Praying for water; Drought in Ankara.(Ankara's water shortage)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: August 18, 2007 | Copyright information

Cracking up in the Anatolian hinterland

A water shortage that may reflect bad management as much as drought

THE Vatican's ambassador to Turkey, Monsignor Antonio Lucibello, sees building bridges between Islam and Christianity as one of his duties. Last week, he was on a different mission: imploring God for rain, before a congregation of fellow diplomats.

His pleas, echoed by imams in sermons throughout the capital, have yet to be heard. Ankara is ex...

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