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OXI Day: Its legacy and the parallels between 1940 and 2020

HALC’s Executive Director Endy Zemenides joins us today to talk about OXI Day - the day that Greece celebrates its entry into World War II on the side of the Allies and its rejection of fascism - and the parallels we see between October 28, 1940, and today.

You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here:

80th anniversary of OXI Day

Charlie Hebdo: Turkey vows legal action over Erdogan cartoon

France, Turkey And The Charlie Hebdo Cartoons: What's Behind The Dispute?

Turkey threatens legal action over Charlie Hebdo's caricature of president

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