ISLAMIC CULTURE EXPERT JOINS SUIT OF ARMENIANS OF SAINT PETERSBURG,
WHO PROTEST AGAINST TURKISH ADVERTISEMENT
Saint Petersburg, June 23. ArmInfo. The Islamic cultural expert joins
the suit of Armenians of Saint Petersburg against the advertisement
"I dream of Turkey", considering it a provocation. "In order to
quarrel the Christians with Moslems, offending either of them,
a new provocation is invented, i.e. the advertising of tourism to
Turkey is drawn up as an advertisement "I dream of Turkey", which
the TV-Rambler shows in Saint Petersburg by channel 22. A group of
Armenian activists-Christians had already handed in a statement of
claim to the court against the channel, accusing it of honor and
dignity offense". As ArmInfo was told in the Edition of "Yerkramas"
newspaper of Armenians of Russia, Sergey Markus, a cultural expert,
presenter of Islamic programs of the state "Radio Rossii", made such
a statement in the Internet- portal islam.ru.
According to Markus, this advertising is a double blasphemy for any
Moslem. Image of prophet Isa (Jesus Christ) is forbidden by Islamic
rules. Secondly, even if it is a Christian image, it has not to be
trampled on, as requirement of a respectful attitude to the Christians
is stated in the Koran, Markus said.