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More than a decade after Fethullah Gulen moved to the US, three articles appeared in the western media in 2010 providing a closer look to the life of Gulen, and the movement he inspired. One was written by Suzy Hensen and published in The New Republic on November 10, 2010.…

Whether you adhere to a specific ethical or moral code or follow a traditional religion, the fundamental principles are similar, and can be summarized around the golden rule; that is, treating others as you would like them to treat you or in the negative form, not treating others in ways…

The world is gradually becoming a small village, and have been facing challenges like conflict, violence,terrorism, and war along with their terrible consequences of poverty, disease, despair, environmental destruction, and poor leadership. These challenges are present at all levels of human life—family,school, community, society, and globally. The solution to all…

A sneaky smear network against the Hizmet Movement, is run by people associated with the Fear Inc, a secretive and controversial extremist xenophobic sect. With several bloggers cooperating with a group of commentators, this sneaky smear network is substantially pervasive than most news networks. A lack of awareness about this…

“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” Thomas Stearns Eliot “The Four Quartets” Over the past several years, a high interest in civil society movements has prompted many scholars to undertake…

One important informal ‘institution’ or tradition within the movement are the cay sohbet’s(tea discussions). These sohbets are weekly or monthly gatherings that bring people together – almost like a book club or study circle where books are read, at least some text of Fethullah Gulen’s and usually various other sources-…

Review of James C. Harrington’s Wrestling with Free Speech, Religious Freedom, and Democracy in Turkey: The Political Trials and Times of Fethullah Gulen. 2011. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 185pp. ISBN 978 0 7618 5461 6. Free speech, human rights, and religious freedom are thought of as key elements…

Reading Gulen’s latest books and interviews, we can fully regard him as the most important sage of modern society. He attained such a reverence with preciseness, thoughtfulness and credibility of his statements. M. Fethullah Gulen’s thoughts and activities on tolerance nowadays are successfully being implemented in a real scenario. In…

World known Fethullah Gulen and his ideals are now getting a chance to spread all over the world. Particularly, his ideas of joyful nation and perfect example of a human became driving forces behind the widespread of Gulen inspired schools and social institutions. His notions of “Human Values” described through…

One might think that there is an unambiguous relationship between science and literature. Yet to date nobody has made a significant attempt to reveal the link between the two. While numerous studies have attempted to explain the role of science and literature in our lives, far too little attention has…