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Thursday, March 30, 2006

The New Anatolian-The rise of 'ummah' ideology in Turkey

"The rise of 'ummah' ideology in Turkey
Zeynep Gurcanli

gurcanli@thenewanatolian.com
30 March 2006

Nationalism has seemed to be on the rise amongst the Turkish public.

Novels like 'Metal Storm,' 'World War III' and the popular movie 'Valley of the Wolves Iraq,' all of which are about brave Turks fighting against the U.S and other Western powers, were interpreted as signals of this rise in nationalism.

However, behind the scenes there is another and certainly more dangerous tendency fueled by the current government, the 'ummah' ideology. "

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