Dawa

Gavrilo Princip's modern-day reincarnation

As one good friend from distant lands has reminded recently, Turkey these days looks like the man who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. Once again, it's the never-ending struggle, the (Islamic) "dawa" - the fight for the advancement of Sunni Islamism. "Dawa" commands fighting the infidel at home and abroad, including in (non-Sunni) Muslim lands. 

The donkey rider who deserves a horse

For the opponents of the (somehow) ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), (somehow) Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu?s post-election speech must have been a relief. Speaking at the peak of his voice to a crowd of party fans - who must have watched Election 2011, not 2015 ? Mr. Davuto?lu, as usual, roared with the words ?the ?dawa? [Islamic cause],? and ?our holy march,?