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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Turkey Zaman


Business
Exam fees see record increase in 2015

Exam fees see record increase in 2015

The fees charged to Turkish citizens who apply to take fundamental exams such as »» ��
World
Nigeria vote runs into second day after glitches and killings

Nigeria vote runs into second day after glitches and killings

Voting in Nigeria's tensest election since the end of military rule in 1999 spilled »» ��
Arts & Culture
Two artists in dialogue on stage and performance

Two artists in dialogue on stage and performance

Constituting a fruitful discussion on issues related to the performativity aspect »» ��
Expat Zone
Bursa’s fabric surrendering to synthetic imports

Bursa’s fabric surrendering to synthetic imports

We used to refer to fabric made in Bursa as rare. People in some other parts of the »» ��
Sports
Turks let Dutchmen off the hook at Amsterdam Arena

Turks let Dutchmen off the hook at Amsterdam Arena

The Turkish national football team let the Netherlands off the hook in their Euro »» ��
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Political opposition in Islam 
by AHMET KURUCAN* 

March 29, 2015, Sunday/ 17:40:40 
The headline “Political opposition in Islam” is wrong. It should really be “Political opposition in the history of Islam.” I have always opposed categorical titles for political, economic, military and legal comments based on historical examples and cases in Islam. What I opposed in these titles was the reference to Islam in the discussion. My argument goes as follows: Islam is the name of a religion; by virtue of being in this category, it 

Turkey: The writing on the wall 
by ROBERT ELLIS* 

March 28, 2015, Saturday/ 17:00:00 
The Book of Daniel in the Old Testament relates that Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, held a great feast, and in the middle of the festivities a hand appeared and wrote on the wall: “Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin,” which meant “Thou art weighed in the balances and found wanting.” That night the king was slain and his kingdom was divided among the Medes and Persians. Nowadays, a savvy potentate relies on his intelligence service to warn him
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