As you read this piece, a 27-year-old woman named Meriam Yahya Ibrahim will be awaiting her death in Sudan.
The tragic accident in a coal mine in Soma, western Turkey, which killed 301 workers deep underground, has led to various discussions in Turkey.
The other day, another political killing took place in Turkey. Uğur Kurt, 30, was shot dead by a stray bullet to the head while attending a funeral at a cemevi in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı neighborhood
The recent disaster in the coal mines of Soma left behind 301 victims and their traumatized families.
I received the news of the horrific mine accident in Soma, western Turkey, when I was in Washington, D.C., for a talk.
The kidnapping of nearly 300 school girls by Boko Haram has rightly alarmed the world. Millions have condemned the crime and joined the cry, “Bring our girls back.”
These days, the world is rightfully alarmed about Boko Haram, the extremist Islamist group in Nigeria, which recently abducted some 300 schoolgirls and vowed to sell them into slavery.
Once again, the status of Hagia Sophia of Istanbul, one of the most ancient and magnificent shrines on Earth, is being discussed in Turkey.
Recently, I had the chance to have yet another book tour in the United States, with a busy itinerary that extended from Atlanta, Georgia to Ithaca, New York.
