Fethullah Gülen's poems turned into songs for international album

(Video Duration: 5 mins. 15 secs.)

Artists from twelve different countries composed music for poems written by Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who is known for his global message of peace and inter-faith tolerance, for an album titled “Colors of Peace-Rise Up” to promote peace and tolerance.

The poems were translated into English, and each artist selected one poem to interpret in song.

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Fethullah Gulen & Gulen Movement on Global Peace - Symposium in Uganda

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On May 28, 2011, a two-session symposium titled “Fethullah Gulen and Global Peace” took place at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Uganda. Contribution of the Hizmet Movement and Fethullah Gulen to World Peace was the main theme of the symposium, a Nile Dialogue Platform event. The first was a discussion session on interfaith dialogue and tolerance followed by an in-depth analysis of the role of Fethullah Gulen and the Hizmet (Gulen Movement) in promoting global peace. The second session was a dialogue dinner featuring reflections and remarks that the organization stimulated. Throughout both sessions, numerous academics, intellectuals and officials representing a wide range of faiths and institutions shared their remarks on the symposium with respect to the movement’s overall idea and role in peacemaking.

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Women's Role in Society – Contributions of the Gulen Movement

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Positive role of interfaith dialogue in curbing violence and discrimination against women was highlighted at the symposium held at United Nations, New York.

On February 12, Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Peace Islands Institute [a Gulen-inspired NGO in the US] co-organized symposium took place to commemorate World Harmony Day. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has also sent a message to the event.

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Fethullah Gulen on Love and Valentine's Day

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Q: What do you think about the Valentine's Day?

A: Love is a universal fact. There are various manifestations of love in different platforms. None of the versions of love is despicable. We might talk about aimless, purposeless or pointless types of love. If someone treats his/her family with love, if s/he treats his/her children with love, if s/he treats his/her parents with love, if s/he feels love for God or humanity,

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Strategic defamation of Fethullah Gulen

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Dogan Koc, Ph.D.

Who is Gulen? Fethullah Gülen is a moderate Turkish Muslim scholar who is known mostly for his education and dialogue activities. The Hizmet Movement, inspired by Gülen, has established hundreds of education and dialogue institutions throughout the world. Several books and hundreds of articles and news reports have been written about Gülen himself and the movement. In recent years, a defamation campaign has been launched against Gülen and the Hizmet Movement. Although these defamation articles may seem random, this book shows that the articles are written strategically in a campaign manner. In Strategic Defamation of Fethullah Gülen, close to 500 defamation articles, books, and other forms of writings are analyzed according to their languages by Dogan Koc. Dr. Koc concludes that these defamations differ from each other and appear according to their respective audiences.

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Fethullah Gulen & Gulen Movement - Remarks by Dr. James Bowley

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James Bowley, Ph.D.

Mississippi chapter of the Institute of Interfaith Dialog (IID), with sponsorships of Raindrop Turkish House, The Gulen Institute and Intercultural Dialog Student Association in Mississippi College has organized its 6th Annual Dialog and Friendship Dinner on October 22nd, 2009 at Hilton Jackson Hotel in Jackson, MS.

Theme of the event was “Dialog between East and West”. Around 300 distinguished guests including elected officials, Senators, State Representatives, Mayors, security officers such as State Judges, FBI agents, Police Chiefs, Fire Chiefs, City Prosecutors, University Presidents, community and religious leaders and students were present at the the dinner and shared their tables with one another.

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Fethullah Gulen's Philosophy Gives Rise to Peace and Understanding

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Betsy Carr

A member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Betsy B. Carr speaks at the Rumi Forum and ATFA 2012 Dialogue Dinner to which a diverse group of guests including elected officials, leaders and representatives from faith communities, business, media and academia attended on November 28, 2012 at the Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

Highlighting the importance of the ideas and work of Fethullah Gulen, Delegate Carr later mentioned her trip to Turkey which "remains one of the most memorable and profound experiences not only of [her] ten-year legislation but of [her] entire life:"

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