Category Archives: Religion

Secularism without humanism: Turkey

Ahmet-Abidin-Özbek

By Ahmet Abidin  Ozbek: Turkey is one of those contradictory countries officially described as secular and democratic. However, the real picture is more complex. It is very difficult to describe a country as truly secular and democratic when it lacks a humanistic outlook. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe…

Blind, deaf and dumb faith and billions of missing links

Dr Fereydun Refiq Hilmi

By Dr F R Hilmi: The biggest argument against the existence of God is the fact that we cannot see or sense him and what we know about religion’s God is based on blind faith and ancient tales we are warned against questioning or disbelieving or even asking for evidence to support. Then a man…

Minorities of the World, Unite!

By Ava Homa: David Hoffman, the American Film Producer, Calls for Solidarity between the Kurds and Baha’is A stigmatized Jewish child who is bullied for a religion he has only inherited and has not chosen and/or understood, David Hoffman turns into an atheist at age 12. “A God who lets people be violent towards each…

The taste of fasting

Ramadan

 By Dr. Helene A. Sairany: Before I start writing this piece, I just want to wish each and everyone reading this post a very Happy Ramadan.  I’ve always felt a special connection to this blessed month. It is of no surprise that Ramadan is by far my favorite time of the year. Bookmark on Delicious…

About our human nature

religions

By Ahmet Abidin Ozbek: Part 2 of 2 “If we don’t know the past we don’t understand the present and we cannot try to influence the future”.Orianna Fallaci For thousands of years we have tried to answer questions about our existence. Perhaps more than ideology, science, dialectics, and even  nationality, religion has – from an…

Christians’ future in Iraqi Kurdistan

Abdulla Hawez

By Abdulla Hawez: As it becomes clear that one major outcome of the region’s revolutions will be the empowerment of Islamists, the Arab Spring threatens to become a nightmare for the Middle East’s Christian minority. Christians across the Arab world are afraid that a change of regime – specifically one resulting in a theocracy –…