Moderation

Somewaht of an example for Islam to follow might be Turkey. The Turkey of Mustafa Kemal, a.k.a. Ataturk (1881-1938) who laicised the government. So Turkey sits astride East and West, wishing to keep the old traditions and yet join the European Community. A lot of work remains to be done (and the Kurds will have to be respected) but one gets the feeling that Turkey is more "appoachable" than, say, Iran and the Ayatollahs (who the heck are they to tell you what to think and how to act?). heir revolution was certainly a huge regression towards the bowels of hell. May Allah have pity on everybody if those idiots get their hands on an atomic bomb.