December 17, 2011

KYM Clinic has risen in helping Ugandan patients

Kimse Yok Mu

KYM opened a clinic which has become the hope of Ugandan patients who are living in a country struggling with health problems.

Adana volunteers care for 13 Ugandan children

Kimse Yok Mu

359 students were brought from African countries for education by KYM, and 13 of them are having their education in Adana Private Burc Ozgoren High School. The KYM Adana branch volunteers are giving them a helping hand.

The students came to the Association and were given gift packages including coats, shoes, pants, shirts, and other clothes.

December 16, 2011

What makes the Gülen Movement different from movements of the past and present in Europe?

fgulen.org

Although the Gülen Movement is a contemporary movement, it concerns itself with forms of action, content and meanings that are qualitatively different from the tradition of struggle frequently seen in European societies.

It does not fit into the conventional categories of the workers’ movement of industrial capitalism and modern leftist movements.

Fethullah Gülen's message of condolence for deceased Egyptian scholar Dr Abdelhaleem Uways

Fethullah Gülen

Dr Abdelhaleem Uways
I am deeply saddened by the news that Dr Abdelhaleem Uways, a great scholar, a man of virtue, and my brother, has passed away.

My most sincere sympathies are with his family for this great loss of all Muslims. I pray that Allah makes his grave a heavenly garden of intimacy.

Published on fgulen.com, 12 December 2011, Monday

December 15, 2011

AK Party-Gülen community relationship

Salih Tuna, Yeni Şafak

Over the past few days, many columnists have been analyzing the relationship between the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government and the Gülen community. Numerous questions have been raised, for example, “Has the Gülen community turned its back on the AK Party, or has the AK Party turned its back on the Gülen community?”

December 14, 2011

Old reflexes of media against faith will rise again

Zafer Özcan

The name of Ferhat Barış first came to public attention in 1999 in the wake of the release of a videotape that was doctored in a way to make the public believe that religious scholar Fethullah Gülen was trying to get Turkey under his control and was shown on various TV stations.

Journalist Barış fought against a smear campaign targeting the religious people of Turkey through his columns published in the Zaman daily. The tape incident is only one example of attempting to manipulate public opinion carried out in recent decades in Turkey.

December 13, 2011

Kazakhstan presents medals to Turks for contributing to bilateral relations

Today's Zaman

Turks who have contributed to Turkish-Kazakh relations were presented medals at a reception organized by the Kazakh Consulate General in İstanbul on Thursday evening.

At the reception hosted by Kazakh Consul General Askar Shokybayev to mark the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence, dozens of Turkish businessmen, academics, educators and representatives of civil society organizations received medals for their contributions to improving friendship and cooperation between Turkey and Kazakhstan.

December 12, 2011

Babacan visits Turkish, Japanese schools in Sendai

Sunday's Zaman

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, during a visit to Japan, on Wednesday visited a Turkish and a Japanese school in Sendai, both of which sustained severe damage in last March's earthquake and tsunami, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Pakistani students donate to Turkish quake survivors

Anatolian Agency

Pakistani students have donated their pocket money to Turkish quake survivors.

Students receiving education in 18 Turkish schools in Pakistan and a group of Pakistani businessmen handed out 1.9 million rupee (almost 21,000 USD) to Turkish Ambassador in Islamabad Babur Hizlan.

December 11, 2011

‘US consults Turkey on most international issues’

Ayten Çiftçi

The US special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), calling Turkey one of the US's closest allies, told Today's Zaman in an exclusive interview on Monday, “There are very few major international issues on which we do not consult Turkey on a regular basis.”

Rashad Hussain, a Muslim of Indian heritage, has served in the White House Counsel's Office and has advised President Barack Obama's administration on policy matters related to the Muslim world in his capacity as an envoy to the OIC.
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