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02 Feb 2008 Sat 07:30 pm |
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organization in Izmir will add many more firsts to the 150 year history of BIE (Bureau International des Expositions).
Turkey is a secular country; which sets an example to the world through her majority Muslim population. It is the first time that such a city has been a candidate for EXPO. As three major religions have coexisted in Izmir in peace for centuries the city’s candidacy will offer a message of peace and tolerance allaying concerns brought about by the clash of cultures and religions.
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02 Feb 2008 Sat 07:48 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: As three major religions have coexisted in Izmir in peace for centuries the city’s candidacy will offer a message of peace and tolerance allaying concerns brought about by the clash of cultures and religions. |
Hehehe! Lets hope that they manage to ship out all of the culturally intolerant, racist, western hating Turkish nationalists if they win the honour of hosting it  
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02 Feb 2008 Sat 08:28 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: As three major religions have coexisted in Izmir in peace for centuries
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oh, sounds too sweet.
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02 Feb 2008 Sat 09:07 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: organization in Izmir will add many more firsts to the 150 year history of BIE (Bureau International des Expositions).
Turkey is a secular country; which sets an example to the world through her majority Muslim population. It is the first time that such a city has been a candidate for EXPO. As three major religions have coexisted in Izmir in peace for centuries the city’s candidacy will offer a message of peace and tolerance allaying concerns brought about by the clash of cultures and religions.
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Roswitha, nice to see you expressing your opinions. 
Now... "As three major religions have coexisted in Izmir in peace for centuries"
This is hilarious.... Can someone enlighten me please as to how Izmir became muslim after a couple of centuries of being christian? I am a bit sceptical that the three religions actualy coexisted there in parallel, I think it was more like they followed one another, you know... people saw the light... 
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02 Feb 2008 Sat 09:16 pm |
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I wanted to know what this event is about because I don't and I feel ignorant 
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02 Feb 2008 Sat 09:18 pm |
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Quoting elibrody: I wanted to know what this event is about because I don't and I feel ignorant |
google it or PM Ross
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02 Feb 2008 Sat 09:21 pm |
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Quoting catwoman: Quoting Roswitha: organization in Izmir will add many more firsts to the 150 year history of BIE (Bureau International des Expositions).
Turkey is a secular country; which sets an example to the world through her majority Muslim population. It is the first time that such a city has been a candidate for EXPO. As three major religions have coexisted in Izmir in peace for centuries the city’s candidacy will offer a message of peace and tolerance allaying concerns brought about by the clash of cultures and religions.
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Roswitha, nice to see you expressing your opinions.
Now... "As three major religions have coexisted in Izmir in peace for centuries"
This is hilarious.... Can someone enlighten me please as to how Izmir became muslim after a couple of centuries of being christian? I am a bit sceptical that the three religions actualy coexisted there in parallel, I think it was more like they followed one another, you know... people saw the light... |
I think you are a bit wrong on that catwoman.
all religions coexisted peacefully until 19 century. Ok islam was the ruler's religion, but they did live together..more peacfully than they lived in europe at the time..
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Izmir.html
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02 Feb 2008 Sat 09:25 pm |
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What an eye opener, thanks, the handsom(e)!
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02 Feb 2008 Sat 09:26 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: I think you are a bit wrong on that catwoman.
all religions coexisted peacefully until 19 century. Ok islam was the ruler's religion, but they did live together..more peacfully than they lived in europe at the time..
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Izmir.html |
Ok, I don't have time to read more about it, BUT from what I know, whenever muslims coexisted peacefully with other religions, the others were considered "dimmis", lower people who had to pay extra taxes... and such stuff.
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02 Feb 2008 Sat 09:34 pm |
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Quoting catwoman: Quoting thehandsom: I think you are a bit wrong on that catwoman.
all religions coexisted peacefully until 19 century. Ok islam was the ruler's religion, but they did live together..more peacfully than they lived in europe at the time..
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Izmir.html |
Ok, I don't have time to read more about it, BUT from what I know, whenever muslims coexisted peacefully with other religions, the others were considered "dimmis", lower people who had to pay extra taxes... and such stuff. |
I was referring to Ottomans than muslims generically.
I am not sure they were treated as lower class all the time..
They had their own religious leaders, sheria was not applied to them and from time to time muslim population was unhappy because of their status.
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