Religious Conflict in Turkey: A Cold Wind Sweeping the Tur Abdin

In south-eastern Turkey a neighbourhood dispute over a few hectares of stony ground has escalated into a religious war between the Mor Gabriel Monastery and the surrounding Arab and Kurdish villages. Susannne Güsten has the details

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