Symposium on Islam's Role in Turkey

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A symposium on the Gulen Movement was held at Columbia University in New York. Organized by the Turkish Cultural Center and Institute of Turkish Studies, the event was dedicated to examining Islam's role in contemporary Turkey.

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Gulen Movement: A shared bridge between the US and Islam - Peter J. Mehl

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Life is a shared bridge of “passing over” and “coming back.” It is a passing over to other cultures and faiths, not to disown one’s own heritage, but to come back to incorporate new wisdoms and insight into one’s own worldview. The Gülen Movement is one such bridge."

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Gulen Movement discussed at Arab League

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Leading academics from various countries discussed the role of movements in the Muslim world and the experiences of the Gulen Movement at Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The conference, jointly held by Cairo University's economic and political science faculty, Academic Studies and the Internet Foundation from Turkey, and Hira magazine, started Oct. 19 and lasted for three days.

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Boyd: Fethullah Gulen describes how Islam may contribute to democratization

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Tom W. Boyd, Ph.D.

Dr. Tom W. Boyd: "Gulen makes a serious statement about how democratization process, which is inevitable, can be contributed to by Islam, if Islam would carefully reinterpret its own self understanding... He is fairly critical of Islam from an insiders position, but he is critical in a creative way; nothing destructive at all..."

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Followers of Fethullah Gulen seek to build up the human community

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Leo Lefebure, Ph.D.

Prof. Leo Lefebure of Georgetown University speaks at Annual Intercultural Shared Iftar (fast-breaking Dinner) held by Rumi Forum of Washington D.C.

According to him, we all can get so used to routines, and fasting exerts a call to attention for not only Muslims, but followers of other religious paths as well. He shares how Islamic faith calls him to stop and think "what do I worship functionally in my life?"

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An analysis of the Gulen Movement

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This is one of the first academic books about Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish scholar and preacher, and the civic movement he inspired in Turkey and ultimately throughout the world. The movement is rooted in moderate Islam and is committed to educating youth, fostering interfaith and intercultural dialog, assisting the needy in society and contributing to global peace. Based on interview data and visits to Gülen-inspired institutions, the book describes the movement from a sociological perspective, especially through the lens of social movement theory. It is the first book, grounded in empirical methodology, to describe the movement to a Western audience. It will be of special interest to social scientists interested in religious movements, religious scholars seeking information on Islamic movements and the general public eager to discover a moderate Islam that promotes humanitarian projects.

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Fethullah Gulen Condemns 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

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Fethullah Gulen

When 9/11 attacks took place, Fethullah Gulen was one of the first Islamic scholar to step forward and unequivocally condemn such acts. Fethullah Gulen said:

Terror can never be used in the name of Islam or for the sake of any Islamic end. Acts such as random killing, suicide bombings and kidnapping are completely forbidden in Islam and can never be undertaken whatever circumstance condition. Those who kill one innocent person through such acts are considered in Islam to have killed the whole humankind. A terrorist can not be a Muslim and a Muslim can not be terrorist. A Muslim can only be representative as a symbol of peace, well-being and prosperity.

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Islam = Peace

(Video Duration: 17 mins. 47 secs.)

A brief documentary that covers the 7/7 attacks in England, and the true teachings of Islam. The video also discusses how education might be a remedy for such unacceptable acts.

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