Tvrdeći da slijedi formu islama koju su prakticirali članovi domaćinstva proroka Muhameda prije nego što su tu religiju "oteli" drugi, Sahan kaže da su Alevije bile nasilno diskriminirane u okviru Osmanske carevine, što se nastavilo i nakon osnivanja Turske Republike.
Claiming to follow the form of Islam practiced by members of the Prophet Mohammed's household before others "abducted" the religion, Sahan said Alevis faced violent discrimination under the Ottoman Empire that continued after the founding the of the Turkish Republic.