Dear all, in this season we will be reading “The New Turkish Republic” by Graham Fuller. The discussion of the book will be held at the end of October. We will announce the place and time for discussion of the book. Graham E. Fuller is a former vice chairman of the National Intelligence Council at [ Read More ]
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TAWA had its fourth Book Club Meeting on March 24. This meeting’s book was “Social Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman. Goleman explains that this book was written as a companion volume to his world-famous book Emotional intelligence. In emotional intelligence he talks about a set of certain capacities within us and our ability to manage our [ Read More ]
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TAWA had the third book club meeting on May 28th on “Ottoman Women: Myth and Reality” by Asli Sancar. The book was the winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award in 2008 in the history/political category and was also shortlisted for the best cover design in large format. In the book, Sancar gives a detailed picture [ Read More ]
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TAWA had its second book club meeting on January 22nd. The book of the discussion session was ‘Yes, I would love another glass of tea’ by Katharine Branning. The book comprises of a series of imaginary letters written to Lady Mary Montagu. These letters use themes such as culture, religion, art, women and daily life [ Read More ]
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TAWA organized its first Book Club discussion session on December 4. The book of the month was “Crescent and Star” by Stephen Kinzer. The book talked about Turkey’s journey during its democratization, the challenges faced during this process and how the Turkish Republic dealt with these.The discussion session was very rewarding and engaging. We are [ Read More ]
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