Ruhmana required reading in Turkmenistan

Turkmen holy book

The Ruhnama, a text purportedly authored by former Turkmen leader Saparmyrat Niyazov, is remarkable in five major ways: 1), it is required reading in Turkmenistan for virtually everyone being educated; 2) it is required reading for those hoping to work in the civil service; 3) it is required reading for anyone hoping to obtain a driver's license; 4) a gigantic mechanical statue of the text in the country's capital, Ashgabat, opens daily to a page with inspirational text; 5) anyone who reads the text three times automatically qualifies to enter Jannah (the Muslim term for heaven.

What a manifesto!