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...goal is to have significant places where people want to be, both inside and outdoors,” Gordon said, before addressing a question from religion professor Diana L. Eck, who asked about possibly setting aside space for an Islamic prayer center...
...lights never went out, and the rumored orgy failed to materialize. Still, from the point of view Turkey's Sunni Muslim authorities, a hundred other heresies were committed on a recent evening at the Alevi Muslim prayer service in Istanbul's working-class Okmeydani neighborhood. Most noticeable were the girls without headscarves, flirting with boys in the open entrance hall. Then there was the laxity: With no call to prayer ringing from loudspeakers, worshipers straggled in late, while one of the religious leaders joked about having to compete with TV sitcoms. When the service did start, it was far from...
...streets, the Alevis offer a third way - a faith-based humanism big enough to incorporate both piety and modernity. Indeed, Alevi Islam is as layered as the ceremonial dress worshipers sometimes wear, originating in pre-Islamic times when the Turks were nomadic horsemen in Central Asia. Their circular prayer rooms, veneration of horses and participation in sports such as javelin throwing, all predate the quasi-Shi'ite form of Islam they later adopted (Alevi means "follower of Ali," the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad venerated in Shi'ism). They say the Koran is open to interpretation, and temper its teachings...
...attend at school, took Turkey to the European Court of Human Rights and won. The court ruled the predominantly Sunni Muslim curriculum "did not uphold the principles of pluralism and objectivity that a democratic society needs". It criticized the lack of information on Alevi beliefs, rituals and prayer forms, and urged remedy. The government has so far refused to change the curriculum...
...public service in front of the Science Center. Syed said that one of her most significant personal moments that week came when she joined in the Harvard-Radcliffe Catholic Student Association’s recitation of the Liturgy of the Hours.“Being able to participate in prayer with the CSA members was so personally meaningful, as it demonstrates how open our religious communities are to other faith members,” Syed said.Aside from the public services and the Kickoff Festival, the week also included a panel on commonalities between Christianity and Islam, a community service project...