Great Bayrams of History
It's a bad week to be a sheep, goat or cow in Muslim countries. Friday is Kurban Bayram (Eid Al Adha in Arabic), or the Feast of the Sacrifice. It's a time for charity and paranoia, reflection on topics such as "Is it better to be the first sheep or the last sheep?" and annual visits to Cowshwitz. After last year

Carpetblog Reruns: Thanksgivings in Crapistan
Because we post once a month on this blog whether we have something to say or not and because it's Thanksgiving and because we like to remember better days, here are some of our favorite Thanksgiving posts from years past. You may have heard some of these stories once or twice but perhaps you don't already know:Why We Hate Bulgaria (2007)How to prepare Istanbul Thanksgiving dinner for 35 people arriving from four