Foreign journalists writing about Turkey like to focus on the most fundamental divide in Turkish society: the rift between religious conservatives and secularists. Mustafa Akyol conservativedividefocus Change image and share on social
The Arab Spring has heightened the ideological tension between Ankara and Tehran, and Turkey's model seems to be winning. Mustafa Akyol ankaraarabheighten Change image and share on social
The Qur'an not only lacks any earthly punishment for someone who abandons Islam, it even includes verses that imply that such a change of heart should be a matter of free choice. Mustafa Akyol abandonchangechoice Change image and share on social
While no Muslim worthy of his name would lose his respect for God, the Prophet Muhammad, and other symbols of Islam, he might well refrain from using legal prosecution or violent reaction to those who do not show the same respect. My basis for this claim is nothing other than the holiest source of Islam, the Quran. Mustafa Akyol basisclaimgod share on social
What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen as synonymous with liberalism. Mustafa Akyol askdemocracyliberalism Change image and share on social
There are strengths in Islamic tradition. Islam actually, as a monotheistic religion, which defined man as a responsible agent by itself, created the idea of the individual in the Middle East and saved it from the communitarianism, the collectivism of the tribe. Mustafa Akyol agentcollectivismcommunitarianism share on social