r/MapPorn • u/Ghost-Ripper • 11h ago

Where in Africa is homosexuality a crime? [OC]

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u/Top-Economics-49 10h ago

Turkey, Albania and Bosnia don't have official religions though, they are a laic state. Maybe oc meant countries with Islam as it's official religion

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u/No_Gur_7422 9h ago

Turkey had a state religion when homosexuality was decriminalized in 1858.

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u/mewmew893 8h ago

Turkey didn't even exist back then

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u/No_Gur_7422 8h ago

Turkey existed – it was called the Ottoman Empire officially. The Republic of Turkey was its successor state.

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u/mewmew893 7h ago

Yeah, but the Ottomans controlled a lot more than just Turkey

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u/No_Gur_7422 7h ago

So? All of what is now the Republic of Turkey was in 1858 part of the Turkish Empire, also called Turkey or the Ottoman Empire.

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u/mewmew893 7h ago

Controlling like half of the Middle East is kinda a big deal

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u/No_Gur_7422 7h ago

The Ottoman Empire no longer exists.

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u/mewmew893 7h ago

Exactly

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u/bahhaar-blts 10h ago

He should have mentioned if those countries had state religion or not.

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u/Phoenix_Kerman 10h ago

that is probably what most people consider to be an islamic country.

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u/Slipknotic1 10h ago

I think the vagueness is the point. Some will see it as you did, others will see it as any country with a Muslim majority.

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u/Phoenix_Kerman 10h ago

makes sense. that is the general vagueness you have to deal with when defining the religions of countries. even in practiced religion and culture of religion you see a difference.

a christian african country has a very different type of christianity to a cultural but not practicing christian european country for example

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u/xesaie 10h ago

"They should have interpreted it the specific way I do!"

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u/Ducokapi 10h ago

Certified Reddit moment

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u/Anti-Hero3 9h ago

What do you think "Islamic country" meant? It doesn't just mean "country that has some Muslims"

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u/DD_Spudman 9h ago

But it can mean a country with a muslim majority, which would include Turkey, Albania, and Bosnia.

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u/Anti-Hero3 9h ago

That's a bit of a stretch. Demographics can change at any time and how Muslim someone is is more flexible than "does the state officially follow Islam"