Turkish Schools Offer Pakistan a Gentler Vision of Islam

KARACHI, Pakistan — Praying in Pakistan has not been easy for Mesut Kacmaz, a Muslim teacher from Turkey.

He tried the mosque near his house, but it had Israeli and Danish flags painted on the floor for people to step on. The mosque near where he works warned him never to return wearing a tie. Pakistanis everywhere assume he is not Muslim because he has no beard.

“Kill, fight, shoot,” Mr. Kacmaz said. “This is a misinterpretation of Islam.”

Here is the link to the New York Times article for people who would like to read it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/w...?em&ex=1210046400&en=0f38d1e757eac30b&ei=5087

 

Thanks for this article, it was worth reading, I really have respect for what they are doing.

 

Agreed. Very interesting, and very encouraging, Sakaryalee. Thanks for bringing this forward.

Paul

 

The world knows we need a lot less extremism.

I'm an extremistly against extremism. ¿Does that even work?