Governments always have their reasons to bend history one way or another, or in more dramatic cases, to flat out erase details or entire chapters from it’s pages. Whether covering-up an embarrassing failure or an underhanded operation, all governments have a few skeletons in their closets and it is no secret that it is the modus operandi of the modern state to dictate their nati...

Contrary to the stern reflexes of modern readers and writers, Hilmi Yavuz started his poetic-intellectual adventure on a specific path. With his versatile readings, he is successful in making his collection from Sufism and uses his sensitivity as a basic resource for both his poetry and prose. In The mind Journey of Islam, he expresses his curiosity in subjects as diverse as poet...