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December 3, 2005
Turkish Muslims Pray for the German Hostage in Iraq
Turkish Muslims living in Berlin prayed for the well being of Susanne Osthoff, a Bavarian archaeologist who spent decades studying and excavating sites in Iraq and was kidnapped by the insurgents about two weeks ago. As reported in the Turkish daily Hürriyet, the prayer was organized by the Turkish-Islam Association, which is linked to Turkey's official religious institution, the Diyanet. Imam Harun Bulut, in his sermon, denounced terrorism in the name of Islam and explained that violence against civilians has no justification in Islamic sources, even in the time of war.
Posted by Mustafa Akyol at December 3, 2005 12:25 PM
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