Tuesday, August 15, 2006

“Islamic Fascism” and Turkey's Experience in Religious Educating

"“Islamic Fascism” and Turkey's Experience in Religious Educating

BY CAN DÜNDAR

MILLIYET- After the recent terror plot was thwarted, US President George W. Bush stated that the US is fighting against ‘Islamic fascists.’ Bush had earlier compared the clash of civilizations to the Crusades. The Islamic world responded to this by bringing up ‘evangelical fascists.’ These kind of statements encourage radicals in both the Islamic world and the Western world and pose a threat to the future. Isn’t there anything that wise religious people can do about this? "

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