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Reaching righteous selfness

Reader comment on item: Alevi Identity: Cultural, Religious and Social Perspectives

Submitted by Veyis Haydardedeoglu (Australia), Dec 30, 2015 at 06:22

Dear Daniel,

This is my second comment on your Alevi article. Yes, it is true Alevis of Turkey either deny their identity or refrain from being identified because of the last 400 years of tyranny and persecution by the Ottoman rule then followed by the autocratic Sunni governance in Turkey.

In essence, the whole population of Turkey are Alevi adherents. However, since Arabization Sunni assimilation process imposed by the Ottoman Sultans in mid 16 century, for the sake of saving their life, most have cleverly accepted Islam but never practiced to date, some resented. Those resenting were subjected to torture, execution and expulsion to Aegean Islands, Cyprus, Balkan regions and to Albania. The others ran into the mountains and lived in isolation for many years.

I do strongly recommend that you go through my website and put yourself in the true Alevi principles hence write true values of Alevi belief.

http://www.alevilik.com.au/news.php?table=NEWS&id=88

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1Reaching righteous selfness [151 words]Veyis HaydardedeogluDec 30, 2015 06:22227363
1Alevism [36 words]BJ ArmoDec 23, 2014 18:36219920
Alevism [114 words]jemDec 9, 2014 15:00219693
Mistakes [30 words]alevi crewJul 3, 2014 05:42215735
representative forms of weaving [50 words]Brian MorehouseNov 6, 2013 14:09211258
Alevi [106 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Gazel NetherlandsJan 18, 2012 20:02192683
It is actually quite Apparent that Alevism is exactly as it should be.... [30 words]Ozlem.KMar 3, 2011 15:23183130
4Your Information on Alevism is devious and misconstrued [266 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Veyis HaydardedeogluNov 29, 2007 19:18115364
1My comments [36 words]OzgulJan 19, 2007 09:0973630
1Women in Alevitism [182 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Huizen Alevi (OY)Jun 18, 2005 02:1322735
Women in Alevis [22 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Jas McConnellMar 10, 2003 20:287177

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