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Moses is Moses, Jesus is Jesus...
We were delighted with the colorful presence of 700 Turkish-speaking kids from all around the world at a recent gathering in Turkey. They won both hearts and minds in a country full of people who would be thrilled if a tourist called at them "Merhaba!" The usual answer would be, "Ne kadar güzel Türkçe konuşuyorsunuz / Your Turkish is so very good." The children came from literally all corners of the world to compete in singing, poetry-reading and prose competition at the Turkish Language Olympics, an exciting event sadly not covered by Eurosport.
Celebrating Darwin’s birthday
The discussions over Darwin in Turkey call to mind the medieval period: scientific facts versus religious dogmas. The age of the world, its protection against the sun, modern physical laws and the evolution of human and animal species cleared the way for critical minds. Darwin should be discussed in this perspective
Don’t shoot me, hang me!
"The members of the clergy of Greece may not be shot. They may only be hanged. I beg you to respect this tradition," Archbishop Damaskinos asked of the German occupation authorities in 1943. The wars, even in the times of the Nazis, were fought in a more honest way than they are today. So I thought having re-read a rich bouquets of readers’ messages that had flown into my inbox at unusual volumes. All that because I had dared to criticize Fethullah Gülen in this column on Wednesday. Forget the positive and neutral comments. There is much we should learn from the negative ones.
More interest for Islamic technology
ISTANBUL - The Islam History of Science and Technology Museum in Istanbul, which displays the models of scientific tools created by Islamic scholars, needs more attention. Professor Fuat Sezgin says the architect intentionally halted many operations during the renovation of the building.
’Others,’ ’us’ and little in between
Neighborhood pressure is the dominant force outside Turkey’s large cities, where Kurds, Alevis, secularists and those considered 'others' face serious pressure to conform to social norms, according to a recent report that says the AKP and the Gülen religious movement are leading the social changes
Turkey's ruling AKP under fire for regulations on Quran courses
A former deputy from Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) criticized the government for reducing the penalty for opening illegal Quran courses after the collapse of a dormitory used by an illegal course heightened the debate on religious education in the country. (UPDATED)
