Category Archives: Turkish-American Matters

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 Fear, Gender, istanbul, Turkey, Turkish American | 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 #38write, cross-cultural, Fear, Gender, istanbul, macho, navigating, Sarai Sierra, travel, Turkey | 17 Comments

Keşmekeş: The Karagöz puppets wreak (helpful) havoc

Posted on January 11, 2013 by lizcameron

The Karagöz puppets are urging me to send out this “I’m still alive” message to the few and dear readers of this kooky blog. So, a few words on what is going on these days. In all fairness, I must … Continue reading →