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An Islamic Japan? with Dr Naoki Yamamoto

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The Beauty of Living in Istanbul

Istanbul is a good country which gives us this opportunity to contemplate what does it mean to be Muslim. I want my Japanese students to know that Islam is not about becoming like someone like perfect like Muslim. This is the journey of making mistakes or trying to correct yourselves. And we think that we are the failure. But still, in Istanbul, at least now... There's another Japanese brother who recently came to Istanbul. He said to me that in Istanbul, that you fail to belong to this community. He belongs to these people. The Istanbul city itself has a beautiful culture. It means that you can feel thatIslam is not about the world. Islam isNot about ideologies. Islam is not

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