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Education briefs for March 24
news@jessaminejournal.comAsbury professor presents paper to commission Asbury University professor of Bible and theology Dr. Melanie Starks Kierstead presented an academic paper to the South East Commission for the Study of Religion (SECSOR) in Louisville on Saturday, March 5,...Tags: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Bible, Cleveland, Education, Human Interest
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Tags: Turkey, Activism, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Politics, Riots
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Pictures in the News | June 14, 2013
FrameworkFriday's Pictures in the News tees of in Pennsylvania as people watch the 18th green during the completion of first round play at the US Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore.... -
White House confirms use of chemical weapons in Syria
The government in Syria has used chemical weapons in that country’s civil war, killing at least 100 to 150 civilians, the White House said Thursday in an announcement that left unclear what the U.S. response would be. Small-scale attacks using...Tags: Rebellions, Government, Barack Obama, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Turkish protesters in park vow to stay put
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Anti-government protesters on Saturday vowed to continue their occupation of Gezi Park in central Istanbul, spurning government calls for them to pack up and end two weeks of demonstrations. “The government has ignored...
Tags: Political Dissent, Turkey, Activism, Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Police attack Istanbul park protesters with water cannons, tear gas
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Hundreds of riot police surrounded a park in central Istanbul on Saturday, firing tear gas and water cannons in a renewed push by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to restore order after two weeks of demonstrations that have...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Demonstration, Activism, Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Turkish police launch assault on protesters in Istanbul park
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Hundreds of riot police firing tear gas stormed a central Istanbul park Saturday, tearing down tents and clearing out demonstrators in a bold, if politically risky, move by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stem more than two...Tags: Activism, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Government
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High turnout reported as Iran picks new president
TEHRAN -- Officials reported high turnout Friday as Iranians went to the polls in the first presidential election since disputed balloting four years ago resulted in street protests and massive unrest. Among the early voters was the country’s...Tags: Elections, Iran, Mohsen Rezai, Saeed Jalili, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Turkey's prime minister meets with antigovernment protesters
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Besieged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was meeting early Friday with antigovernment protesters after giving them a “final warning” to end a 2-week-old demonstration that has damaged Turkey’s...
Tags: Activism, Parliament, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Government, Civil Rights
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Turkey's leader calms protests -- for now
ISTANBUL, Turkey – The political standoff between antigovernment protesters and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan eased Friday, but the last two weeks of unrest revealed national fissures and a belief by many that their leader will get his...
Tags: Canterbury, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Government, Christianity, European Union
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Turkey's leader agrees to halt park project
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Besieged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Friday to freeze construction in a popular Istanbul park after an emergency meeting with antigovernment protesters in Ankara, easing fear of further violence after two...Tags: Activism, Parliament, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Government, Civil Rights
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Turkey's Erdogan issues 'last' warning to Istanbul protesters
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday issued what he said was a final warning: The protesters in Gezi Park would be removed within 24 hours, he told a meeting of his Justice and Development Party in the capital,...Tags: Amnesty International, Turkey, Activism, Human Rights, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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