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- Iran war protestor occupies the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge as a form of defiance against the American government. What’s most interesting to me, as far as I can tell, no American news outlet is covering this story.
- Galatasaray beat Fenerbahce and insulted the referees on social media!
- United Arab Republic Celebration
- The UAE announces that will be leaving OPEC by May 1st
- BBC interviewed one of the creators behind the Iran Lego AI videos!
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Author Archives: Monica Farzayee
Meet Turkey’s Youngest Mayor, A 25-Year-Old Female Former Political Prisoner
Rezan Zugurli – At 22, Zugurli followed in her parents’ footsteps by protesting in solidarity with Kurdish political prisoners. The act landed her in jail for 13 months for what she says was a false charge of stone throwing. And … Continue reading
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Ertugrul Osman: last surviving grandson of an Ottoman emperor
Ertugrul Osman was a descendant of Osman I, the Anatolian ruler who in 1299 established the kingdom that eventually controlled parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Osman would have eventually become the Sultan but for the establishment of … Continue reading
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Ottoman stuffed animal
Over the weekend I found this Ottoman stuffed animal and instantly thought about what we were learning in class. Enjoy!
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John Kerry Calls Off Meeting With Palestinian President
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday called off a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah for last-minute talks on extending peace talks with Israel, a senior State Department official said. “We are no longer travelling tomorrow. … Continue reading
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Muslim Tatars Of Crimea Lie Low Following Russia’s Seizure Of Ukrainian Peninsula
Late 1980s, the beginning of a restoration that saw most Crimean Tatars return from exile to their homeland, first under Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and then after Ukraine became independent. They settled among Slavic neighbors, including a much larger number … Continue reading
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Frontline -Syria Undercover
Reporter Ramita Navai goes undercover for a rare look at the uprising from inside Syria. Plus a profile of the dictator who has managed to hold on longer than any amidst the Arab unrest—President Bashar al-Assad. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/syria-undercover/#a
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Dracula and the Turks: The Connection Between Mehmet the Conqueror and Vlad the Impaler
It’s 1462. The Ottoman army is advancing under the orders of Sultan Mehmet II through the Romanian countryside toward Târgovişte, medieval capital of Walachia. Vlad Dracula and Mehmet II were both born into royalty and were about the same age. … Continue reading
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