Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS) The Three Amigos
Posted on 03/28/2018 6:07:30 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Turkish religious cleric Nourdeen Yildiz said, "It is possible for a six-year-old girl to get married." He recommended that women should thank their Lord because they get beaten by their spouses.
This statement got fierce responses from the Turkish society, culminating in the response of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a ceremony marking the International Women's Day.
President Erdogan stated that "the religious cleric issued statements and 'fatwa' concerning women which have no place in our religion (Islam)." He pointed out such clerics "are not living in our era. In fact, they are living in another world."
He added, "They are incapable, up to the point of being oblivious to the fact that Islam must be updated as it is impossible to implement Islam with laws issued 14 or 15 centuries ago. Implementation of Islam varies, based on the place and time. This is the beauty and greatness of Islam."
We hail Turkish President Erdogan for issuing the audacious statement despite being affiliated with a movement close to the Muslim Brotherhood Group in terms of ideology.
However, when it comes to a person ruling a diverse nation in terms of beliefs, behaviors, cultures and ethnicity; such person needs to think and behave in a 'high-class' manner by accommodating everyone without imposing personal beliefs on anyone.
We hope some of our leaders, especially those in our well-advised government, will comprehend this lesson. They should not be startled by the childish screams of fanatic extremists in our community whenever they issue orders which make them scream emptily about everything.
On March 8, the entire world celebrated equality between men and women. Equality here means equal civil duties and rights, not 'Sharia' obligations with definitive texts.
(Excerpt) Read more at arabtimesonline.com ...
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS) The Three Amigos
I wonder if Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changing" has been covered in Arabic or Turkish?
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