Word: turkish
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...Yemeni-Jewish mother and a Turkish-Muslim father. I grew up in Germany. I met my Indian Hindu wife when I lived in London for some 20 years. I am often asked where I feel I belong. I always used to answer that I am a citizen of the world. I didn't have a better answer as I could never feel true patriotism toward any country. Obama's win has been like an open-armed welcome. Today, if someone asked me where I feel I belong, I would proclaim sincerely: "Ich bin ein Amerikaner!" Gan Amram-Oymak, BERLIN...
...with acres of real foliage brought in to reproduce the hotel's original French gardens. In the background, a 60-piece orchestra and A-list acts like Robin Thicke will perform. Add to that a new 40,000-square-foot spa (where you can warm the marble of your Turkish hamam bed), an adjoining hotel-condo tower, upscale restaurants, clubs and boutiques as well as spectacular lobby chandeliers created by Ai Weiwei, who designed the Bird's Nest stadium for the Beijing Olympics, and you've got a bash the cast of Entourage would die for. (See pictures...
...Turkish town of Batman sues makers of The Dark Knight. Nation plans to sue Butterball...
...Ibrahim Kalin, a Turkish-born Islamic theologian who teaches at Georgetown University, was one of 38 Muslim scholars and imams who sent a "letter of clarification" after the Pope's speech. Exactly one year after Regensburg, he helped establish "The Common Word" committee of Muslims to improve relations with all Christian denominations. His group has already met in the U.S. and Britain with Protestant leaders. To be now invited to the Vatican, Kalin says, is a major step toward a permanent dialogue to improve relations between Muslims and Christians...
...hand-woven Turkish carpet hangs behind the bed while panels of patterned fabric replace the standard-issue drab Harvard shades. Two large photographic prints are mounted in silvery frames on the wall. An white orchid plant, stems blooming, rests by the window. A Louis Vuitton suitcase has been transformed into a coffee table. A pair of wooden screens rest against the wall. Shemtov added these screens to mask “prison-like” feel of Leverett’s singles...