Frontpage: As is well known, Islam does not encourage independent thought but rather, the habit of mental submission, submission above all to the Qur’an and to Muhammad, the Messenger of God, who is a Model of Conduct (uswa hasana) and the Perfect Man (al-insan al-kamil).
The Turkish journalist Burak Bekdil has noticed that Erdogan’s systematic effort to undo the secular reforms of Ataturk, and to re-islamise the country, has had consequences for the intellectual level and academic achievement of his country. His report on this is here: “Islamism is stunting Turkish academic achievement,” by Burak Bekdil, JNS, February 7, 2021: more
Tyrants and Dictators don’t want growth!
“Keep ’em stupid and thus powerless”
Islam is like the CNN of religion!
Let me guess – Either Burak Bekdil has been murdered or there’s a bounty on his head.
All of that cousin diddling ain’t helping things either.
mohammedanism REQUIRES stupidity. THRIVES on it, in fact. 🙄
Close cousin inbreeding (the family tree ain’t a straight stick, it’s a wreath), don’t help none either.
I spent ten days in Istanbul in 2004 and felt very safe. I wouldn’t go there, now.
@Hambone
Constantinople.
“Istanbul” is one of the mohammedan’s “made-up” words. And we don’t give mohammedans the time of day.
Teaching “woke” still makes more stupidity.
At least the Muslims actually know what a “bomb” really is.
Hambone,
I was there for several months in the mid 70s.
Friendly, westernized, outspoken folks.
Glad I was there then…………………
After listening to Turk Unger a couple of times, I wonder if they really have much to lose.
Byzantium first before Constantinople and Constantinople before Istanbul – the last little bit of the Roman Empire that survived to the 12th century or so.
Ah….make that Cenk Uygur, the Turkish fire hydrant.
They don’t have much there to begin with.
Statistics published by Turkey’s own health ministry shows over 18% of the turks suffer from mental diseases.
That’s 1 in 5 of Turks is mental.
No wonder their history is full of war, violence, genocides, and mayhem that they still deny today. Very little if any contributed to science, art or others.