November 11, 2012

Do good and let it unfold: A closer look into Gulen movement and Fethullah Gulen's life

Rainer Hermann

Fethullah Gulen
Fethullah Gülen signs one of his books
for his guests at his home in Pennsylvania
Photo: Rainer Hermann
The Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen has been living in the United States for 13 years now. A widely branched network of followers developed also there in his name.

There is no road sign indicating the exit and the dirt track. It leads you through a foggy broadleaf forest coloured in all the shades of autumn to an estate with eight houses. Thirteen years ago, Fethullah Gülen, the most influential preacher of Turkish Islam, retreated to this secluded place.

Fethullah Gulen and Gulen movement featured in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Hermann looks closer into Hizmet movement, Gülen's life in FAZ article

Rainer Hermann speaks during
a conference in İstanbul. (Photo: Cihan)
Rainer Hermann, a respected writer for Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) daily, puts the Hizmet Movement, which includes followers of Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen's principles, and Gülen's life under spotlight in an article published on Friday.