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1 reine.de.tout  Sep 24, 2010 10:02:56am

Only 3 clicks? I’m favoriting so I can find it again later. Great find, good commentary, thanks for the info.

2 CuriousLurker  Sep 24, 2010 10:35:26am

I thought it was interesting too. I was glad i stumbled upon it as i don’t usually follow the LA times. I guess headlines about people people trying to compromise and get along aren’t as clickable as the more hyperbolic stuff. (Like the one about the food Ahamadinejad’s private chef having cooked for him supposedly reeking with such a foul odor that guests fled the hotel. *eyeroll*)

Maybe I should have changed the headline to something like “In old Istanbul quarter, Islamits and secular Turks engage in steel cage death match”. ;o)

BTW, I found a really nice article the other day written by a retired Anglican clergyman, and I saved it because I thought you might enjoy it. I don’t really want to post it here as I’m very busy this week and am not in the mood deal with anyone trolling it. I’ll send it to you right now, while I’m still thinking about it.

3 reine.de.tout  Sep 24, 2010 10:38:03am

re: #2 CuriousLurker

I thought it was interesting too. I was glad i stumbled upon it as i don’t usually follow the LA times. I guess headlines about people people trying to compromise and get along aren’t as clickable as the more hyperbolic stuff. (Like the one about the food Ahamadinejad’s private chef having cooked for him supposedly reeking with such a foul odor that guests fled the hotel. *eyeroll*)

Maybe I should have changed the headline to something like “In old Istanbul quarter, Islamits and secular Turks engage in steel cage death match”. ;o)

BTW, I found a really nice article the other day written by a retired Anglican clergyman, and I saved it because I thought you might enjoy it. I don’t really want to post it here as I’m very busy this week and am not in the mood deal with anyone trolling it. I’ll send it to you right now, while I’m still thinking about it.

OK, would love to see it!

4 CuriousLurker  Sep 24, 2010 10:51:58am

re: #3 reine.de.tout

OK, would love to see it!

Sent. Twice (by accident).

5 wrenchwench  Sep 24, 2010 12:06:16pm

Good article and good commentary.

THIS, this right here is what people overlook—the vast moderate middle (88% in this case) that simply wants to quietly go about their lives with imposing anything on anyone

I hate to see all the bother caused by the fundamentalists. I can’t imagine a stranger on the street telling me my already modest clothing wasn’t modest enough for him. And of course, it will be worse than “bother” if they get too much political power.

Turkey is such an interesting place.


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