ESTRANGED STAR AND CRESCENT
"To the memory of all victims of religious conflicts."
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About the Book
On 9/11 just after the first plane hit the WTC, I turned the TV on at the hotel room at Side-Turkey and watched the whole calamity live. With the collapse of the towers, all my 40 years of memories about religion based struggles revived: How I grew up in Ankara following Atatürk's reforms and became a liberal Muslim. Then watched the democracy trials and how pro-Islamic movements spread under the leadership of some technocrat politicians.
The Armed Forces resisted against the Islamic movements. Coup after coup. How many times? And today the same scenario continues. Can Turkey get into the European Union under that situation? No chance.What about if each person forgets his prejudice about the other person's having different religion, and if the religion will not be a matter in National and International politics? Can the Golden Rule prevail against the Jungle Law? That, I think, is the key for the peace.
About the Author
Dr. Ermutlu was born in Bursa-Turkey in 1935 and graduated from Istanbul Technical University in 1954. He received his PhD. degree from University of Souphampton, UK, in 1969. He is presently retired and living in Switzerland.