The laicist government of Turkey is often promoted by those who should know better, as well as by stupid and evil people (like Bernard Lewis and Paul Wolfowitz), as the kind of government more Arab and Muslim states should have. And the kind of “free and peaceful” society they should aspire to. So, what to make of this? How exactly is this free? DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A Turkish court fined 20 people for using the letters Q and W on placards at a Kurdish new year celebration, under a law banning characters not used in the Turkish alphabet, rights … Continue reading Tales of “Duh-mocratic” and Secular Turkey