Listen twisted, if you believed that today's Muslim societies are corrupt (which I agree) then you would actually start gaining more knowledge of Islam and the history of the Muslim and see what lead to our downfall. Instead of following and admiring the man who reformed the Islamic Ottaman state into a liberal secular state, giving the European defeaters of the Ottoman state a psychological win too. A man who see fits that the laws of man is more righteous in governance then those of Allahs is your hero. How then did I misstate you?
You blame Muslim Societies yet judge and define Islam by such actions from those societies. Your problem is not with the societies it is with religion itself.
Cali-gaab, don't listen to his BS.
If your a Muslim person who has some knowledge of the religion---I will say I am probably one of the least knowledgeable people on this earth--- you would understand that shariah law, the law of governing of an Islamic state, does not care for the individual and his own worship of God or lack of it. Shariah Law was set in place so as to not have a morally corrupt society, it's foundation is having a morally righteous society and ensuring examples of it are visible to individual so as to follow and worship God rightly.
Hence, why one must need four witness to be punished for zina according to shariah law who actually saw the display of sexual intercourse. What and how the individual does in private is between him and his lord. But if the individuals act in ways to corrupt the society shariah is in place.
Ataturk fought and sacrificed for the Ottoman Empire. He was the ONLY undefeated commander of its forces. So your argument that he defeated or even contributed to its fall is none-sense. That empire was out of sync with time and had simply too much enemies. The Arabs were digging its graves in the deserts of Hijaz and other parts of Arabia and the Armenians and others were fighting it in Europe. There had to be a real change and Ataturk was right in diagnosing the early symptoms of a dying empire. Today Turkey is the leading Muslim power thanks to his visionary leadership.
Secondly, no-one has any-problems with Sharia Law. The question is who should supervise its implementation? Man is a political animal and people will politicize/personalize religion to accomplish some very selfish agendas. Somalia is a wonderful case in point. Fortunately, Turkey doesn't suffer from these ills. Its constitution keeps these opportunists and pseudo-religious men at bay.
Women can't wear the headscarf to schools and government offices in Turkey. But keep in mind women can't drive in Saudi Arabia too.
It is actually good that your brought your zina argument. Sharia says that we must have 4 witnesses to punish the culprits. Can you realistically expect 4 witnesses in rape incidents? In Kismayo, not long ago, a teenage girl was raped, she was stoned to death and the criminals got away, because she didn't have the 4 required witnesses.
I don't think that is the Sharia God gave to us.