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| The Grand Turk |
| The young Turks rejecting Islam |
| 2018-05-13 |
| [BBC] "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." |
| Posted by:John Frum |
| #5 I wonder if the "reporter" spoke to anyone outside Istanbul. You know, the single place exposed to more foreign influences than anywhere else in Turkey? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-05-13 22:06 |
| #4 The irreligious will have few or no children, whereas the Muslim zealots will have innumerable offspring. So there's no danger to the status quo. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2018-05-13 15:30 |
| #3 There are two countervailing forces at work here. One is the tendency for kids to rebel against whatever their parents believe. The other is the nature of Islam to kill heretics and unbelievers. The later property makes Islam very resistant to change. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-05-13 14:25 |
| #2 notice that all the doubters of Islam have their names changed to protect their lives even many Islamic clerics will admit that only the fear of being killed for doubting is what keeps Islam alive |
| Posted by: lord garth 2018-05-13 12:00 |
| #1 Iran has the same problem. The corruption and oppression of the religious rulers turns people away, especially the idealistic young. It’s good to see that the deliberate brainwashing is not taking, at least with some. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-05-13 08:29 |