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Antioch – Conflicting Loyalties on the Doorstep of Civil War

Antioch – Conflicting Loyalties on the Doorstep of Civil War

By | January 11, 2013 at 9:20 am | No comments

It was a hot summer’s night of 2011, when I sat on a balcony with my family in my birthplace near the Syrian-Turkish border: Antakya, Hatay. My cousin’s relatives from Syria were visiting her. These guests were wealthy Christians that had a very modern air, as they sat...

Posted in: Christians, Featured, Minorities

Religion’s role in the Identity-shaping of Second Generation Migrants from Turkey in Germany

Religion’s role in the Identity-shaping of Second Generation Migrants from Turkey in Germany

By | January 3, 2013 at 9:39 am | No comments

In the context of a globalizing world, the question of identity becomes subject to change and challenge. This is especially relevant for migrant communities, and more so, as I argue, for the second-generation of a migrant group. Unlike the first, the second generation finds...

Posted in: Featured, Kurds, Minorities

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