksgiving feast or while picking over a ton of tasty leftovers, you may ask yourself: Do I really need to have more food than I can possibly eat while so many people are going hungry this holiday season? It's true that in this time of deep recession, more people than ever cannot afford to feed themselves and their ...
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WFU Students Share Traditional Muslim Meal During Thanksgiving
WFMY News 2 Greensboro - Mon Nov 23, 10:01 pm ETSome have turkey, some have lamb.
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Challenges 'lack business engagement'
San Francisco Chronicle - Thu Nov 26, 3:39 am ETWords for business leaders to reflect on, between the turkey and pumpkin pie, or while savoring the after-lunch brandy: "In my more than 50 years in business, I cannot recall a time when there were so many daunting national challenges, with business... Cooking - Home - Pumpkins - Fruits and Vegetables - Baking and Confections
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International enrollment rises
College Heights Herald - Tue Nov 24, 4:55 am ETAbout two years ago, Yasar Tekin was living in Turkey, hoping to continue his college education in America. Not far into his search, Tekin, a graduate student from Istanbul, found Western. He expects to graduate with a Master of Business Administration this summer and doesn’t plan on leaving the U.S. any time soon. Tekin isn’t alone. National data shows that the number of foreign students ...
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EDUCATION: Berklee Holds Scholarship Auditions in Istanbul for the First Time
All About Jazz - Fri Nov 20, 7:49 am ETBerklee College of Music, the world's leading institution for the study of contemporary music, will be holding audition and interview events (A&I) in Turkey for the first time as part of the college's World Scholarship Tour, offering talented musicians the chance to be awarded a scholarship to attend the college. The events, hosted by Modern Mzik Akademisi (MMA) in Istanbul, November 22 to 26 ...
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Kurdish initiative will unite Turkey
UPI - Fri Nov 13, 2:04 pm ETANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Reconciliation efforts with the Kurdish minority being debated in the Turkish Parliament will unite the country under a common banner, officials say.
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Turkey risks pleasing no one with Kurdish peace plan: analysts
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 14, 1:04 pm ETTurkey's plan to expand language rights for Kurds and prevent discrimination is unlikely to persuade armed rebels to lay down arms and risks heightening nationalist anger at the government for caving in to "terrorists", analysts said Saturday.
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Turkis, Israel ties strong, Israeli minister says
JTA - Mon Nov 23, 7:58 am ETJERUSALEM (JTA) -- Ties between Israel and Turkey are as strong as ever, an Israeli government minister said in Istanbul.
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Turkey announces plans for Kurdish rights
Boston Globe - Fri Nov 13, 10:18 am ETTurkey's government announced bold new measures Friday aimed at reconciling with minority Kurds and ending an insurgency that has dragged on for 25 years, but there was no mention of the sweeping amnesty sought by Kurdish rebels.
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Turkish-Americans come together for night of dialogue
Cape Gazette - Fri Nov 20, 9:21 am ETJohn Tekman was born in Kayseri, Turkey. He moved to America when his father was commissioned to tile the National Mosque in Washington, D.C.
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Raelian Leader Arrested in Turkey After Escaping Death in Iran
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 8:20 am ETRaelians mount international rescue effort
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Many faiths will count their blessings
Beaumont Enterprise - Wed Nov 25, 9:11 am ETAside from the football games and turkey, most Americans actually take the time on Thanksgiving - at least a few minutes before grabbing a fork - to actually recite a list of their blessings.
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PKK militant leader talks to AFPTV about peace talks with Turkey
AFP - Mon Nov 2, 5:16 pm ET
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