Zeynep Tufekci

A journalism roundup: “Engin Önder and Zeynep Tufekci on @140journos and the state of journalism in Turkey

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Q&A: Engin Önder and Zeynep Tufekci on 140journos and the state of journalism in Turkey Nieman Journalism Lab Engin Önder is not a journalist, and he?ll be the first to tell you that. (?No way,? he said, laughing, when I asked.) Instead, Önder, who cofounded the Turkish citizen journalism platform 140journos, considers himself a citizen … Read more

FP blog explains: “What Makes a Sex Shop Halal?…………. A literati roundup…

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  What Makes a Sex Shop Halal? Responding to apparent pent-up demand for tacky bachelorette parties, the 38-year old Turkish entrepreneur Haluk Murat Demirel has opened the country’s first halal (permissible in Islam) sex shop online. It’s not the first such enterprise in the world — successful predecessors can be found in such varied locales … Read more