Gülizar Baki
The children of the International Turkish Olympiads show their performances during a week but behind the stage, there is a group of 40 people who have worked for 8 months in order to prepare the students for their performances. The old dancer of 'Fire of Anatolia', Cemil Özen, is directing the group.
July 23, 2011
July 22, 2011
Fethullah Gülen and Islamic scholarship’s contribution to democracy (2)
Muhammed Çetin
Law, order and human rights
Fethullah Gülen analyzes the different rights recognized in Islam, including the freedom of religion and belief, thought and expression, to own property and the sanctity of one's home, to marry and have children, to communicate and to travel, and the right to an unimpeded education.
Law, order and human rights
Fethullah Gülen analyzes the different rights recognized in Islam, including the freedom of religion and belief, thought and expression, to own property and the sanctity of one's home, to marry and have children, to communicate and to travel, and the right to an unimpeded education.
July 21, 2011
Fethullah Gülen and Islamic scholarship’s contribution to democracy (1)
Muhammed Çetin
Since the fifth century BCE, democracy has been discussed by political theorists, philosophers and members of diverse societies and cultures.
Since the fifth century BCE, democracy has been discussed by political theorists, philosophers and members of diverse societies and cultures.
July 20, 2011
Fethullah Gülen's Search for a Middle Way between Modernity and Muslim Tradition
Ahmet T. Kuru *
Are the constant and allegedly transcendental principles of religion compatible with ever changing human experiences? This question has been at the center of the debates about the relationship between religion and modernity, in general, Islam and modernity, in particular. The answer of many modernists has been negative. Modernization and secularization theorists had claimed that religion was a traditional phenomenon which would eventually wither away (Inkeles and Smith 1976, 27-28). According to these theorists, there was a dichotomy between modernity and Muslim tradition (Stark and Finke 2000, 1-82). Therefore, Muslims should choose "Mecca or mechanization" (Lerner 1958, 405).
Are the constant and allegedly transcendental principles of religion compatible with ever changing human experiences? This question has been at the center of the debates about the relationship between religion and modernity, in general, Islam and modernity, in particular. The answer of many modernists has been negative. Modernization and secularization theorists had claimed that religion was a traditional phenomenon which would eventually wither away (Inkeles and Smith 1976, 27-28). According to these theorists, there was a dichotomy between modernity and Muslim tradition (Stark and Finke 2000, 1-82). Therefore, Muslims should choose "Mecca or mechanization" (Lerner 1958, 405).
July 19, 2011
Global Frontier to Relentless Action; a Piece of Mind about Gulen Movement
Sadık Çınar
As stated in BBC radio 4 programme we are now facing “most successful Islamic movement” or some might say “world’s best kept secret” namely Gulen or Hizmet movement. It is remarkable with its vision, activities and volunteerism. I would mention about Gulen Movement’s global frontier and relentless action. I chose these two because anyone who has overviewed the Movement notices these two characteristics at first snapshots.
As stated in BBC radio 4 programme we are now facing “most successful Islamic movement” or some might say “world’s best kept secret” namely Gulen or Hizmet movement. It is remarkable with its vision, activities and volunteerism. I would mention about Gulen Movement’s global frontier and relentless action. I chose these two because anyone who has overviewed the Movement notices these two characteristics at first snapshots.
July 18, 2011
Civility in Fethullah Gülen's Activism
Dr. Wanda Krause *
Islamic-based forms of organization are classically presented as deficient in "civility" or, in fact, antithetical to civil principles.
Islamic-based forms of organization are classically presented as deficient in "civility" or, in fact, antithetical to civil principles.
July 17, 2011
Social Innovation for Peaceful Coexistence: Rumi and Fethullah Gulen
İhsan Yılmaz
If one had to summarize the main message of the 32 papers presented at the international conference on "Peaceful Coexistence: Fethullah Gülen's Initiatives for Peace in the Contemporary World" into a single sentence, I would suggest: "What would Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi say to Europe if he lived in today's world?"
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