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Syria a Diplomatic Headache for Turkey, EU
Ankara and some EU leaders had hoped the regime in Damascus could be coaxed onto a path of moderation and better relations. That was not to be. read more
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Gay girl in Damascus: A taboo ignominy feeding to a white fantasy
Biographical blog describing life in Syria amid the current political instability, supposedly written by a struggling gay woman has been revealed to be a hoax. Amina Abdallah Arraf al-Omari a 25-year-old, half-Syrian, half American lesbian living in Damascus documented her life in a blog entitled “Gay Girl in Damascus”, dating back to […]
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Politics of Dilemma: Turkish and EU Approaches toward Syria
How will the ongoing conflict in Syria affect its bilateral relations with both the EU and Turkey? Will the ongoing conflict in Syria bring Turkey closer to the EU or eventually push them further apart? [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true documentid=110706102902-47bb051b7daa405b8838bda9b61cdff7 docname=islam_politics_of_dilemma username=FutureChallenges loadinginfotext=Politics%20of%20Dilemma%3A%20Turkish%20and%20EU%20Approaches%20toward%20Syria showhtmllink=true tag=eu width=420 height=272 unit=px]
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“Listen to the people,” he said, “And you will enter history.”
Ayman Abdul Nour on CNN. read more