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Some Serbians sensitive to Handler's jokes about their country
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- Published on Saturday, 25 June 2011 18:05
- Written by Harun
Chelsea Handler may have forgotten all about a few jokes she tossed out during a taping of her show earlier this week that touched on Amy Winehouse's botched comeback tour kickoff in Belgrade, but tens of thousands in Serbia have not.
People of all ages in the country appear outraged at her comments, and calls for a boycott of Handler and advertisers of her E! show Chelsea Handler Lately is now up on a Facebook page calling for her to apologize.
Madonna booed in Romania for mentioning Gypsies, while in Bulgaria she is blamed for boat disaster
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- Published on Friday, 28 August 2009 06:23
- Written by AP
BUCHAREST,
Romania - At first, fans politely applauded the Roma performers sharing a stage with Madonna. Then the pop star condemned widespread discrimination against Roma, or Gypsies and the cheers gave way to jeers.
Turkish songs more powerful than diplomacy in Turkic countries
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- Published on Monday, 29 June 2009 23:00
- Written by Harun
Turkish songs, movies and TV series, responding to demands of the globalizing world, have long been Turkey's soft power in Turkic countries.
Their appeal in Azerbaijan, whose language is close to Turkish, is very strong. Languages in the Central Asian republics are less similar, but the appeal of Turkish pop is no less strong.
