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Saturday, October 9, 2010

US concerns about Turkey’s policies wrong, says Fuller - RUMI FORUM LUNCHEON

Rumi Forum recently hosted Graham Fuller, author of “A World Without Islam,” . His views were reported in Today's Zaman (see below). The youtube video is also below - very worthwhile viewing...
 
US concerns about Turkey’s policies wrong, says Fuller

Islam is not the guiding force behind Turkey’s foreign policy decisions, and concerns in Washington about its NATO ally’s direction are wrong, an expert on Islam has said.

Graham Fuller, a former CIA operative and author of the book “A World Without Islam,” said one does not have to be religious “to fully agree with this 360 degree view of where Turkey’s foreign policy goes.” Fuller, speaking at Washington-based Turkish interfaith dialogue organization the Rumi Forum for a book-signing event on Thursday, said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu was religious but that there were “very good secular and geopolitical explanations” one can give for his proactive policies....  
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US concerns about Turkey’s policies wrong, says Fuller