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The young Turks rejecting Islam
« on: May 10, 2018, 12:05:48 am »
"This is the only thing left that connects me to Islam," says Merve, showing me her bright red headscarf.

Merve teaches religion to elementary school children in Turkey. She used to be a radical believer of Islam.

"Until recently, I would not even shake hands with men," she tells me in an Istanbul cafe. "But now I do not know whether there is a God or not, and I really do not care."

Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43981745
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Re: The young Turks rejecting Islam
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2018, 01:43:34 am »
It seems that any kind of extremism will simultaneously create more extremists and turn off everyone else. ;(
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Re: The young Turks rejecting Islam
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2018, 01:54:55 am »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on May 10, 2018, 12:05:48 am
"This is the only thing left that connects me to Islam," says Merve, showing me her bright red headscarf.

Merve teaches religion to elementary school children in Turkey. She used to be a radical believer of Islam.

"Until recently, I would not even shake hands with men," she tells me in an Istanbul cafe. "But now I do not know whether there is a God or not, and I really do not care."

Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43981745

I wonder if she actually said "God" or, much more likely, "Allah"?
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Re: The young Turks rejecting Islam
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2018, 02:03:55 am »
I wonder if they are become atheist..
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Re: The young Turks rejecting Islam
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2018, 02:05:13 am »
Quote from: kevindavis on May 10, 2018, 02:03:55 am
I wonder if they are become atheist..

Deist apparently.
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Re: The young Turks rejecting Islam
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2018, 02:08:39 am »
This generation of Muslims isn't interested in following the rules just for their family's sake.
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Re: The young Turks rejecting Islam
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2018, 03:31:51 am »
Quote from: kevindavis on May 10, 2018, 02:03:55 am
I wonder if they are become atheist..

Some stick at deist, and some actually become atheists.  I have wondered if the same is true of younger Iranians.
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