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The Obamas Watch But Don't See the Tragic Fate of Middle East Women: A Four-Picture Allegory

An article on New York Times regarding Turkey and Turks. The Obamas Watch But Don't See the Tragic Fate of Middle East Women: A Four-Picture Allegory By Barry Rubin   Turkey used to be a secular state striving for modernization and a place in the Western world. That dream is turning into a nightmare. The AKP regime, despite its pretense of being a center-right, family values, good government party, is moving Turkey toward Islamism. Washington and the West in general doesn't seem to notice though horrified Turkish secularists and liberals are yelling for help.