Istanbul fans: a 2010 blog carnival for you
I'm hosting a year-long blog carnival to celebrate Istanbul European Capital of Culture 2010....
For a worldwide audience (11 million foreign visitors are expected to descend on Istanbul next year), I'll be curating a feature at expat+HAREM, the global niche to highlight the best personal perspectives on Istanbul from around the web and around the world.
I'm looking for provocative posts and webpages that fit the expat+HAREM world view, touching on the crossroads and dichotomies of this hybrid metropolis… modern existences in historic places; deep-rooted traditions translated in mobile times; limiting stereotypes revisited for wider meaning.
Please share with any Istanbul-lovers you know -- and consider submitting a link of your own, fresh or classic! Details here: http://tr.im/Hv15
Questions? Suggestions?
Colourful, humanistic and sincere collection of women’s voices.
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—Turkey’s most-read author Elif Shafak describing the “Tales from the Expat Harem” anthology I cocreated and coedited, one of her recommended 5 best books on Turkey The Browser: Five Books (November 2010)
About Anastasia
A native of Berkeley, California with 14 years abroad in three countries, I'm a cultural writer/producer on a global rollercoaster:
fired in Hollywood,
abandoned on a snake-infested island off Borneo,
married in an Ottoman palace,
interviewed by Matt...
Connections
Causes Anastasia Ashman Supports
Vipassana Meditation Instruction (dhamma.org) Ashoka Organization of Social Entrepreneurs (ashoka.org)
Jan-Feb issue: city+CONNECTIONS
First (double issue), a combination of different kinds of weblinks to photography, video, walking tours, art exhibitions, and more is now live! Guest curated by Gokhan Karakus and Rose Deniz, city+CONNECTIONS asks if Istanbul has been a 'hinge city' for 4,000 years, what does it connect? Would love to have some RedRoom writer submissions — fresh or classic — for the next installment. It’ll go live in March. Want to try curating cuisine, dance, music, theatre, film, language, literature or other aspects of Istanbul culture?