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'I live in a Muslim country. Speaking out against antisemitism has left me isolated'

JL;DR SUMMARY In a heartfelt letter to the Bintel Brief advice column in the Forward, a secular Muslim living in Turkey shares their feelings of social isolation due to their outspoken stance against antisemitism and advocacy for friendly Turkish-Israeli relations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityMiddle EastTurkeyAdvocacyDialogueIsolationSecular Muslim

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Istanbul, Turkey
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