Petty cruelties and radical Islam.

I found this description of a dialog between Richard Miniter and a Turkish lady entrepreneur an eye-opener:

Turkey’s current AKP prime minister routes almost all of the government construction contracts to firms where he holds a financial stake. Typical developing world behavior, I think. Then comes the surprise. She says that if you look at all of the buildings built by the state since the AKP came to power, you will see it.

See what?

“There are no balconies,” she says.

Nearly every building built before the AKP boasts expansive balconies, which function as second living rooms for many Turkish families.

“Only windows. So the traditional women kept inside cannot be seen by the world.”

Or enjoy a moment in the sun, seven stories up.

It is by such petty cruelties that the face of radical Islam makes itself seen.

Read it all here.


[Islam] [Turkey] [AKP]