Turkey's Erdogan strikes gold with Arab Spring
By Nicholas Norbrook and
Marshall Van Valen
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's support for Muslim unity is not purely mechanicalRecep Tayyip Erdogan has rock-star status in the Arab world for standing up to Israel both in word and deed. He is at the head of one of the world's fastest-growing economies, with a China-beating 10.2 per cent of economic growth, and is the architect of a brand of business-savvy moderate Islam that hopes to export its 'model' overseas along with its cars, clothes and foodstuffs.
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