Turkish Delight

Reader comment on item: Islam's Future

Submitted by Peter Smith (United States), Aug 14, 2002 at 17:29

Most Arabs consider the Turks to be infidels. The majority of Turks read the Quran in Turkish, not Arabic, and have no idea what the call to prayer actually says. Turkish culture is far more advanced than Arabic culture, and most Turks believe in the idea of "People of the Book," rather than killing people who are not Islamic.

Of course, I would bet that the Turks are happy and still savoring the third place result in the World Cup. And congratulations to them for that! CIM BOM!

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