Herland Report: Erdogan says Turkey will Never Allow Twitter Digital Fascism: As the social media platform Twitter goes full out totalitarian, countries around the world, such as Turkey, are reacting strongly. Tyler Durden: Turkey’s pugnacious president has never been shy about taking on foreign and domestic enemies, whether it be currency traders shorting the lira, his own central bank, …
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Herland Report: Exclusive: Hanne Nabintu Herland explains implications of turning historic church into a mosque. The iconic, historic monument Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, now has been turned into a mosque, reflecting the Islamist intolerance for religious plurality in the Middle East. Hagia Sophia was a centerpiece of Orthodox Christianity, which dominated the Middle East before the Islamic Conquest …
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Herland Report: As the Byzantine architectural masterpiece, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, Istanbul is turned into a mosque, the focus of Islamist intolerance against religious plurality is again in focus. Hagia Sophia has been seen as a symbol of the secular nature of modern Turkey. With the dramatic change in the status of the original Orthodox Christian church, many view …
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Herland Report: The iconic, historic monument, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, Istanbul is now turned into a mosque, reflecting the Islamist intolerance for religious plurality in the Middle East. Hagia Sophia is a center piece artwork of Orthodox Christianity, which dominated the Middle East before the Islamic Conquest from the 600s AD onward. “Sophia” means “divine wisdom” in Greek and …
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Herland Report: Idlib refugees and Al Qaida as Western ally: Many ask why we do not cover the Syrian Arab Army and its allies’ attack on Idlib in Syria, as two million are in distress. Well, what is there to say? At one point the war on Syria has to end and its mercenaries return home. Those Syrians who …
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Herland Report: As the dust settles in Syria subsequent to the US exit from the debacle that it so created in 2011, the festering sore that is Libya must once again come to the fore. Recall that Hillary Clinton and Mahmoud Jibril made the case for regime change in Libya and although the US seemingly abandoned oil-rich Libya after …
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Turkey, which supports Hamas, has a growing presence in east Jerusalem, as seen by the Turkish flags flying there. Its influence can even be seen in local restaurants and clothing stores, writes Pinhas Inbari, a veteran Arab affairs correspondent. Turkish support for Hamas also explains the appearance of Turkish flags among Palestinian protesters in the Gaza fence confrontation. Turkey is …
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Norge finansierer Syria milits: I dette intervjuet med krigsreporter og sosiolog, Eva Thomassen, forteller hun fra sin siste Syria reise. “Tenk over hva vi egentlig driver med i Midtøsten. 500 millioner dollar brukte USA på å trene terrorister til å bli enda bedre trent, enda dyktige i å slåss mot den syriske hæren,” sier Thomassen. Se et av Herland …
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