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...political level, the Pope’s trip might help Erdogan??s government escape the deadlocked European Union accession talks on issues like Cyprus. More importantly, it might achieve the ecumenical ideal of inter-civilizational dialogue in the ever-burning Middle East. This trip is more important than it seems. The Pope is stepping outside of his comfort zone, and this is definitely commendable. Our post-9/11 world can only benefit from an embrace of ecumenism. This leap of faith will help dialogue on spiritual, and also political, grounds...
...mighty Ottoman Empire, he vanquished many other defining characteristics of the Turkish culture. In a 99.8 percent Sunni Muslim nation, the fez (conical hat worn by Muslim men) and headscarves were banned from all public buildings and cultural life in general. Just a couple of years ago, Prime Minister Erdogan??s wife was banned from public events because she wore headscarves. In a “Modern Republic,” prosecution of the Armenian genocide perpetrators was abruptly discontinued. In a “democracy,” hawkish military coups intervened thrice in less than...
...Erdogan??s address to a crowded JFK Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), which came two days after he met with President Bush in Washington in an effort to improve U.S.-Turkish relations, described what he believed to be favorable prospects for democracy in the Middle East...
...Kurdish protestors criticized Erdogan??s remarks...
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