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Turkey is slowly become less and less secular and the same can be said about many of the former muslim majority Soviet Nations. Iran and Saudi are already way p
by FreedomToCreate 10y ago
Turkey is slowly become less and less secular and the same can be said about many of the former muslim majority Soviet Nations. Iran and Saudi are already way past any form of separation (Iran is a complete Theocracy and Saudi is essentially a religious monarchy).
Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism_in_Turkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism_in_Turkey
- dmix 10y agoNorthern and eastern African states are rapidly adopting Islam and it's merging with state policy. Also Malaysia and a lesser extent Indonesia. There is definitely a trend away from separating mosque-and-state. Examples of the inverse all seem to come from before the last two decades. Time will tell if it will have a positive impact on developing nations that currently lack strong community/political structure. Turkey is none-the-less a curious case given their economic status and political history.