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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Peddling religion Why secular academics fret about an “Islamic bicycle”

The Economist
September 15th 2012 | ISTANBUL 

“A BICYCLE that is produced with God’s blessings in mind and man’s interests at its fore is an Islamic bicycle.” The pronouncement made at a recent conference in Istanbul by Alparslan Acikgenc, a professor from the Yildiz Technical University, brought nods of approval from his colleagues. “A bicycle that is painted with substances harmful to humans cannot be Islamic,” agreed another professor.

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