Fethullah Gulen's legal journey & Turkey's democratization progress

(Video Duration: 56 mins. 59 sec.)

James C. Harrington, Ph.D.

Fethullah Gulen's legal journey and Turkey's democratization progress is explained in this public lecture by Dr. James Harrington:

Dr. James Harrington, director of the Texas Civil Rights Project and Adjunct Professor at the School of Law in the University of Texas talks about how the political trial of Fethullah Gulen, a moderate Turkish religious leader, helped to greatly expand civil liberties and strengthen democracy in Turkey.

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Fethullah Gulen & Gulen Movement's Soft Power Approach - Lessons for Arab Political Reform

(Video Duration: 6 mins. 14 secs.)

Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Ph.D.

This presentation is based on field observations and readings of Fethullah Gulen. The goal is to draw lessons from the ideas and practices of the Gulen Movement that can inform political reform in the Arab world.

In a panel discussion held at Georgetown University's Berkeley Center, Mohammed Abu-Nimer of American University points out that one important character of Fethullah Gulen and the Gulen Movement is the movement's refusal to engage in partisan politics.

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Fethulah Gulen Trial explained in Frankfurt Book Fair

(Video Duration: 58 mins. 11 secs.)

James C. Harrington, Ph.D.

Harrington, who was a guest at the Frankfurt Book Fair to his book "(In)dependent judiciary - The trial of Fethullah Gulen during democratization of Turkey" sign gives an interesting insight into the hitherto little explored judicial proceedings against Fethullah Gulen.

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Fethullah Gulen - The Balance Between Physicality and Spirituality

(Video Duration: 4 mins. 38 secs.)

The true life is the one lived at the spiritual level. Those whose hearts are alive, conquering the past and the future, cannot be contained by time. Such people are never excessively distressed by sorrows of the past or anxieties of the future. Those who cannot experience full existence in their hearts, and thus lead banal, shallow lives, are always gloomy and inclined to hopelessness. They consider the past a horrifying grave, and the future an endless well. It is torment if they die, and it is torment if they survive.

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Fethullah Gulen - Man of Service

(Video Duration: 1 min. 48 secs.)

Man of service must, for the sake of the cause he has given his heart to, be resolved to cross over seas of filth. When he has attained his object, he must be so mature that he will attribute everything to its Rightful Owner, and be respectful and thankful to Him.

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Gulen Movement - Rumi Forum Peace and Dialogue Awards 2012

(Video Duration: 2 mins. 9 secs.)

The Rumi Forum, a nongovernmental organization established in the United States to improve interfaith and intercultural dialogue, gave its traditional Rumi Peace and Dialogue Awards in a ceremony held in Washington on Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Rumi Forum's Honorary president is Fethullah Gulen who has inspired a global civil society movement.

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Fethullah Gulen & Gulen Movement - Remarks by Klas Grinell

(Video Duration: 8 mins. 3 secs.)

Klas Grinell, Ph.D.

Klas Grinell speaks about Fethullah Gulen & Gulen Movement at the conference, Culture of Coexistence: The Art of Living Together, organized by Finland Dialog Association and The Fountain, a bimonthly US-based periodical, under the auspices of the Finland Ministry of Culture and Sports on April 24, 2012.

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