There is a famous saying in Turkish “Sun cannot be covered by mud”. However, Erdogan insists to do so. One of his latest accusations against the Hizmet Movement (aka Gulen Movement) is the retreat area where Mr. Gulen lives in. “They gave him 100,000-120,000 acres of land, and look at…
Read More2,000 provision packages were distributed by volunteers and enthusiasts from Kimse Yok Mu (KYM) a Turkish charity organization. distributed economically disadvantaged families as part of his charity efforts with the arrival of Ramadan. Groceries donated to less fortunate people in the province of Adana have become a source of joy…
Read MoreFor the first time in history Turkish single-party government AKP ( Justice and Development Party) adopted a law that established a publishing monopoly of the “Risale-i Nur” collection. The “Risale-i Nur” collection is a tafsir of the Holy Book Quran that explains the truths of faith in accordance with the modern science.…
Read MoreRecent tragic yet thought-provoking incidents such as the one happened back in Aug in Fergusson and the one occurred in Staten Island in New York this summer should alone be enough to show how important to invest in education, especially as it relates to schooling practices that are geared to…
Read MoreLast week I started writing about the International Conference on the Gulen Movement held in Chicago, titled “The Gulen Movement: Paradigms, Projects and Aspirations,” and promised to continue this week. On the second day of the conference, the first panel was titled “Sociological Approaches to the Hizmet Movement” and the…
Read MoreThe Turkish school, which is regarded as one the best schools in Egypt, currently has two branches in Cairo and Beni Suef with 1000 students. Turkish Salahaldin International School plans to open ten new branches within three years in Egypt, the school’s director general has said. The Turkish school, which…
Read More I am Jeanne Clarkson. I am from Vienna, Virginia. This whole trip to me is somewhat of a surprise. I came to it by way of the baptism of my first grandchild. The priest who baptized her from Georgetown Father John Huoy was the individual who told me about…
Read More My name is Fatina Abdrabboh. I am from Cambridge, Massachusetts and I would like to just thank the RumiForum of course for this opportunity. It has been spectacular you know to say the least. I certainly echo everybody else’s sentiments. It is so funny that all of us have…
Read More My name is Amira Sonbol. I am a professor at Georgetown University, the Center for Muslim Christian Understanding. I teach Middle East History, therefore I know a lot about Turkey and a lot about the Ottoman Empire, since that’s what I teach. So I am familiar with Turkey and…
Read More …I don’t think I can offer much more than for all the other people have said because as I have fallen asleep at night; pardon! Josh Mithchell, Government Department, Georgetown University (laughs). As I have fallen asleep for midnight nap, just what is really for introduction, hah hah, for…
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