Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

'Backwards Day' in Istanbul: a news junkie's paradise

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I have a Kurdish friend, now of European citizenship, who says, "when I lived in Germany, I tried to be interested in everything happen...
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

What do you call that green tree in your living room?

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The other day one of my American friends back home was grousing about a politician calling Christmas trees "holiday trees." Ther...
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas Eve in Istanbul, Turkey

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Singing "Silent Night" a candlelight Christmas Eve Tradition all around the world There were also beautiful soprano and...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Topkapi Palace , Part Two: Harem Culture Shock

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Entering the Harem from the Courtyard of the Black Eunuchs Visiting the Harem portion of Topkapi Palace was so darn interesting that...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Touring the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas

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A typical Ozark road sign We took a scenic route It wouldn't do to fly back to America without spending more time with my girls th...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

The Ottoman Empire from the other side as told in "The Bridge on the Drina"

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About five years ago, a friend whose book taste I completely respected told me about this book.  He was so enthusiastic I knew someday I wou...