September 11, 2013

People Of All Faiths Come Together For The Library’s Muslim Journeys

Ben Burdick

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” —Rumi

Five new mosque-cemevi projects on the way

There are plans to launch joint mosque-cemevi (Alevi house of worship) projects in five other Turkish provinces in addition to the recently launched project in the Turkish capital city of Ankara, the Radikal daily reported on Tuesday.

Will Alevis and Sunnis be able to hold religious ceremonies together?

Orhan Kemal Cengiz

I was very excited when I first heard about the cami (mosque)-cemevi project that will see Alevis and Sunnis share a worship complex, having their sermons in separate buildings but sharing a yard and using the same entrance and exit.