Saturday, May 07, 2005
Turkish Activist To Testify
Many observers will be watching the testimony of conservative Muslim activist Mustafa Akoyl with particular interest today. According to a report published earlier this week by Tony Ortega of the Pitch, a Kansas City alternative newsweekly, Akoyl is a member of a Turkish organization called Bilim Arastirma Vakfi. BAV has waged a campaign of intimidation against Turkish scientists that has all but silenced any discussion of evolution in that country.
