February 23, 2015

San Antonio nun at U.N.

Sister Martha Ann Kirk had spoken publicly about her trips to Iraq and her time in that beleaguered country — where so little hope seems to exist, especially for educational opportunity for girls.

A dirty war in the run-up to the elections

Mümtazer Türköne

With the Gülen movement officially marked in police reports as being a “terrorist organization,” we can say that the ruling party's war against the civilian populace has truly reached its dirtiest stage. A brief summary: The Gülen movement is undoubtedly one of the Muslim world's most peaceful and tolerant civil movements ever. Within this movement, religion is present as a source that nourishes people's altruism; the movement's areas of interests, however, are shaped by problems on the global level that are then faced through strong civilian solidarity.

Kimse Yok Mu extends help to thousands in Palestine

Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) continues to bind up wounds in Palestine with delivery of aid boxes to thousands of people in the country.

State inspectors warn of high penalties in Bank Asya overhaul

In the aftermath of the controversial Feb 3rd management take-over of publicly traded Bank Asya, an auditor from the banking watchdog warns that urgent measures must be taken or else there will be mass penalties.