Tag Archives: Gender

Uç kadından biri: One billion Karagöz puppets rising!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by lizcameron

One billion rising. I’ve seen a plethora of these three words over the past weeks, and so have the Karagöz puppets (when they sneak on my iPhone or iPad at night when I’m sleeping). “What billion things, pray tell,” Hacivad … Continue reading →

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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 →

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