Bangladeshi scholar publishes book on Fethullah Gulen

İbrahim Sağır

A ceremony celebrating the publication of a book called “Introducing Fethullah Gülen to the Bengal and Beyond” by Professor Maimul Ahsan Khan was held at the Turkish Cultural Center in Dhaka on Saturday.

Focused on the life, ideas and work of Gülen, who was selected as the world’s top intellectual by the Foreign Policy journal in 2008, Khan’s new book was published both in English and Bengali. Leading academicians, reporters and respected invitees from all walks of life attended the ceremony.

Stating that they are greatly impressed by Gülen's ideas, participants discussed Gülen and the newly published book. Issues such as dialogue, tolerance, contribution to world peace and efforts to advance education were mentioned during the speeches.

The protocols of the learned elders of Fethullah Gülen

Mustafa Akyol

If you have the chance to talk to a staunchly secular Turk these days and want to hear something mind-boggling, just ask him a simple question: “What the hell is this Gülen movement?”


Fethullah Gulen

It is very likely that you will then listen to a chilling conspiracy theory about how this evil cadre of “Islamists” is taking over Turkey step by step. You will learn how they have “infiltrated” every state institution, from the police to the judiciary, and now are defusing the power of the military, the last bastion of secularism. You might even hear that the 69-year-old Mr. Fethullah Gülen, who has lived in the United States since 1999, is similar to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the sense that he will soon come back to bless an “Islamic revolution” prepared by his disciples.

No central authority in the Gulen Movement

Prof. Pim Valkenberg

Which term should we use to denote the supporters of Fethullah Gülen, if we stop using the convenient but theologically problematic term “Gülen Movement”? The only term that should certainly be included, would be the term “service”, derived from the Turkish word hizmet, and used by Fethullah Gülen himself.

Blessed Disconsolation

Bernadette Skubik

In the depths
of our nothingness- Yokluğumuzun derinliklerinde

The bringing forth
out of nothing- Hiçbir şeyden birşeyler getirmek

Is being reiterated
in the heart- Kalblerimizde zikrediliyor

Oh heart, heart
become my own- Ey kalb bana ait ol

Be broken in
holy longing- Bu kutsal özlemde bu yolda kırıl (boyun bük)

Oh heart, heart
become His own- Ey kalb O'nun ol

Be embraced within
His enthronement- O'nun kürsüsüyle kuşatıl

Be the praise
of His creation- Ve O'nun yaratıklarının gıptayla baktığı varlık ol

Inspired by the Hizmet Movement this poem was written by a follower of this blog