Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

Care for some hummus with your pop-culture terrorist images?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by lizcameron

It is late at night, and I am thousands of miles from my cozy New England home here in Oregon. I am cooped up in my tiny, yet luxurious, hotel room, frantically making notes for my report to my boss … Continue reading →

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Getting kids to eat in Turkish and American households: Your food is crying behind you…and “the starving Armenians”

Posted on April 14, 2012 by lizcameron

Lately, I have been writing a set of posts about my early exposure to Islam – or anything remotely related to it (click here for a link to all posts of mine on that topic). I am trying to get … Continue reading →

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On (Turkish?) teaching tactics: Roses grow where a teacher hits? Hocanın vurduğu yerde gül biter

Posted on April 13, 2012 by lizcameron

Lately, dear readers, when I am not in the midst of a TSA “special” line, I have written much about the fact that I have been grading papers – a lot of papers. As you may have gathered, it is … Continue reading →

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