July 6, 2014 According to the Brigitta Busch, Professor of linguistics at the University of Vienna, Austria is generally paying low or no attention and offers no recognition to language diversity inside its borders. In particular, the Turkish language, Busch stresses, does not enjoy any positive reputation; however, since some parts of the government want to…
17 July 2012 The death of 64-year-old Aziz Kara, a man of Turkish descent in the Netherlands, has sparked calls for police investigation. Kara died after allegedly being struck by his neighbor Henk W. and hitting his head on the ground. Other neighbors report that Henk and his wife had “never made a secret of…
In his recent documentary “Muezzin,” Austrian filmmaker Sebastian Brameshuber follows a number of Turkish muezzins during their participation in a yearly-held competition to find the best muezzin in Turkey. He interviews them on their roles as fathers and teachers, while pursuing the main question of the relationship between music and speech.
By forming their own association, Cologne Turks hope to celebrate Karnival in their own way: with more respectful behavior and without alcohol. Turks in Cologne, Germany have formed a Karnival association in the hopes of better brokering the relationship between their beliefs and the raucous celebrations that usually occur during the Rhien city’s annual Carnival….
Leftover meat from the traditional Muslim sacrifice during Eid-al-Adha, will go straight to needy persons, said the Association of Cooperative Muslim Organizations. Most of the leftover meat will be processed into sausages, which will be sent to food banks. The holiday commemorates the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) who was ready to sacrifice his son for God,…
