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Month: March, 2008

Hagia Sophia Man

30 March, 2008 (08:00) | Photographs, istanbul | 1 comment

While I was waiting in line to enter the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, I saw this very interesting old man. As he stood by the “Exit” sign, (Çıkış) in Turkish, he paused from his dreary task of sweeping the grounds of the Hagia Sophia with a broomstick made of twigs; he seemed to be contemplating [...]

Short Film Competition

29 March, 2008 (12:14) | Films | No comments

If you didn’t know already, I thought I should let all talented novice and professional filmmakers know about a short film competition launched by the European Commission as part of its activities on the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008. The topic is intercultural dialogue, on anything ranging from equality, social justice to respect for [...]

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