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A life dedicated to God.

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The year was 1979.

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Turkey was fraught with anarchy, conflicts and political instability,

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where the threat of illegal communist terrorist organizations loomed over urban life.

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In that year, a young man moved to Istanbul to begin his university education at Mimar Sinan University,

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the Faculty of Fine Arts, as the third highest scoring student.

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During this time, where unsolved murders were a common occurrence,

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Adnan Akhtar set out to preach the existence of God amidst militant communists.

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He would engage in debates with fanatical Marxists on dialectic materialism.

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Every day he would walk alone all the way to the Mola Mosque,

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ridden with illegal leftist militants to perform his daily prayers.

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Adnan Akhtar continues his intellectual effort that he embarked upon with great enthusiasm and courage

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four decades ago with an ever-increasing resolution.

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Let us summarize these 40 remarkably productive years.

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Adnan Akhtar's series of books, which began with the very first The Theory of Evolution booklet

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he published against the atheist movements in Mimar Sinan University,

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has brought the downfall of the theory of evolution.

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While the rate of those who believe in Darwinism in Turkey was 90% in the 70s,

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today it has plummeted to a staggering 5%.

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The 2005 survey carried out by the Science magazine in 34 countries revealed that Turkey

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is the country with the lowest acceptance of evolution.

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In the wake of the September 11 attacks, one of the root causes that resulted in Islamophobia spreading like wildfire,

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Adnan Akhtar published his book,

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Islam Denounces Terrorism,

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which has now become a widely used slogan worldwide.

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Adnan Akhtar has opened new horizons on issues people cannot even dare to consider together,

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through a rational discourse based on the Quran and tangible evidence.

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Islam in the arts.

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Islam in science.

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Islam in modernity.

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Freedom.

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Beauty.

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Women.

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Joy.

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On one hand, Adnan Akhtar has promoted the bright face of Islam,

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while on the other hand, he erected the soundest intellectual barrier

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against the Marxist, Leninist, atheist and separatist PKK terrorist organization.

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The copies of his books and brochures on the atrocities of the PKK

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and the justified struggle of the Turkish Republic against this terrorist organization

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have been widely distributed, particularly in Europe.

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The dozens of conferences held throughout Turkey helped establish and maintain a resolute stance against the PKK.

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So far, Adnan Akhtar has not received a single penny in royalties from his books,

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which have been translated into 73 languages and are available at bookshops in over 100 countries.

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He has been preaching God and Islam with fondness and great patience for the last 40 years

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through hundreds of documentary films, over 5,000 international conferences

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and through more than 1,000 websites based on his books, which are visited by millions.

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Adnan Akhtar has been waging a 40-year-long effort in raising a pious, modern and enlightened Turkish youth

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who is loyal to its state and protects the integrity of its homeland and independence of its nation

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no matter how high the cost, as envisioned by Ataturk.

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May God bless the ever-alturistic Adnan Akhtar, who has never spent a moment of his life for self-interest.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.