Konca Kuris
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Konca Kuris
was a 38 year old Turkish
feminist who was murdered in Konya
, Turkey
on the 20 July 1999 after having disappeared in 1998. She was a former member of the Turkish Hizbollah, but later denounced it and criticised dogma
tic interpretations of the Qur'an
. The Turkish Hizbollah claimed responsibility for her abduction
, torture, and death with a statement "Konca Kuris, an advocate of secularism
and an enemy of Islam
, is kidnapped and interrogated by Hizbollah fighters. She has led to confusion and poisoned the Muslim
s with her ideas. This is why she deserved death."
was a 38 year old Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
feminist who was murdered in Konya
Konya
Konya is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The metropolitan area in the entire Konya Province had a population of 1,036,027 as of 2010, making the city seventh most populous in Turkey.-Etymology:...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
on the 20 July 1999 after having disappeared in 1998. She was a former member of the Turkish Hizbollah, but later denounced it and criticised dogma
Dogma
Dogma is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, or a particular group or organization. It is authoritative and not to be disputed, doubted, or diverged from, by the practitioners or believers...
tic interpretations of the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
. The Turkish Hizbollah claimed responsibility for her abduction
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...
, torture, and death with a statement "Konca Kuris, an advocate of secularism
Secularism
Secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries...
and an enemy of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, is kidnapped and interrogated by Hizbollah fighters. She has led to confusion and poisoned the Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s with her ideas. This is why she deserved death."