Category Archives: On Islam and Muslims

Beyond the #OccupyGezi hashtag in one Turkish-American household

Posted on June 12, 2013 by lizcameron

Slowly, American folks around us have started to tune in to what is happening in Turkey. Some have caught on to this on Twitter via the hashtag #OccupyGezi, referring to the Occupy Movement in Istanbul’s Gezi Park, which was at … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, On Islam and Muslims, Turkish Controversies, Turkish-American Matters, Turklish Moments, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Writing about fear: An afternoon excursion in Nişantaşı (Part 2)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by lizcameron

Note to readers: This is the second in a series of posts about my writing on fear as part of the worldwide, place-passionate group of writers called #38Write. I chose to write about fear in the context of my Turkish-American … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Challenges, Gendered moments, On Islam and Muslims, Turkish-American Matters | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Writing about fear: Sarai Sierra in Istanbul (Part 1)

Posted on February 3, 2013 by lizcameron

Hello dear readers. Well, I’m ashamed to say that I’ve  been on another silent and unexpected sojourn away from blogging, mostly due to the continued keşmekeş related to my in-process epiphany about the purpose of this blog – and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gendered moments, On Islam and Muslims, Turkish Controversies, Turkish-American Matters | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments