Tarik Çelenk, Founder of Think Tank Ekopolitik, says, “The epistemological breakthrough, we witnessed in the 9th and 12th centuries, against modernity in Muslim societies has not yet taken place.” In the sacred world, conscience is referred to as the last…
Cumulative pain and hate In 2016, I was at a dinner in New York with a liberal think tank from Diyarbakir, organized by the Armenians of Diyarbakir. There were also Armenians from the Diaspora. While saying goodbye to me as…
When we were young, our elders used to describe the reason for the collapse of the Ottoman Empire as alienation from Islam. No matter what anyone says, the crisis of the Islamic world, which started with the stagnation of the Ottoman…
2005’den itibaren bugünlere kadar Musul Vilayeti konusuna yoğunlaştım. Bu çalışmalarım tabandan en üst düzeye olmak üzere, çalıştaylar veya saha görüşmeleri şeklinde gerçekleşti. Şu anda çok emek verdiğimiz “ Yüzyıllık Düğüm Musul Vilayeti” belgeseli prodüksiyon ve uluslararası 400 sayfalık akademik çalışma…
"Rehberimiz aşiretler arasında bir tokat için çıkan kavgadan ölen 27 kişiyi anlattı. Bu örneği göz önüne alınca Ortadoğu’da iç savaş çıkarabilmenin ne kadar kolay ve maliyetsiz bir manipülasyon olabileceğini görebiliyorsunuz." “Yüzyıllık Düğüm Musul Vilayeti” Belgeseli çekimlerimizin saha ayağı için bölgeye…
During the campaign for the constitutional referendum, I asked a friend whether he thought the proposed amendments to change the system from a parliamentary to a unitary presidential one would give Turkey a stable and prosperous future. He answered, “Look…
We and the region from past to today Foreign politics can frequently set the agenda in our country in the popular politics, based on the political preferences, regardless of it's connection with our daily lives or our security. On…
My Canadian friend, who believes in God but not organized religion, asked me a good question the other day; “In the Qur’an God is described as merciful and forgiving, so why are Muslim countries so violent and intolerant?” Her question…
Print Page Send to friend » TweetleShare on Facebook “The zeitgeist dictates to us the following: While respecting the existing borders, we need to create common economic, political and cultural zones that go beyond borders, and to make the people…