A Demo at Turnpike Lane

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Permalink Reply by ElleCarumba on July 25, 2011 at 11:45

It might connected more to problems Alevis are having in Turkey (and other places in the Middle East including Syria) at the moment, rather an a Haringey specific issue.

 

Some Sunni Muslims consider Alevis not to be proper Muslims. They want official recognition for their religion by the Turkish government which would give them various funding and tax advantages as other religions in Turkey have.

 

It was also the anniversary of the Sivas massacre this month in which over 30 Alevis were killed in an arson attack for which, I believe, no one has ever been convicted.

 

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Permalink Reply by Liz on July 25, 2011 at 18:54

Thanks for that explanation.

The majority of the signs were not in English so it was hard to know what the demo was about (and I was at a bit of a distance, waiting for a bus). I knew someone might be able to enlighten me.

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