April 14, 2013

Unproven speculations and legitimate questions

Joost Lagendijk

Last week I was able to witness through first-hand experience how difficult it is to explain the Gülen movement outside of Turkey and how easy it is to manipulate public opinion on this issue.

A Painful Prosecution, But Ultimately a Step Forward

James C. Harrington

Book on Gulen Trial
Political trials have run throughout the course of human history. Often they have intertwined themselves with religious issues, especially when the powers of “church and state” have aligned in mutual interest. In Western tradition and culture, the trials of Socrates, Jesus, Galileo, the Inquisition, the Salem “witches,” and John Scopes stand out in history.