http://tinyurl.com/5ltdsa Turkish women protesting shariah laws and headscrafs 2008 Ozer Aksoy *VP of The Turkish World Congress, 821 United Nations Plaza,New York,NY USA* Headscarf is more than a piece of cloth: Pinned carefully to conceal the neck, throat and hair, Islamic headscarf has become the unmistakable symbol of political Islam. This is why secular people […]
Iranians, Egyptians, Turks: Contrasting Views on Sharia TO SEE MORE CLEARLY CLICK ON THE IMAGE http://www.gallup.com/poll/108724/Iranians-Egyptians-Turks-Contrasting-Views-Sharia.aspx A Gallup Poll conducted in Iran in 2007 shows a majority of residents think that Sharia, the body of Islamic rules and principles that […]
The logic of Islamist terrorAmerican Consulate in Istanbul where the shootout took place. Saturday, July 12, 2008 Today’s militant Islamists violate the traditional rules of Islam to maximize their violence. Because their motivation comes from politics in the first place, not religion Mustafa AKYOL http://www.turkishd ailynews. com.tr/article. php?enewsid= 109670 Wednesday’s bloody shootout at the […]
We still have some heros left. It is a sad state of affairs that that terrorism is so rampant. The world must wake up to Shariah and the state of terror is instillsThe US Consulate. Istanbul on a quiet day. An attack against the United States Consulate-General in Istanbul, Turkey, was thwarted on Wednesday […]
Turkey By SONER CAGAPTAY FROM TODAY’S WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE July 8, 2008 The jailing of two retired Turkish generals over the weekend has heightened tensions between the government in Ankara and its critics. The generals are among 21 people whom police have detained over the past week, including a senior industrialist and a […]
Islamic banks resist Central Bank sin Monday, July 7, 2008 SEFER YÜKSEL ISTANBUL – Referans The fundamental principle of Islamic banking is never to receive or yield interest. But the Central Bank’s monetary policy complicates this procedure in Turkey. The Turkish Central Bank yields a certain amount of interest to […]
By Vincent Boland in Ankara Published: July 1 2008 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/32e93d80-4769-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.html Two retired Turkish army generals were among 24 people arrested on Tuesday in an investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow the government, adding to tensions that have paralysed political life in Ankara and undermined the financial markets. The arrests came just hours before […]
Churches condemn Christian murders Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:05:35 The murder of three Christian evangelists in Turkey this week was condemned by the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches on Friday. The three killed were members of an evangelist Protestant community who were tortured, questioned, and killed in the eastern Turkish town of Malatya. The churches […]
Turkish Stocks, Bonds May Fall on Court Headscarf Ban (Update1) By Mark Bentley June 6 (Bloomberg) — Turkish stocks and bonds may fall after judges canceled legislation ending a ban on Islamic headscarves, increasing the risk that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party will be banned for breaking Turkey’s secular rules. The […]
<http://www.turkishp ress.com/ news.asp? id=228319> WASHINGTON, D.C. – Turkey`s religious affairs authority is set to establish a Turkish-Islamic studies center in Washington, D.C., the U.S. to promote Turkey`s “unique experience of Islamic culture,” country`s highest Muslim cleric said Thursday. “This is going to be the opening of a new and a promising era, a project […]
Sex warning: ‘Women have to be more careful than men’ Robert Tait reports that women in Turkey have been warned by a government website that they must not arouse men Robert Tait , guardian.co.uk, Thursday May 29 2008 Download mp3
Turkish PM to address Islamic Finance Summit May 10, 2008 · Turkish PM to address Islamic Finance Summit Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyib Erdoğan and leaders in Islamic finance from across the globe will address international delegates at the Leaders in Islamic Finance Summit. The event will be held in Turkey from May 26 to 29. […]
The demise of Turkey’s pork butchers http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7368020.stm hat tip-Always on Watch! The role of Islam in Turkish society is a subject of continual debate. Secularists are protesting against what they see as the government’s increasingly Islamic agenda, and as Sarah Rainsford found out, the latest battleground could be across the butcher’s counter. Current legislation […]
body { background: #FFF; } Print | Close this window Islamic bank Kuveyt Turk’s IPO postponed – sources Fri Feb 1, 2008 2:34am EST ISTANBUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) – An initial public offering for Turkey-based Islamic lender Kuveyt Turk has been postponed due to market conditions, two sources familiar with the deal told Reuters […]
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