| inbluevt | Date: Sunday, 2013/06/16, 10:51 AM | Message # 1 | DMCA |
|
|
Private
Group: Blocked
Messages: 1024
|
Last March I was walking past Gezi Park with a Turkish friend at
dusk. He had just joined me from prayers and I asked him what he thought
about the brewing debate over the park's future. Like most Turkish voters, he is a fan
of the country's prime minister, Erdogan. Like most of the country's
voters, my friend easily integrates his faith with his daily routines. But he said
simply "Istanbul doesn't need another Mosque." He started pointing off
in different directions. "There's one there, there and there. And there and there
and there. Istanbul needs a park."
There's a common misconception that Turkey's current crisis is about
a resurgence in political Islam. Some commentators fear that Turkey's leadership trying assert to Islamize a country that has been proudly secular for a long time. Some argue that the
#occupygezi crisis is about Islam and the survival of the republic. But the crisis isn't about an elected leader trying to inject religion into public policy by building a mosque over the park where people go for
political rallies and romantic strolls.
More
Message edited by inbluevt - Sunday, 2013/06/16, 10:52 AM |
|
|
| |
Main 
