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Who are the Alevi? Why is the Turkish government so wary of them?
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May 13, 2008
This is an Alevi prayer ceremony in Istanbul, this spring. The Alevi - a large religious minority - are in conflict with the government over compulsory religious education. the ruling and strongly Islamic AK party, Reuters report, lump them together with Sunni Muslims and teach them the mandatory RE...
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