"What made al Qaeda retrieve the doctrine of……" — Mustafa Akyol
"What made al Qaeda retrieve the doctrine of militant jihad, and Breivik the ideas of crusade and reconquest, is a sense of siege. So, we should help both Westerners and Muslims get rid of that sense by easing their political tensions and by fostering dialogue between them."
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15 Quotes by Mustafa Akyol
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I think forcing people to uncover their head is as tyrannical as forcing them to cover it.
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Rage is a sign of nothing but immaturity. The power of any faith comes not from its coercion of critics…
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There are strengths in Islamic tradition. Islam actually, as a monotheistic religion, which defined man as a responsible agent by…
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In the 19th century, when Muslims were looking at Europe as an example, they were independent; they were more self-confident.…
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Turkey has never been colonized, so it remained as an independent nation after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
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While no Muslim worthy of his name would lose his respect for God, the Prophet Muhammad, and other symbols of…
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Disapproving and boycotting is the Quranic thing to do, whereas violence and threats are not.
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For the jihadists, Muslim women who embrace Western mores, and wear tight jeans or mini skirts, are hated symbols of…
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Foreign journalists writing about Turkey like to focus on the most fundamental divide in Turkish society: the rift between religious…
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It is beneficial for Turkish democracy that not all religious conservatives are united under one banner.
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What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen…
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The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily…
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