Alyson Neel
Somali Education Minister Ahmet Aidid İbrahim, in an exclusive interview with Today's Zaman on Thursday in İstanbul, said that drought-stricken Somalia needs a sustainable remedy from the international community, not a mere band-aid. “My country has been struggling for twenty years because of civil war and a lack of law and order,” İbrahim said of the dismal conditions in Somalia, where there has been no central governmental control over most of the country's territory since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991.
September 30, 2011
309 Somali students come to Turkey for education
Today's Zaman
Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu on Wednesday gave 309 Somalis the opportunity to receive a quality education in Turkey, according to a news report from the Cihan news agency.
The students, along with Kimse Yok Mu officials and Somali Education Minister Ahmet Eydid İbrahim, arrived at İstanbul Atatürk Airport early Wednesday morning, where they were welcomed by more Kimse Yok Mu representatives.
Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu on Wednesday gave 309 Somalis the opportunity to receive a quality education in Turkey, according to a news report from the Cihan news agency.
The students, along with Kimse Yok Mu officials and Somali Education Minister Ahmet Eydid İbrahim, arrived at İstanbul Atatürk Airport early Wednesday morning, where they were welcomed by more Kimse Yok Mu representatives.
September 29, 2011
Fethullah Gulen sees peace wherever Huntington sees clash
Ali İhsan Aydın
The Gülen movement was explored by many scholars and academicians at the London School of Economics during the three-day conference.
On the last day of a conference titled "The Changing Islamic World: Contributions of the Fethullah Gülen Movement" held in London, Gülen's interfaith and inter-cultural dialogue activities were discussed.
The Gülen movement was explored by many scholars and academicians at the London School of Economics during the three-day conference.
On the last day of a conference titled "The Changing Islamic World: Contributions of the Fethullah Gülen Movement" held in London, Gülen's interfaith and inter-cultural dialogue activities were discussed.
September 28, 2011
Understanding Structure and Hierarchy in the Gülen Movement – 1
Martin Taylor
The Gülen Movement, also known as Hizmet (service), is a social movement inspired by the Turkish Islamic scholar and peace activist Fethullah Gülen.[1] It began in Turkey in the 1970’s and operates principally in education, dialogue, media and relief work. It has founded over a thousand schools; even more dialogue organisations; clinics; media outlets; humanitarian aid and other charitable NGOs in over a 130 countries worldwide. By all measures, the Movement is big, extensive, dynamic and successful. For many, this means that it must be centrally organized and hierarchically structured — that is, it must be top-down with clear chains of command, various layers of operating systems with the necessary checks and balances that entails. The assumption is based on our everyday experience of getting things done (and finding that the bigger the task the harder and more complex the organisational effort it requires) and on our knowledge of small and large organisations. The assumption is that large entities must have elaborate hierarchical structures and systems to even exist let alone achieve their goals.
The Gülen Movement, also known as Hizmet (service), is a social movement inspired by the Turkish Islamic scholar and peace activist Fethullah Gülen.[1] It began in Turkey in the 1970’s and operates principally in education, dialogue, media and relief work. It has founded over a thousand schools; even more dialogue organisations; clinics; media outlets; humanitarian aid and other charitable NGOs in over a 130 countries worldwide. By all measures, the Movement is big, extensive, dynamic and successful. For many, this means that it must be centrally organized and hierarchically structured — that is, it must be top-down with clear chains of command, various layers of operating systems with the necessary checks and balances that entails. The assumption is based on our everyday experience of getting things done (and finding that the bigger the task the harder and more complex the organisational effort it requires) and on our knowledge of small and large organisations. The assumption is that large entities must have elaborate hierarchical structures and systems to even exist let alone achieve their goals.
September 27, 2011
Kyrgyz parliament speaker: Turkey is our model
Aydın Pazarcı
Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Akhmatbek Keldibekov, who is currently visiting Turkey, has said Turkey is a model for Kyrgyzstan and that the country sees Turkey as a brother nation and strategic partner.
September 26, 2011
Health services are becoming permanent in Somalia
Kimse Yok Mu
KYM officials signed a agreement with Somali government officials related to the operation of the maternity and children's units at Benadir, the biggest hospital in the region.
The agreement is the first step in creating permanent health services in Somalia. Patients in the maternity and children's units of Benadir Hospital will be handled by Turkish doctors.
KYM officials signed a agreement with Somali government officials related to the operation of the maternity and children's units at Benadir, the biggest hospital in the region.
The agreement is the first step in creating permanent health services in Somalia. Patients in the maternity and children's units of Benadir Hospital will be handled by Turkish doctors.
The water problem was solved for 36,000 people living in two Somalian camps
Kimse Yok Mu
KYM officials working in Somalia carried out another perfect project. Additions were made to the Mogadishu water system which brought water to two nearby camps where 36,000 people are living.
KYM officials working in Somalia carried out another perfect project. Additions were made to the Mogadishu water system which brought water to two nearby camps where 36,000 people are living.
Somalia's brightest compete for education in Turkey
Today's Zaman
Youth in the Somali capital of Mogadishu formed long lines in front of schools this week as they competed for a slot in a rapidly expanding student exchange program sponsored by the Turkish relief organization Kimse Yok Mu. The organization is planning to provide scholarships for 350 new students from the famine-stricken nation.
Youth in the Somali capital of Mogadishu formed long lines in front of schools this week as they competed for a slot in a rapidly expanding student exchange program sponsored by the Turkish relief organization Kimse Yok Mu. The organization is planning to provide scholarships for 350 new students from the famine-stricken nation.
September 25, 2011
The works of Fethullah Gulen are translated into Indonesian language
Cihan News Agency
The works of Fethullah Gulen are continued to be translated into world’s different languages. Up to now, his books have been translated into world’s 36 languages. Recently the books were translated into one more language – Indonesian. The books that were translated into Indonesian first were ‘Eternal Light’, ‘In the shadow of faith’, and ‘Emerald Hills of the Heart’. In the following months other books will also be translated. The publication manager of Indonesian Republika Publication Group Teuku Chairul Wisal stated, “We are all aware of the importance of the works by Fethullah Gulen for all Indonesian people and we will continue to translate his works in the future.” The Republika Publication Group is one of the leading and biggest publication companies in Indonesia focusing on publication of religious and cultural literature.
Original [Turkish] version appeared in haberalemi.net, 15 September 2011, Thursday
English translation published on fethullah-gulen.net, 23 September 2011, Friday
Original [Turkish] version appeared in haberalemi.net, 15 September 2011, Thursday
English translation published on fethullah-gulen.net, 23 September 2011, Friday
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