Entries from May 2006 ↓

I came across a humorous article by Stanford professor John Perry that I’m sure I’ve read before (according to the copyright it’s been on the web for over 10 years), but it actually means something now that I’m in grad school. Here’s the takeaway:
The trick, then, is to get a job based on work [...]

(For those of you who noticed, I edited the title of this post to reflect the real issue I’m discussing.  Specifying the concept itself is another issue.)
There’s an interesting article over at Muslim Wake-Up Call on the term Islamophobia.  It starts off as an examination of the word itself and then moves to a broader [...]

Some of you asked me what I’m actually studying here in Berlin.  Good question.  I’m basically looking at what the Turkish government has done to promote integration of its migrants into German society, with an emphasis on religious services.  The Turkish government sends imams and other religious officials to Germany (and indeed around the world) [...]

Yesterday I attended the Turkish Day Festival in front of the Brandenburg Gate. It was a great chance to see many sides of the Turkish community all at once while taking in some decent Turkish food. It was also interesting to compare this festival to the Turkish Day festival I attended a week [...]

My first 24 hours in Berlin have gone really well. I’ve been surprised by how much and how little German I remember since my last course about nine years ago. I managed to chat with a group of middle-aged Germans at the airport about how nice their Christmas trip to Los Angeles had [...]

Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by. I’ve just arrived in Berlin and will be updating this site with news and pictures just as soon as I can get regular internet access…