In 1985, a 23-year-old graduate of Columbia University was hopping from job to job in New York City trying to make a living. He came across a flyer that announced the upcoming lecture of a civil rights icon at his old alma mater. The alumnus was Barack Obama....
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The First Daughter of Alabama Has A Message of Love for Turks
We enter this world with certain predetermined facts—such as our sex, parents, and nationality. What we do with those facts can...
US Ambassador James Jeffrey Bizarrely Transforms Himself Into the Grand Mufti of Idlib
If you glance at the English newspapers on any given day, you will hardly come across the word martyr. If you do the same with...
Is Erdogan in the Crosshairs of a Military Coup?
A coup may erupt in Turkey, where half of Middle Eastern Kurds live. At least that’s the prediction of the RAND Corporation, an...
Soleimani is Dead—Is That Good or Bad for Kurds?
Like many Kurds who dabble in politics, I was admittedly rattled upon hearing the news of Qasem Soleimani’s assassination in...
Why Did Trump Sell Out Kurds?
On October 6, the presidents of America and Turkey spoke by phone. There is no transcript of what was said, but the White House...
When Indifference Fuels and Perpetuates Genocide
In August 1914, the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary in a war against the Allied Powers...
Benediction: International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
August 30, 2019 The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Priest, The Episcopal Church (Anglican Communion) God, we call upon you using many...