Category Archives: Unite for Peace
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Our Silence
47Thursday 08 December, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Time has marched on; Many things have changed in our world; Perhaps more so here in Turkey and the Middle …
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Çocuk Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun – Children’s Day
1Saturday 23 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
On April 23, 1929, upon Atatürk’s proposal, the Turkish Grand National Assembly decreed April 23 as a national holiday dedicated …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Future (IV)
1Tuesday 12 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My fourth entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is about a wish for the future; a future of peace. This image of …
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We are still alive and we are kicking ! ! !
10Tuesday 22 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Yet again I write with sadness at the senseless cruelty from our own species. Brussels has today become the latest …
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More bodies where I sat only recently
36Sunday 13 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Less than a month after the last large scale suicide bombing in our capital, at least 37 residents of Ankara have tonight …
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Defiance: Frisked before prayers
16Saturday 30 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Yesterday I took my son to the huge Kocatepe Mosque in downtown Ankara. It was his first time there, and …
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Still relevant – The Great Dictator
11Tuesday 26 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
It’s funny how film and history are forever intertwined, and that we don’t seem to learn from either. Charlie Chaplin, the …
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Sad times
34Tuesday 12 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Today, another fatal bombing within our borders; taking the total lives lost over 200 in a couple of years. Add that …
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Only through our own humanity…
33Saturday 02 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My prayers are for an end to the conflict in Syria. Enough families have paid the price. A good friend …
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Across the so-called divide
51Thursday 24 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I’m no stranger to Christianity, and to be honest, nor are many of my faith, after all, Jesus is pretty …
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Peace and People
19Sunday 06 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Like any conflict on the world stage, everyone of us has very personal views, and the situation in Syria is …
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Life-jackets for sale
4Wednesday 25 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Trousers Shoes Life Jackets Car tyre inner-tubes . . These are the items you’ll see on sale here today. Trousers …
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Bloggers Unite for Peace
179Sunday 22 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke ~ ~ …
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Who would join me?
33Thursday 19 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
A couple of times recently I have posted my thoughts about the ongoing wave of destructiıon that the idiots waving …
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Love Over Fear
25Wednesday 18 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
The level of response generated by my previous post, Perspective & Humanity, was reassuring, pretty much supportive and mostly from my usual clan …
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Perspective & Humanity
64Sunday 15 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
During the past 48 hours, I, and I’m sure many of you, will have seen or perhaps taken part in …
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Not In MY Name
25Saturday 14 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Last month we saw multiple bombings in Turkey, then destruction over Egypt, countless other atrocities both here and happening daily in …
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Wishing For Peace
10Tuesday 11 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Veteran’s Day, Remembrance Day, and the anniversary of Atatürk’s passing…. there are many reasons this week why most of us …
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