"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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NEWS AND ARTICLES / HABERLER VE MAKALELER

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Turkey Polls Oppose AKP Once Again ( Pinar Tremblay- Al-Monitor)


Muslims’ concern for extremist groups has increased, while Hezbollah appeared as the least disliked — or most favored — among al-Qaeda, Taliban and Hamas, a Pew Research Global Attitudes Project survey (conducted in 11 Muslim countries) found earlier this month.


Intriguingly, for the Turkish public, only 1% is reported to view Hamas as “very favorable” and 4% as “somewhat favorable,” while 71% view the organization as unfavorable. This did not make the news in mainstream Turkish media. Only English-language Today's Zaman, which has a very limited Turkish readership, published a brief report about the results. 

Evaluating the report and why it wasn't reported in mainstream Turkish media, Justice and Development Party (AKP) pundits told Al-Monitor: “Pew is biased against Muslims.” Some tweeted, “Pew is Islamophobic.” One pundit asked, “How can you believe this rubbish?” And another insisted, “It must be a technical mistake.”