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Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
April 27 2013
World press on an Islamic apology to Armenians (April 27, 2013)
27 April 2013 - 3:27pm
"On April 24, the day that Armenians all around the world remember
their Great Catastrophe - or their ethnic cleansing from Anatolia in
1915 - a very interesting piece appeared in Turkish daily Star. Its
writer was Hakan Albayrak, a committed Muslim, even an `Islamist,' and
a veteran of the Gaza Flotilla of 2010. And his headline was simple
and blunt enough: `We have to apologize to the Armenians.' - the
article by Mustafa Akyol published by the Hurriyet Gaily News begins.
According to the author, "we cannot make excuses for the violent
murders of thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of
Armenians by Muslims. We should not see this as excusable. It would
not be fair for the umma [faith community] of the Prophet of Mercy
[Muhammad]".
"The roots of this gap lie in the different paradigms that these two
largest camps in Turkish politics refer to: The Kemalists are the
sentinels of Turkish nationalism, a secular ideology, which was also
the driving force behind the ethnic cleansing of Ottoman Armenians in
1915. The Islamic conservatives, on the other hand, believe in the
older paradigm that had allowed the Armenians to co-exist with Turks
and Kurds for centuries, in line with Islam's respect for `the People
of the Book.' Their very Islamism, in other words, is what makes them
more compassionate to Armenians" the article reads.
"Of course, not every Islamic figure is as bold and progressive on
this issue as Hakan Albayrak. Yet still, his piece, and the support it
has gathered among the conservatives, is a notable sign for the
future. It signals that Turkey's progress on the `Armenian issue,'
just like in the `Kurdish issue,' will be spearheaded by Islamic minds
more than secular ones." the author concludes.
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http://vestnikkavkaza.net/world-press-review/politics/39754.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
April 27 2013
World press on an Islamic apology to Armenians (April 27, 2013)
27 April 2013 - 3:27pm
"On April 24, the day that Armenians all around the world remember
their Great Catastrophe - or their ethnic cleansing from Anatolia in
1915 - a very interesting piece appeared in Turkish daily Star. Its
writer was Hakan Albayrak, a committed Muslim, even an `Islamist,' and
a veteran of the Gaza Flotilla of 2010. And his headline was simple
and blunt enough: `We have to apologize to the Armenians.' - the
article by Mustafa Akyol published by the Hurriyet Gaily News begins.
According to the author, "we cannot make excuses for the violent
murders of thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of
Armenians by Muslims. We should not see this as excusable. It would
not be fair for the umma [faith community] of the Prophet of Mercy
[Muhammad]".
"The roots of this gap lie in the different paradigms that these two
largest camps in Turkish politics refer to: The Kemalists are the
sentinels of Turkish nationalism, a secular ideology, which was also
the driving force behind the ethnic cleansing of Ottoman Armenians in
1915. The Islamic conservatives, on the other hand, believe in the
older paradigm that had allowed the Armenians to co-exist with Turks
and Kurds for centuries, in line with Islam's respect for `the People
of the Book.' Their very Islamism, in other words, is what makes them
more compassionate to Armenians" the article reads.
"Of course, not every Islamic figure is as bold and progressive on
this issue as Hakan Albayrak. Yet still, his piece, and the support it
has gathered among the conservatives, is a notable sign for the
future. It signals that Turkey's progress on the `Armenian issue,'
just like in the `Kurdish issue,' will be spearheaded by Islamic minds
more than secular ones." the author concludes.
.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/world-press-review/politics/39754.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress