The Crisis in Turkey?

In the past week, several alarmist pieces, including Soner Cagaptay’s “What’s Really Behind Turkey’s Coup Arrests?’ and Daniel Pipes’ “Crisis in Turkey,” have warned of a mortal crisis that threatens Turkey’s future and its relationship with Europe and the US. Both are particularly exasperated by the continued arrest and indictment…

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Niagara Foundation’s Peace and Dialogue Awards Find Owners

The Chicago-based Niagara Foundation, an organization established with the support of the local Turkish community that seeks to promote peace in society and intercultural dialogue, presented its 5th Peace and Dialogue Awards on Wednesday. Allison Rosati, co-anchor of NBC5 News, was the emcee at the event. The Peace and Dialogue…

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Francine Cabral

  My name is Francine Cabral and I am a marketing director and community liaison for Whole Foods Markets in Northern Virginia. I have to say this has been a very wonderful experience. I did not know very much about the Rumi Forum, except for a Turkish cooking class I…

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Rev. Kathleen Kline Chesson

  I am senior pastor of First Christian Church, Fall Church, Virginia. This tour has been wonderful in so many ways, and I have been exhausted by all that we have done, little tired, umm, but at many different levels it’s been very powerful. First from the historical level, for…

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Yahya Hendi

At his visit to Fatih University in Istanbul, Turkey, Imam Yahya Hendi, the muslim chaplain at Georgetown University, shares his thoughts about Gulen Movement. Looking at the flags of the US, Turkey and Fatih University, Imam Hendi states “I hope that this university and the movement behind it, will become…

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