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Thursday, December 22, 2005

In Berlin, a Cultural Wall Sets Turks Apart - Los Angeles Times

"In Berlin, a Cultural Wall Sets Turks Apart
# In a Muslim enclave, many find their futures -- and identities -- are torn between countries.

By Jeffrey Fleishman, Times Staff Writer

BERLIN -- The Gummi Bear marked the cultural divide between Annette Spieler and the inquisitive little girl.

The principal at the elementary school in the Wrangel neighborhood here, Spieler offers candy as rewards for good grades. One Muslim student asked whether Gummi Bears were made with gelatin, an ingredient often derived from pigs. Spieler had never encountered such a question, but upon checking, she discovered that they were."

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