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The presence of Islam in the politics and Islamism in the Turkish society is like a re-incarnation of religious consciousness which faced decisive suppression of decades. This religious isolation has been shut down in the Turkish society and the return of the religious consciousness should not be seen as a threat to the secular system of republic of turkey. Rather, it should be understood as steps toward the democratization of the country. Most of the political parties advocate that the democratization process must happen in turkey .But they are not ready to implement in the society fearing the consequences that will take place the pre dominancy of the religious consciousness. AKP (Adelet ve kalkilmah Partisi) Islamic rooted political party is in their third term. June 12 2011 election they got 49.9 % votes. It is meant that the half of the Turkish people support the AKP and their policies both in domestic and foreign affairs. The impact of civil society movements in turkey is mor...

Sufis in India spread all over the India the message of love and compassion between both Muslims and Hindus. Their attempt to balance the religious harmony was immemorial. Their preaching of Islam was in very systematic style and manner which inclined the love to the objective. Considering the existing life style and religious and cultural differences, These Muslim saints behaved in a pluralistic way. By their social interaction the Hindu society welcomed them and accommodated with great respect. From the royal family to common people gave them whatever they wanted and the kings especially in Kerala ordered the people to give these saints the lands and helped to build up the mosques. Sufism had an important part in the formation of Muslim societies as it educated the masses and met their felt needs, giving spiritual meaning to their lives and channeling their emotions. Sufis were also great missionaries who converted new regions to Islam. Its cultural contribution was a rich poetry...