If we were at all fair, the whole question of secularism in Turkey would be put to rest for awhile.
Coverage was dominated by the idea that this hugely awaited poll was going to be about religion. Western media largely framed the multi-party election as a choice between secularist values and neo-islamism or whatever awkward neologism used to to describe the AK Party, which won half the vote.
The secularists won only twenty percent. The Turks massively denied any clash of civilizations debate. Or they voted for Osama because they voted for the islamic-rooted party, or the islam inspired party, or... or... Well, whoever the AK Party is, they won handily and neo-crusaders of the western media are going to have to find their dangerous muslims lurking in some other corner.
Any new arrests in Australia?
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