Yusuf Salman

Tag: islam

  • Allah “Öldür” Diyorsa

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    İnanmak bilmemeyi ve bilmemekle mutlu olmayı gerektirir. Dünyanın güneşin etrafında döndüğüne inanmazsınız. Elmasın karbon atomlarından oluştuğuna inanmazsınız. Yoğunlaşan su buharının yağmur olarak yağdığına inanmazsınız. Burada sizi ilgilendiren, size bağlı bir şey yoktur. İnanmak var etmektir. Dünyanın, güneşin etrafında dönmek için sizin bu eylemi kafanızda var etmenize ihtiyacı yoktur. Dünyanın güneş etrafında döndüğünü bilirsiniz. Bildiğiniz şeye…

  • Young Woman Killed and Burned. Here is Why

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    Violence against women is not specific to collectivist or conservative cultures, but it sure is easier for such cases to attract false justification in a country like Turkey. Recently, a 20-year-old student was killed and her body was burned by the murderers. The details are in this article. I have no idea who prepared the…

  • Balancing Madness: Terrorism, Dictatorships and Honesty

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    Talking about the other sides of the issues before we speak our minds makes us look cute. Respecting the dead without a reason makes us look considerate. Mentioning something, some definitely important issue that might be remotely relevant makes us look consistent in our logic. Boom! We are now legitimate, objective and cute. Most importantly,…

  • Islamophobia, Fearing Islam, and Anti-Muslim Discrimination

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    The three issues about religion, islamophobia, fearing Islam and discrimination/hate against Muslims are often investigated under one indivisible title; however, they are completely different subjects of discussion, each having different explanations and approaches. This is why I am making this story public. We cannot understand the problems that arise from the approaches about religion unless…

  • Is Insulting Islam “Attacking the Powerless”?

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    The question “is freedom of speech an absolute right” is a dangerous one. Of course, nothing is absolute, and of course, almost no one is saying our freedoms have no limits. While people were criticising the peace process between the state and the PKK in Turkey, even though some were only criticising the way it…