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...held power-with considerable success-since November 2002. An ad hoc coalition of opposition parties, the military and parts of the judiciary, often referred to in Turkey as the "secular establishment," has in recent days derailed the presidential selection process in a standoff that underscores a more fundamental clash between the country's urban, secularist élites and its increasingly Islamic political class...
...That clash came to a head on May 1 when Turkey's Constitutional Court annulled the first round of elections in Parliament that would have made Gul President. Handpicked by his longtime ally Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Gul was ahead in the ballot, but the court, in a ruling that appeared to betray its secularist bias, upheld claims by Turkey's main secularist political party that the balloting was unconstitutional because a quorum wasn't present-no matter that the opposition engineered that shortfall by boycotting the vote, or that at least one President had previously been elected with...
...conflict by outlining specific measures needed to be undertaken by both sides of the conflict. Gillerman said that these included the need for global recognition of the conflict and a clearer understanding of the region and its people. “What we are witnessing today is not a clash of civilizations, but rather, a clash of civilization, in the singular,” he said. Having gained business acumen as the CEO of several Israeli companies in a wide spectrum of economic sectors, Gillerman has been a key leader in establishing economic cooperation with Palestinian and Arab leaders...
...same bureaucratic obstacles as their predecessors. “The FAS is set in its schedule right now. I do think the calendar will change sometime in the next ten years,” says Schwartz. The final weeks of this academic year are likely to escalate the clash between the proponents of change and the traditional bureaucracy. As President Bok’s exit date approaches and the activists’ prime opportunity comes to a close, it’s likely that the Harvard community will discover if this episode is just another rerun in the College?...
...been warned - by no less a Liverpool soccer legend than Alan Hansen - about Anfield. "You are in for a night," he told me before Liverpool's home leg European Champions League semi-final clash with Chelsea on Tuesday, hinting at the intimidating cauldron created by the vocal passion of the home crowd. Perhaps someone should have told Arjen Robben: As Chelsea's wide man stepped up to take the first penalty kick of the shootout - after two games and extra time left the score at 1-1 - Anfield stadium was nearly lifted off its moorings by the roar pouring from...