Event promotes religious and environmental dialogue

John Corrigan

On Thursday, Nov. 4, an event to promote intercultural dialogue titled “Making Peace With and In the World: The Role of The Gulen Movement in the Task of Eco-Justice,” took place in the Student Center.

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Dialogue Forum, the Rumi Student Association and Temple’s Department of Religion, the conference consisted of religious scholars and environmentalists discussing Gulen’s influence on encouraging peace in humanity.

“We’ve held conferences nationwide colleges and cultural centers,” said Philadelphia Dialogue Forum President Omer Genc. “There must be dialogue between people of different faiths to achieve peace around the world.”

Fethullah Gulen is a Turkish Muslim scholar who advocates human rights, interfaith dialogue, and harmonious coexistence.

Education conference on "The Gülen Movement Model of Education"

Salih Yücel & Mahsheed Ansari

Fethullah Gulen Conference

Just days before the latest catastrophic tsunami hit the West coast of Indonesia, an important conference was held in the heart of country’s capital, Jakarta, on Oct. 19-22.

In the poverty stricken country that hosts one of the world’s largest Muslim populations, the International Fethullah Gülen Conference opened its doors to scholars from around the world, and in particular from Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australasia, to discuss a most timely topic of “The Significance of Education for the Future: The Gülen Model of Education.”