Tag Archives: cross-cultural

Farazi Kozmos’ modern-day take on Karagoz (in Turkish)


So, it has been months and months of me writing about the Karagöz puppets – and you know that these little paper people are metaphorical inventions that play out the voices in my head. You probably have also gathered that … Continue reading

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Moros y cristianos, siyah ve beyaz and being “black and white”


Recently, after posting my review of the new book, The Globalization of Love, M. and I were doing the dishes, and talking about the book, which is about cross-cultural relationships. “It’s not a really BIG difference,” M. said, “I mean … Continue reading

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Karagöz hoots at the statement “I’ve been better”


Karagöz is literally dancing and rolling around the living room. He is hooting and hollering with gut-splitting guffaws the likes I have never seen before. And I am mad as hell. Karagöz has been listening in on a phone call … Continue reading

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