From: emremsia@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Emre Erkut)
Subject: Re: Ata-Turk - Trator or Ok dude?
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:38:50 GMT

In article <9211230736.AA05171@top.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Fuadi Rasyid <frasyid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>
>Have can you deny your origin which is as close as about 60 years.
>I am not talking about nationality which is a satanic philosophy infiltrated
>by the infidels and practiced among the so-called muslims.
>           
>>If he has destroyed the nation, who do you think lives throughout 
>>Turkey now?
>
>You must be kidding otherwise you would not articulate such a
>stupid statement. He destroyed your brain, identity and DIGNITY.
>
>>Ottoman empire has turned to after centuries of misery by 1900, the 
>>free-minded Turkish student can only be grateful to Ataturk who abolished
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Probably you tried to say traitor students who betrayed to their  muslim
>parent and grantparents.
>
>>Now all I can tell is why don't you ask some Turkish guys at Ohio State
>>about that?
>
>Alhamdulillah I have several sincere turkish muslim brothers studying at 
>The OSU I am glad that I have met them. If not, I would have very bad image
>regarding Turkish people(from the islamic stand point). I am confident of
>their islamic perception. We have talked many aspects of Turkish
>muslim community and their problems in Turkey. Thank you for this referring
>but if you suggest me to talk the other type of turkish guys who look like
>american, act like american, no thanks.
>
>>There are no samples of his actions or words proving, or even suggesting,
>>a discrediting attitude towards Islam. He might not be totally Islamic
>>in his behaviour and attitudes ( for instance everyone knows he never
>>bent down and prayed ) but there is no record showing his dissent
>>against Islam. On the contrary, he recommended Islam for the Turkish
>>people. 
>
>Sorry my friend, but there would not be such a dictatorship today
>had he acted otherwise.
>
>>A last reminder: what Ataturk did to Turkey should be judged looking at the
>>situation of the country before the Republic and after the Republic. No 
>>one can deny the FACT that today Turkey is in a state of stability and
>>coherence incomparable to the caos in the 1910's. He did not do his
>>revolutions to rescue Islam, he did them to rescue the Turkish state.
>>Therefore, whether Islam still rules the country or not is an irrelevant
>>question.
>
>>Emre Erkut
>
>You are considering it as rescue however muslims assess it as devastation.
>You can not detach the muslims from each other, we are true brothers and
>sisters in islam, better than blood brother. If I am a muslim, I can't not
>say that I am OK, don't care about you go to hell. Only nationalist sinisters
>can commit this. At the beginning of this century, M. Kamal's western masters
>infiltrated a nationalism amoung the ummah and it ruined themselves.
>
>Last note;
>Emre I am asking you and other brothers; When will you notice that
>west treats Turkey like a dog, when will you comprehend that? 
>When will you gain your dignity again?
>
>Assalamoalikum
>F.R.




	I prefer keeping my dignity by not responding to biased messages.

Emre Erkut
Krannert, Purdue
Turkish Education Foundation 1992 Overseas Scholar.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish