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Cihan Kaan
Cihan Kaan (born 1976) is a musician, filmmaker and author from the United States, who resides in New York. His career began as a musician, releasing and recording electronic music under the alias of 8Bit.
He is best known for his first Novel, Halal Pork and Other Stories. It focuses on a post 9/11 world set in New York, exploring the misinterpretations of religion and races in a compelling way. Kaan wrote and directed the short film 'She's Got an Atomic Bomb'. He is also the first American fiction author from both Turkish and Crimean Tatar descent.
==Early life==
Kaan was born in Dallas, Texas, but at a young age moved to New York. His education took place in New York, where he attended Brooklyn College, taking classes with renowned writer Allen Ginsburg before his passing.
He was brought up in a community of Transcendental Meditation he was also influenced early on by Sufism. His father was a translator for Muzaffer Ozak, who was a head sheikh of the Halveti-Jerrahi order of Dervishes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cihan Kaan Website )〕 The non-denominational teachings of TM along with the traditional Turkish Sufi Order greatly influenced his open views on religion and identity. He has stated of views that, "When you lose yourself inside the memories of your homeland, especially if you are in the United States, you are split—basically, you're experiencing a sort of ethnic schizophrenia...Existing in these beliefs leads to confusion, disappointment and suffering. It is also a feature of ignorance."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wall Street Journal )〕
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