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...Europe’s virtues and its Christian demography. The very idea of pan-European values is questionable, but assuming that they exist—perhaps as embodied by a commitment to political, social and economic freedom achieved through liberal democracy and capitalism—it’s unclear how such “European values” will be endangered by an Islamic minority. In a mostly non-religious Europe, the only link between the continent’s values and Christianity is its history, and this Judeo-Christian heritage won’t disappear just because...
...serious problem." Mark Parris, a former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and a scholar at the Brookings Institution in Washington, echoes his concern, warning that for Turkish democracy the stakes "could not be higher. We're heading into a highly polarizing and divisive campaign in which the outcome is unclear and at the end of which the military may be faced with the same problem as before." Ismet Berkan, editor of the mainstream daily Radikal, puts it more bluntly: "I think the threat of a military coup is still very real. Why not? The boundaries of rational behavior have long since...
...ostensible reason was that the ruling party nominated Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a conservative Muslim, for President. But by attacking Gul, the country's urban lite runs the risk of undermining some of the same secular principles--like democracy--they are trying to defend. What happens next is unclear: a court ruling in favor of the secularists annulled the presidential nomination, but the pro-Islamic government has called early elections for this summer to try to win enough seats to force through their choice. Analysts are not ruling out a coup by Turkey's staunchly secular army...
...extent of the decline is still unclear. More complete data will not be available until next fall, Travia said...
...video before that, but that animation showed me that there was a whole life of things to do in animation, because it’s such an endless thing to pursue,” Salazar says of the short.Although who Pidge is, or what exactly Pidge means, is unclear, the images and accompanying sounds linger even after the film ends. The hooting of an owl and the rush of wind that make up the background noise give it an eerie quality.Much of Salazar’s art has this same eeriness.“I am interested in the relationship...