Category Archives: A Karagöz puppet battle

Peynirli Poğaça: Karagöz urges me to get baking and forget academia

Posted on March 15, 2012 by lizcameron

Those puppets, well, they are at it again. They are always nattering on and on, sometimes up to no good, sometimes up to good, scheming with the best of intentions and the worst at times – and discussing things that … Continue reading →

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Çay emergency: The puppets riot, the car dies

Posted on March 7, 2012 by lizcameron

When I last left you, I was musing on the White Ribbon Campaign which addresses violence against women – and was quite happy to see the dialogue that ensued (thank you, my e-friends).  Our campaign was a success and the … Continue reading →

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The Karagöz puppets set their sights on Lefkoşa – and Nicosia

Posted on February 29, 2012 by lizcameron

When I last left you, I was down in the dumps, perhaps a poor choice of metaphors given the topic at the time – the fact that a set of Qu’rans had been dumped in the garbage bin and burned…somehow … Continue reading →

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