I recently read the article ‘the Heart’ written by Fethullah Gulen for the 91 Issue of the bimonthly periodical Fountain dedicated to scientific and spiritual thought. This article is about the essence of human’s heart and the importance of living … In the 60th Issue of the…
Read MoreFethullah Gulen wrote a very inspiring and thought-provoking article in the 30th Issue of a bimonthly magazine Fountain. In this article titled Forgiveness he elaborates on the importance and beauty of forgiveness. I advise everyone to read this article, because it makes you realize how important forgiveness is for the peaceful state…
Read MoreIn today’s secular world, most people perceive the religious concepts negatively. You don’t need to have a religious perspective to be blamed; it is enough to describe a concept using an adjective that could have some religious connotations. You are immediately labeled as dogmatic or fanatic or God forbid a…
Read More … well I don’t really know, well I can add to what my fellow travelers have said but it is so wonderful to visit a country that is so alive and so busy and so interesting. The one thing I think that stands out is the sense that once…
Read MoreFethullah Gülen and his movement have also been active in the area of interreligious dialogue and peacemaking. Four years ago, Mr. Gülen traveled to Rome where he was met by Pope John Paul II. He has met the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Church numerous times. His interreligious activities have…
Read More“A piece titled “What’s Really Behind Turkey’s Coup Arrests?” by Soner Çağaptay, who works for the pro-Israeli Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP), was published very recently by the Foreign Policy journal. He starts his unsubstantiated claims by saying that the Gulen movement is a shadowy Islamist movement. I…
Read MoreI am a Christian clergyman in the Lutheran tradition who has come to appreciate the efforts of the Rumi Forum to promote understanding between the religions of the world. My wife and I traveled to Turkey in 2007 under Rumi … My experience with the life and teachings of Fethullah…
Read MoreIt is obvious that a group who is clinging to the status quo is trying to sabotage the peace efforts that are supposed to end the PKK terror in Turkey. It is equally apparent that the same group is performing its duties by aiming to alienate the Hizmet Movement and…
Read MoreEven the most sophisticated mind struggles when the possessor of that mind tries to write about a subject without due research. Fethullah Gulen is a figure about whom much has been said and written. Some of that material is based on hearsay and carries identifying expressions such as “been said…
Read MoreAnother conference on Hizmet Movement’s contributions to multiculturalism and peace in our old world is being held in Taiwan. The series of conferences organized by many different institutions shed light on the universality of Fethullah Gulen’s ideas and how he was fed by the share intellectual heritage of humanity. The Taiwan conference…
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