Burak Bekdil, one of the bravest of Turkish journalists, deplores the damage done by Erdogan to academic achievement in the country he despotically rules. He recently offered a series of examples – each more absurd or outrageous than the next — of the level of “thought” recently exhibited by devout Muslim “scholars” and “professors,” […]
Re-Islamization Is Stunting Turkish Mental Growth
As is well known, Islam does not encourage independent thought but rather, the habit of mental submission, submission above all to the Qur’an and to Muhammad, the Messenger of God, who is a Model of Conduct (uswa hasana) and the Perfect Man (al-insan al-kamil). The Turkish journalist Burak Bekdil has noticed that Erdogan’s systematic […]
Turkey: Chief imam of Hagia Sophia calls for elimination of principle of secularism in new constitution
This has been a long time coming, given Erdogan’s longstanding caliphate dreams, and will likely soon be a reality. “Hagia Sophia imam urges elimination of principle of secularism in new constitution,” Turkish Minute, February 10, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): The chief imam of the Hagia Sophia, which was converted into a mosque […]
Turkey: Islamic State jihadis disguise themselves as secular to evade police scrutiny
This has been a strategy that the Islamic State has been open about for years, as is explained in detail in The Complete Infidel’s Guide to ISIS. “Daesh terrorists in Turkey act secular to conceal identity,” Daily Sabah, February 4, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Daesh terrorists in Turkey have been disguising themselves […]
Erdogan: ‘Attacks on Muslims’ sacred values are persistently disregarded under the pretext of freedom of thought’
Well, yes, Tayyip. A society can either protect Muslims’ sacred values by laws restricting what is considered offensive to those values, or can protect the freedom of thought, which will mean that various groups will have to put up with being offended. If one group is shielded from offense, that group can work its will […]
Turkey to prepare ‘annual reports on Islamophobia’
This is an attempt to keep Europe off-balance and on the defensive regarding Turkey. It is also, of course, an attempt to silence criticism of Islam as jihad violence is on the rise. “Islamophobia” is a propaganda term that is used for two unrelated phenomena: vigilante attacks against innocent Muslims, which are never justified, and […]
Reuters deceives the public about Turkey’s assaults on churches
Reuters published a report authored by three Turks of some work to preserve Orthodox icons in the churches of Istanbul, in an effort to falsely show that Turkey is eager to restore Christian churches. This is part of a well-orchestrated campaign to distort public opinion and turn the truth on its head. “Greek restorer tends […]
Turkish YouTuber Investigated for Criticizing the Qur’an
Investigations were launched against Turkish YouTuber and critic of Islam, Yakup Deniz, for allegedly “insulting” Islam’s prophet Mohammed and “degrading a section of the public on grounds of religion” on YouTube and in his opinion pieces. The pro-government newspaper Sabah announced on January 25 that “this person’s description of our prophet as someone who […]
Turkey: Islamic State jihadis from Russia, China and elsewhere were trained in Istanbul Islamic school
Western politicians will keep telling us that the Islamic State has nothing whatsoever to do with Islam. Meanwhile, Islamic State jihadis trained in a madrasa. The propaganda is getting so high you need wings to stay above it, but it’s no more true for being ubiquitous. “Turkish madrasa in Istanbul functioned as springboard for ISIS […]
Turkey: 284 women killed in domestic violence in 2020, 56 because they wanted a divorce
There is, of course, domestic violence in all cultures. So to post this is just “Islamophobic,” right? Wrong: there is domestic violence in all cultures, but only in one does it have divine sanction. The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority […]