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'Now it is time to naturalize the flow of history,' wrote Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs (British Guardian, March 16).
The process of naturalization is now underway in the region Davutoglu refused to describe as the Middle East (arguing that the term is orientalist, and preferring to call the region West Asia and the south Mediterranean).
Davutoglu is one of the most articulate and passionate Turkish politicians of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Along with Recep Tayyip Erdoðan and Abdullah Gül, he has labored to naturalize the flow of history in Turkey, sidelining an incessantly intrusive military, and forging links between regions, cultures and competing political thoughts. While the mission was and remains arduous, it has successfully led to the emergence of a unique Turkish political thought - proud of its roots, yet receptive to progress and modernity.
When Hamas was elected as the majority party at the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006, the group was inspired by the objectives that propelled the AKP. Ahmed Yusuf, a top Hamas official in Gaza, has even been writing a book entitled, Erdoðan and a New Strategic Vision
Erdoðans model is liberal. It is a model that dares to take responsibility and change things and establishes good relations between the religious and secular elements of society, Yusuf said, according to Turkeys Hurriyet (June 10, 2010). It is a model that works for democracy and human rights, and supports an open society. That is what we want.
Natural Flow of History: Hamas Should Rethink Charter
The process of naturalization is now underway in the region Davutoglu refused to describe as the Middle East (arguing that the term is orientalist, and preferring to call the region West Asia and the south Mediterranean).
Davutoglu is one of the most articulate and passionate Turkish politicians of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Along with Recep Tayyip Erdoðan and Abdullah Gül, he has labored to naturalize the flow of history in Turkey, sidelining an incessantly intrusive military, and forging links between regions, cultures and competing political thoughts. While the mission was and remains arduous, it has successfully led to the emergence of a unique Turkish political thought - proud of its roots, yet receptive to progress and modernity.
When Hamas was elected as the majority party at the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006, the group was inspired by the objectives that propelled the AKP. Ahmed Yusuf, a top Hamas official in Gaza, has even been writing a book entitled, Erdoðan and a New Strategic Vision
Erdoðans model is liberal. It is a model that dares to take responsibility and change things and establishes good relations between the religious and secular elements of society, Yusuf said, according to Turkeys Hurriyet (June 10, 2010). It is a model that works for democracy and human rights, and supports an open society. That is what we want.
Natural Flow of History: Hamas Should Rethink Charter
