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Is Turkey secular or non secular?
Turkey is officially a secular country with no official religion since the constitutional amendment in 1928 and later strengthened by Atatürk’s Reforms and the appliance of laicism by the country’s founder and first president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on 5 February 1937.
Was Pakistan meant to be a secular state?
Pakistan was secular from 1947–55 and after that, Pakistan adopted a constitution in 1956, becoming an Islamic republic with Islam as its state religion.
When did Pakistan became an Islamic state?
The assent was given on it by the Governor General on 2nd March 1956. This Constitution was enforced with effect from 23rd March 1956. Under this Constitution, Pakistan became an Islamic Republic, hence 23rd March became our Republic day.
When did Turkey become an Islamic country?
Islam is the most practiced religion in Turkey. The established presence of Islam in the region that now constitutes modern Turkey dates back to the later half of the 11th century, when the Seljuks started expanding into eastern Anatolia.
Should Pakistan be a secular state?
Pakistan must be a secular state because by pretending to be an Islamic state and then purporting to legislate in the name of Islam, Pakistan has done more disservice to Islam than any other entity in history.
What makes Pakistan a theocratic state?
That is what makes Pakistan a theocratic state. Pakistan does much more than that. Pakistan must be a secular state because by pretending to be an Islamic state and then purporting to legislate in the name of Islam, Pakistan has done more disservice to Islam than any other entity in history.
Why is there no mention of Islam in the Lahore Resolution?
This is precisely why the so called Two Nation Theory did not suggest that say Muslims of Arabia or Turkey were the same nation as Muslims of the subcontinent. It is also why there was always an anxiety on Rahmat Ali’s part to seek a separate state for Bengali Muslims. The word “Islam” does not appear once in the Lahore Resolution.