"Religious Education to Counter Proselytizing in Turkey
Shenar said he had been ordered as a proselytizer to intensify missionary work targeting members of the sects of Alawiyyin, in addition to Kurds.
By Sa�ad Abdul Majid, IOL Correspondent
ISTANBUL, February 4 (IslamOnline.net) � A Turkish academician urged boosting religious education and launching an effective awareness campaign to counter Christian mission work in the predominantly-Muslim country.
The appeal followed revelations by a proselytizer who reverted back to Islam that missionaries attempt to sow a sectarian strife in Turkey by Christianizing a large number of its citizens.
Turks have to build on more proposals for combating Christianization in the country, Hedayet Aydar, a professor of religious studies at Istanbul University, told IslamOInline.net Friday, February 4."
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