Fethullah Gülen has stated that society’s three greatest enemies are ignorance, poverty, and internal schism (disunity) and inspired people to consider applying some practical solutions. GULEN’S SOLUTION FOR IGNORANCE Ignorance is the most serious problem, and it is defeated through education, which has always been the most important way of…
Read MoreI recently had a chance to see a documentary on Fethullah Gulen and the Hizmet Movement, namely “Love is a Verb”. It was a cool breeze from the heavens in this dog-eat-dog world full of ongoing wars and crimes. It once again showed me that there is still hope for…
Read MoreLast week, I witnessed firsthand to the difficulty of talking about the Gulen movement and how easy it was to manipulate about this issue outside Turkey. Zaman Vandaag’s debut edition caused many to oppose the newspaper and in general to the Hizmet Movement the paper was related to. Let’s start…
Read MoreGulen movement is based on educational thoughts of Fethullah Gulen which are about improving the world by making school reforms in order to modify teaching content and curriculum. In turn, it is referred as one of the achievements of Gulen movement. In fact, the movement is the source for multifaceted…
Read MoreI was invited to attend a wonderful opportunity from the Rumi Forum. I was part of a small group of US ambassadors and communicators that were traveling together to experience Turkey unlike most people are able to experience from just visiting on their own. Before actually agreeing to go, I…
Read MoreFethullah Gulen’s brother Hasbi Gulen, who passed away last October, wanted to visit his older brother in America in late 2000. He shares his intention with a friend before applying for a visa. His friend told him that he needed to prove financial ability to support himself in the US…
Read MoreI had the privilege of traveling to Africa recently. It was somewhat a whirlwind tour of 4 countries – South Africa, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Kenya and Ethiopia. It was full of many surprises. I hope to share some of my thoughts and feelings over the course some words in this article. The purpose of this journey…
Read MoreThe Gülen Movement, although it initially sprouted as a faith-based movement in Turkey in the late 1970s by a few Turkish followers of Fethullah Gülen, seemingly portraying a new formation as a result of a slightly different interpretation of Nursi (Said Nursi) tradition, a historical and ontological analysis of the…
Read MoreI have just read the article named “Happiness and Virtue: A Prophetic Example” written by Turkish scholar Fethullah Gulen for the 95 Issue of the bi-monthly magazine Fountain. In this article the author discusses the real meaning of happiness and provides prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) as an example…
Read MoreWhat is the story behind this book ? How did you start to be interested in this movement? I teach the Sociology of World Religions at the University of Houston, Houston, Texas, and after the events of 9/11 (bombing of the World Trade Center and Pentagon) and the negative stereotypes…
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