tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907840586200040598.post4059839244059988007..comments2023-11-02T14:42:14.528+03:00Comments on Online Hiatus: Religion in IstanbulIrina Sazonovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10685515725317600966noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907840586200040598.post-29843477657628237472011-05-26T00:16:42.313+03:002011-05-26T00:16:42.313+03:00I'm talking about sacrificing and killing, you...I'm talking about sacrificing and killing, you're talking about eating meat. Different things.Irina Sazonovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685515725317600966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907840586200040598.post-75360558549200912532011-05-25T23:09:03.199+03:002011-05-25T23:09:03.199+03:00Its kindof forbidden to cut the animal in public p...Its kindof forbidden to cut the animal in public places in big cities... And there is a punishment for those who doesnt obey. But in rural areas, it happens just in every garden. <br />Also killing for god is not a new concept. :) Its not the death of animals that we should watch out its the humans that the religious people kills in the name of god. A muslim would LOL when you argue such a thing. They kill it but its always forbidden to waste; so they eat every edible part of it. This behavior can be clarified in every family of animal kingdom. <br />Another point, these animals people cut have mostly been raised in the mountains of eastern Anotolia. So they have a kindof healthy life in their habitat. Its not a regular factory-raised, steroid fat cannibal cow also being cut in a factory without even seeing the sunshine. My crucial suggestion here is that, if you were to eat a dish with meat only once in a year, it should be the meat of that animal.kamøløsøhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739814931978969711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907840586200040598.post-39902267698792401762011-05-25T22:53:22.524+03:002011-05-25T22:53:22.524+03:00I understand Eid al-Adha occurs in public places, ...I understand Eid al-Adha occurs in public places, where kids could see it. That's more the point I was going after. Also, it's not about the meat per se, it's about the need to "sacrifice" and kill for God. How does killing relate to loving God?Irina Sazonovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685515725317600966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907840586200040598.post-59711015467888013732011-05-25T20:11:21.205+03:002011-05-25T20:11:21.205+03:00Were you looking for an atheist carrying a Turkish...Were you looking for an atheist carrying a Turkish passport? Hello then. I guess thats me. :)<br />"Eid al-Adha" is cruel yes, but it is never more cruel than eating meat! I found it dumb when meat lovin people says something like that. Actually i think every meat eater should cut his/her animal himself/herself. When you buy it from supermarket, you dont see the blood and pain behind it, but when you cut it yourself, it makes you aware of the real price of the meat to an animal. Many vegetarians that i know became vegetarian because of this Eid.kamøløsøhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739814931978969711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907840586200040598.post-64176645050995776502011-05-04T19:13:35.983+03:002011-05-04T19:13:35.983+03:00All of this is very surprising, isn't it? Whic...All of this is very surprising, isn't it? Which just shows that portrayal of life in the aforementioned countries and/or Muslim societies is not accurate. I'm curious to see if this changes somehow in the upcoming months due to the recent events in Pakistan.Irina Sazonovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685515725317600966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907840586200040598.post-7312514315149790562011-05-03T22:38:58.415+03:002011-05-03T22:38:58.415+03:00Very interesting!
I also had those thoughts about...Very interesting!<br /><br />I also had those thoughts about Islam from what I heard and saw in Europe - but often those European Turkish muslims left Turkey because it was not conservative enough anymore - but in Malaysia and partly also Indonesia I saw a very different version.<br /><br />While most Malaysian muslims practice the religion to some decree, most of them are very open. E.g. married females talking to foreign males, drinking alcohol, enjoying life etc.<br />On the other hand there is also a conservative part of the Muslim society and they might be on the rise. Especially in Indonesia this is very visible.<br /><br />Nevertheless I know quite a number of very religious Indonesian muslims living a quite wild - very Western - life. The big porn scandal by some known artists is just one example for it.Loefflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882164372686757217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907840586200040598.post-79868408397381941942011-05-01T03:46:19.170+03:002011-05-01T03:46:19.170+03:00Bing has a former student who did work study in Tu...Bing has a former student who did work study in Turkey every summer of his college years and is now planning on moving there now that his college is completed.<br /><br />He says that when he is in the states, he hears Turkey calling him back to his "real" home.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049511202014141182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907840586200040598.post-10009838838622850352011-04-27T14:09:38.610+03:002011-04-27T14:09:38.610+03:00This city is full of unexpected surprises, yes. I ...This city is full of unexpected surprises, yes. I must say I thoroughly enjoy my stay here, not a big fan of traffic and how hard it sometimes is to go from one place to another, but I love the spirit of Istanbul. And its beauty, of course.Irina Sazonovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685515725317600966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907840586200040598.post-51438180349212754082011-04-27T09:31:22.280+03:002011-04-27T09:31:22.280+03:00i think that secular character of turkey is what i...i think that secular character of turkey is what i love about it...in a way, it's the best of both worlds...you get all of the amazing muslim architecture without all of the rest of the trappings. i'm jealous you're in istanbul. it's one of my favorite places. even the "new" part over in taxsim is wonderful. i was just thinking this morning about a fantastic antique book fair i ran into there near taxsim square the last time i was in instanbul and how i wish i'd bought a big box of old photos that i saw there...*sigh* enjoy!<br /><br />xox,<br />/juliejulochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.com