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Donmeh Jews 326 SHARES 2.5k VIEWS Share on FacebookShare on Twitter In A Nutshell A small secretive Jewish sect has been highly influential in Turkish history since the Ottoman era. Originally claiming to follow the Jewish Messiah, they nominally converted to Islam but kept Jewish traditions in secret. Members of this community were instrumental in […]
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Sophisticated Orientalism in the New York Times
January 5th, 2016 
Awake Goy As part of the New York Times‘s coverage of the rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the paper included an article today titled “How Do Sunni and Shia Islam Differ?” The piece described the 7th century schism in Islam in some detail, and summarized the differences in religious beliefs. The implication is that this […]
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