tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post5601694173730858194..comments2023-12-02T00:59:10.380+01:00Comments on England Expects: Public Interest NoticeGawain Towlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-16413889397953591942007-10-30T11:24:00.000+01:002007-10-30T11:24:00.000+01:00As it happened things were indeed quite quiet. Onl...As it happened things were indeed quite quiet. Only ten arrestsGawain Towlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-41059174409523205222007-10-29T15:09:00.000+01:002007-10-29T15:09:00.000+01:00The photo used is not neutral. It shows Atatürk we...The photo used is not neutral. It shows Atatürk wearing a brimless hat. The point of brimless hats (like the Fez) was that the wearer could pray without taking them off.<BR/><BR/>All political tendencies in Turkey demonstrate patriotism by displaying pictures of Atatürk, but the photo used varies. Atatürk without a hat, in western dress (dinner jacket): secular people. Atatürk in Ottoman military uniform: islamists (including AKP).<BR/><BR/>You might enjoy "A Fez of the Heart", by Jeremy Seal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-59742379380035372192007-10-28T14:57:00.000+01:002007-10-28T14:57:00.000+01:00As I only saw your warning this afternoon (Sunday)...As I only saw your warning this afternoon (Sunday) I blithely wandered right through the very district yesterday. I did notice the abundance of flags and pictures of Ataturk, but it was perfectly quiet and business as usual. <BR/><BR/>But you've scuppered my idea for my next post.Daphne Wayne-Boughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581048408996935564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-69266913719303862532007-10-26T21:25:00.000+02:002007-10-26T21:25:00.000+02:00Good luck with that.Good luck with that.The Aunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14529168814096715981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-53045346645345554702007-10-26T13:49:00.000+02:002007-10-26T13:49:00.000+02:00Now imagine a Turkish component in Eurogenfor. Wit...Now imagine a Turkish component in Eurogenfor. With the inevitable argument that there should be some ethnically muslin presence in policing this or other disturbances involving mulsim minorities.<BR/><BR/>ELFELFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515692876854804311noreply@blogger.com