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This is from Naz?m Hikmet's poem, "Our Women": "And women, our women, with their magnificent sacred hands? our mothers, lovers, wives, who die without ever having lived and whose place at our table comes after our ox?" 

Like all his work, this is an incredible poem, full of correct observations, describing the place of women in the mind of Turkish men. It was written in 1922.

Calvin Harris, a celebrity DJ and lyricist, has the looks of a model. Recently, he thrilled fans with his latest photoshoot for Armani underwear.

He wasn’t always thus, however. During puberty, Harris was a veritable “ugly duckling”.

Rihanna, known for her love of fashion and sexy outfits, posed for the cover of the latest issue of AnOther magazine, dedicated in the memory of late designer Alexander McQueen.

Wearing a black mask designed by McQueen and not much else, the 26-year old pop star looks elegant and mysterious.

The man who terrorized Danish capital Copenhagen on Saturday, by opening fire against two targets, a Free Speech event and a Synagogue, killing two people, is dead.

Early on Sunday, the Police identified the suspect near a train station. Realizing what was going on, the man opened fire. The police officers fired back and shot the man dead.

A 40-year-old man was killed in Copenhagen Saturday when  a cafe, the site of a freedom of speech event, came under fire, Danish police said.

The event was organized by Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had been threatened several times for drawing caricatures of Prophet Muhammad eight years ago.

The unknown assailants have managed to flee in a car after the shooting.

One person has been killed and at least three police officers were wounded during a shooting at a café in Copenhagen, hosting a debate on the issue of Free Speech.

The pioneering work of Zabel Yessayan, an Armenian author born in Ottoman Istanbul in 1878, was almost entirely forgotten after her death in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. Even in Armenia itself Yessayan remains little known today, though new translations of her work have recently been appearing in English. 

One of the best-known “young girls” of Hollywood, Bella Thorne became the center of attention again, after she attended the premiere of “The Duff”.

A deputy from the main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) held a press conference in parliament with a difference on Feb. 13 - accompanied by a live ram that he brought with him to raise awareness about the problems faced by Turkey?s stock breeders.

A set of 12 gold-plated animal head sculptures by China's Ai Weiwei sold for 2.8 million ($4.3 million, 3.8 million euros) at auction on Feb. 12, setting a new record for the dissident artist's work.
      
The 2010 work "Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads" led a contemporary art sale by auction house Philips in London.