Thursday, March 6, 2014

Alevis want back places of worship seized by Ataturk





This is rather interesting.  I have never heard of this sect before.  Apparently it has something to do with dervishes:



"A law passed on Dec. 13, 1925, seized dervish lodges, shrines and mausoleums, which are all worship institutions used by the Alevis until then."

Read entire article:


Alevis want back places of worship seized by Ataturk - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

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