Israel was never that loosely free in its actions. There is a cliché legend that Israel always appeals whenever it wants to legitimize its oppression in the western public. Accordingly, the Israelis are desperate people in a sea of Arabs, a sea that desires to destroy them. So there is a state – Israel – which is a safe haven for them. On a large Middle-Eastern map one can see a tiny Israel is located there. It is impossible not to show pity! DEVAMI>>>…

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During the apolitical revolution process dubbed the Arab spring, the arguments of any intellectual, whether it’s a politician or an academic, regarding politics has simply been related to Islam’s political and social offerings. DEVAMI>>>…

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Weaknesses that are unique to individuals can also reflect on corporations at times. You can immediately see the reflection of these weaknesses on the structures formed by a community which has made lack of organization and discipline a habit. In the end, there is nothing more understandable than behaviors that are manifestated in the material world that are reflected in corporate identity. DEVAMI>>>…

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We finally reached Ramadan…. The month of Ramadan is a spiritual time that can be reached to the amount that is bestowed by God almighty.

Ramadan is a month of spiritual climate for the Muslim mind that shapes our language. It’s a blessing we should endeavor to possess or an opportunity to which we have a spiritual access. DEVAMI>>>…

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Maps are the trademarks of modern political history. Maps are stories telling us about not only the nature of geography, but also its cultural aspects and how we should perceive them. In parallel with scientific developments, the gradation in the cartographic technique, the meaning of every line and the coded points occurred as the wonders of scientific rationalism. In other words, we have been taught how to look at the world. In line with these developments, political maps were culturally formulized perception-operations that were realized by people who attempted to identify the principals and the others in the world. DEVAMI>>>…

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The partition of Iraq in de facto terms began with the American invasion. This situation was realized through the Kurdish structure in North. It was supported by the Sunni-Shiite distinction in the middle and southern region. The mutual revenges with unidentified purposes and anonymous reasons were committed and this deepened the sectarian base partition through the bloodshed. DEVAMI>>>…

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It was the last suffocating years of the cold war period. The equilibriums were upside down in Yugoslavia after Tito. Compared to other communist countries the proportional freedom atmosphere had disappeared and the regime was starting to move with inner threat paranoia. With the ‘There is a religious country being established in Bosnia’ propaganda, Aliya being in the first place, a handful of intellectuals were punished with imprisonment. Similar accusations were made in other federate republics and a political cleanup movement had started. For instance, a merciless prosecution aimed at Albanian notables had started after the Albanians were transformed into targets in Kosovo. DEVAMI>>>…

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In order to understand great incidents and transformations that have an impact on history, time should pass. The same could be said about the deaths. What makes time the best referee is the patience that time has. Mortals sometimes leave outlasting marks with their deaths, they become more meaningful or add new extents to the layers of the meaning. DEVAMI>>>…

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If you don’t know the reason of your rage, you will be captured by it. If you cannot read the reason of the other’s rage correctly, then you will be captured by your own reality. In Turkey, we are experiencing an accumulation of rage. What imprisons those ragers and the object of their anger is the tension that captures their minds. DEVAMI>>>…

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There were firsts during the Jerusalem visit of the Pope Francis in the name of Vatican, just as in the previous Papal visits. Even by personally acknowledging Israel and entering to Jerusalem, new interpretations, concessions, reconciliations, his political representation and relations in terms of Christian theology are under way. DEVAMI>>>…

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