Islamic extremism and the theory of a Clash of Civilizations

Dan D · 11-11-05, 06:35 AM

Decision by the European Court of Human Rights regarding culture clash in Turkey:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4424776.stm
In political terms, the Turkish state won, the Turkish governing party, the conservative-Islamic AKP lost the case.
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the headscarf ban at universities and private schools does not violate the base right of education and religious freedom.
As a consequence, Turkish universities can go on kicking out female students who refuse to take off their headscarf.
The Turkish prime minister Erdogan had said last week, that wearing a headscarf is a â€œhuman rightâ€.
The Turkish president Sezer, on the other hand, with ostentation disinvites all wives of the governing party politicians who wear a headscarf from meetings.

This raises some questions:

Is Turkey doomed now? Will there be a jihad in Turkey soon?
Whom gonna vote conservative Muslims next time?
Will this dampen the Turkish interest to become a member of the European Union?
Where do headscarf wearing daughters of Turkish governing party politicians and of other Muslim elite study if not in Turkey?

It is at least known that the daughters of the Turkish prime minister are studying at universities in the USA. There, they are allowed to wear a headscarf. Will those daughters spread Islam in USA? Will they come home munching chewing gum?

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11-11-05, 06:35 AM	#40
Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Decision by the European Court of Human Rights regarding culture clash in Turkey: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4424776.stm In political terms, the Turkish state won, the Turkish governing party, the conservative-Islamic AKP lost the case. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the headscarf ban at universities and private schools does not violate the base right of education and religious freedom. As a consequence, Turkish universities can go on kicking out female students who refuse to take off their headscarf. The Turkish prime minister Erdogan had said last week, that wearing a headscarf is a â€œhuman rightâ€. The Turkish president Sezer, on the other hand, with ostentation disinvites all wives of the governing party politicians who wear a headscarf from meetings. This raises some questions: Is Turkey doomed now? Will there be a jihad in Turkey soon? Whom gonna vote conservative Muslims next time? Will this dampen the Turkish interest to become a member of the European Union? Where do headscarf wearing daughters of Turkish governing party politicians and of other Muslim elite study if not in Turkey? It is at least known that the daughters of the Turkish prime minister are studying at universities in the USA. There, they are allowed to wear a headscarf. Will those daughters spread Islam in USA? Will they come home munching chewing gum?