Religion

More than 20 years ago, I was antagonizing my secularist friends on the matter of religious freedoms. I was discussing the shortcomings of the Kemalist regime with “the old-fashioned Republicans” in the name of democracy.

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu met with Muslim religious leaders in a fast-breaking dinner on July 12 in a move to break “the perception that the CHP is against religion.”

BELGRADE - Serbian Justice Minister Nikola Selakovic conferred on Saturday with President of the Slovenian Bishops' Conference Andrej Glavan on the position of the Roman Catholic Church in Serbia and the assistance provided by the Roman Catholic Church during the floods that devastated the country in May.

In Islam the concept of death is not the end, but a transition to paradise for believers and a sentence to hellfire and doom for the wicked “Every soul will taste of death. And you will be paid your reward fully only on the day of resurrection.” (Quran 3:184).

The title above might sound silly to some readers. Because the Caliphate (or the “Successorship” to Prophet Muhammad) is certainly an “Islamic” institution if by that we mean the fourteen centuries of Muslim experience.

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Turkish Jewish Community condemned a popular female pop singer after posting a succession of anti-Semitic tweets over Israel’s deadly air campaign in Gaza.

In a released statement on the website, the community called on the authorities to open an investigation on Yıldız Tilbe, a singer who has released a string of hateful messages on Twitter.

Ethnic Albanians took to the streets again on Friday in protest against the recent conviction of six alleged terrorists.

Russian minister receives SPC medal

BELGRADE -- Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej presented on Friday Russia's Minister of Regional Development Igor Slyunyayev with the Medal of Holy Emperor Constantine.

The accolade was given "for Slyunyayev's love towards the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) and the Serbian people," Tanjug reported.

BELGRADE - Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej presented on Friday Russia's Minister of Regional Development Igor Slyunyayev with the Medal of Holy Emperor Constantine for his love towards the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Serbian people.