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A referendum result will likely give strong powers to a president who founded the governing Islamist party. As long as its democracy is preserved, Turkey may find a new balance between Islam and secular rule. The Monitor's Editorial Board APRIL 18, 2017 —For nearly a century, Turkey’s political history has been one of largely secular rule over a mostly Muslim …

Israel boards Gaza aid ship Israeli forces have taken over the Irish aid-ship Rachel Corrie bound for Gaza. THE challenge for 20-year-old Ahmed Luqman Talib was to follow the trail of blood. Blacking out several times as his captors forced him to drag himself up a flight of stairs, pushing and kicking him along the way, the Gold Coast student …