Kurds Protest Turkish Bombings
Ianyanmag - Inspired by an ongoing “Arab Spring” in countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa, Kurds in Turkey, which number around 20 million, have taken to the streets in Istanbul and elsewhere in the country to protest against political repression, cultural suppression, discrimination and a decision by Turkey’s election board to ban prominent...
Village Hopes Religious Revival Can Spur Economic Improvement
EurasiaNet - Residents of one of Armenia’s most dilapidated villages are hoping a religious revival can improve their economic fortunes. In early August, the town of Karakert, a churchless Armenian village founded during the 1950s to house factory workers, hosted a mass baptism. Residents, some of whom now refer to the town as “cursed,” hoped...
Los Angeles Supports 2011 Egyptian Revolution
LA Weekly – As protests calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak violently escalated on the streets of Egypt in what is now the fifth day of anti-government unrest, at least a thousand demonstrators in Los Angeles organized in front the Federal Building chanting for an end to the 30-year regime and carrying homemade...