Özgür Koca
These are difficult times for Muslims. The Islamic World is suffering from a deep economic, political and moral crisis and is taking a downward path in the vicious cycle of corruption, violence, ignorance and oppression. There are, however, several things that offer some warm light in this dark age. The Hizmet movement is one of them. The following are some reasons why I think the movement has great potential in terms of producing an important global influence:
January 2, 2015
Turkey’s witch hunt against the media
Ekrem Dumanlı
When I first appeared in court after last month’s raid on my newspaper in Istanbul and 80 hours of detention, I asked the judge: “Two columns and a news report: Is that all the evidence against me?” The judge replied, “Yes.” It surely was an “I rest my case” moment for me — as well as for the dismal state of Turkish democracy under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
When I first appeared in court after last month’s raid on my newspaper in Istanbul and 80 hours of detention, I asked the judge: “Two columns and a news report: Is that all the evidence against me?” The judge replied, “Yes.” It surely was an “I rest my case” moment for me — as well as for the dismal state of Turkish democracy under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
A declaration of treason is imminent
Abdülhamit Bilici
When certain circles of the guardian authority opened court cases aiming to see the Justice and Development Party (AKP) -- which had come to power by the vote of the Turkish people -- shut down, I tried to depict just how low those who defended these moves had stooped by telling the following Temel joke:
When certain circles of the guardian authority opened court cases aiming to see the Justice and Development Party (AKP) -- which had come to power by the vote of the Turkish people -- shut down, I tried to depict just how low those who defended these moves had stooped by telling the following Temel joke:
“The crackdown on critical media in Turkey”
Speaking at the 30th Covering Turkey event on Tuesday, themed as “The crackdown on critical media in Turkey” organized by the Medialog Platform in İstanbul, Zaman Daily’s Chief Deputy Mehmet Kamış, Samanyolu TV Editor-in-Chief Metin Yıkar, Editor-in-Chief of Today’s Zaman Bülent Keneş, and Director General of the Cihan News Agency Abdülhamit Bilici have answered the questions.
Sajjanhar: Dialogue urges one to excel in one's own faith
Ashok Sajjanhar, the Secretary of the Indian Interior Ministry's National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), in a statement he made during a workshop organized by the Journalists and Writers Foundation's (GYV) Intercultural Dialogue Platform (KADİP), indicated that involvement in dialogue work encourages one to learn one's faith more profoundly.
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