Demonization of the Gülen movement unfair and baseless

Demonization of the Gülen movement unfair and baseless

The Gülen movement is one of two marginalized groups in present-day Turkey along with the with Kurds. However, the situation was quite different 10 years ago. …

Did the Gülen Movement Infiltrate the State?

Did the Gülen Movement Infiltrate the State?

The Gülen group did not infiltrate the bureaucracy but participated in it. If there is to be a “responsible” party,…

Al-Azhar has examined and approved all the works of Mr. Gulen

Al-Azhar has examined and approved all the works of Mr. Gulen

Hizmet Movement: An Exemplary Paradigm of Transnational Civic Engagements

Hizmet Movement: An Exemplary Paradigm of Transnational Civic Engagements

Islam is compatible with Democracy, despite Turkey’s recent example

Islam is compatible with Democracy, despite Turkey’s recent example

Despite the outward appearance of Islamic observance, Erdogan regime represents a complete betrayal of core Islamic values. These core values are not about a style of dressing or the use of religious slogans. They include respect for the rule of law and the independence of…

Islamism and Fethullah Gülen

Islamism and Fethullah Gülen

While it is an Islamic movement at its root, today the movement has become a strong network, able to successfully…

Islamist vs. Islamic: Erdogan’s deep-rooted hatred of the Gülen movement

Islamist vs. Islamic: Erdogan’s deep-rooted hatred of the Gülen movement

Fethullah Gülen on Jihad

Fethullah Gülen on Jihad

What does Gulen think about the issue of Jerusalem?

What does Gulen think about the issue of Jerusalem?

Gulen proposes to grant Jerusalem a supranational and supra-religious status including visa-free access for the followers of all religions and to develop a unique administration for the city whereby it would be governed by a committee under the United Nations comprising the representatives of three Abrahamic…

Gülen: Muslims have a unique responsibility in fighting terror

Gülen: Muslims have a unique responsibility in fighting terror

Gülen: God says “We have honored the children of Adam” (Quran, 17:70), all humanity is honored. The Qur’an describes taking…

The Other, East & West and Fethullah Gülen as Border Transgressor

The Other, East & West and Fethullah Gülen as Border Transgressor

Hizmet is not a terror group, they embrace the entire human family

Hizmet is not a terror group, they embrace the entire human family

Democracy in the Thought of Gülen and Erdoğan’s Politics

Democracy in the Thought of Gülen and Erdoğan’s Politics

Fethullah Gülen: In the past, I did support the idea of a presidential system if it is to be modeled after the U.S. or France or other countries where there are checks and balances against the president. But Erdoğan’s proposal was akin to a sultan…

Gülen, Hizmet, the state and the AKP

Gülen, Hizmet, the state and the AKP

The questions such as “What does the Hizmet movement want from the state?” “Why has Gülen been determinedly encouraging his…

Gülen on Secularism, Democracy and the Rule of Law

Gülen on Secularism, Democracy and the Rule of Law

Fethullah Gulen: I Condemn All Threats to Turkey’s Democracy

Fethullah Gulen: I Condemn All Threats to Turkey’s Democracy

Global Terrorism and Islamic Radicalization: Analyses from Fethullah Gulen’s Perspective

Global Terrorism and Islamic Radicalization: Analyses from Fethullah Gulen’s Perspective

Gulen deems terrorism as the greatest blow to peace, democracy, and humanity and he always condemns any terrorist activity no matter by whom it is carried out or for what purpose it is committed. He issues statements in this regard on various media platforms.…

Gulen’s new book: “Muslims’ Responsibility in Countering Violence”

Gulen’s new book: “Muslims’ Responsibility in Countering Violence”

Published by Gulen Chair at Leuven University in Belgium, this new book is a selection of some of Fethullah Gülen’s…

Fethullah Gulen: I consider the coup attempt as a serious “terror coup”

Fethullah Gulen: I consider the coup attempt as a serious “terror coup”

Fethullah Gülen on Acts of Terrorism – in light of Paris and Beirut

Fethullah Gülen on Acts of Terrorism – in light of Paris and Beirut

  • Global Terrorism and Islamic Radicalization: Analyses from Fethullah Gulen’s PerspectiveGlobal Terrorism and Islamic Radicalization: Analyses from Fethullah Gulen’s Perspective
  • Demonization of the Gülen movement unfair and baselessDemonization of the Gülen movement unfair and baseless
  • Did the Gülen Movement Infiltrate the State?Did the Gülen Movement Infiltrate the State?
  • Al-Azhar has examined and approved all the works of Mr. GulenAl-Azhar has examined and approved all the works of Mr. Gulen
  • Hizmet Movement: An Exemplary Paradigm of Transnational Civic EngagementsHizmet Movement: An Exemplary Paradigm of Transnational Civic Engagements
  • How do you see the enmity of Erdogan against you?How do you see the enmity of Erdogan against you?
Don’t Make A Mystic into a Martyr: Fethullah Gülen as Peacebuilder

Don’t Make A Mystic into a Martyr: Fethullah Gülen as Peacebuilder

My conclusion? He’s a mystic in the Sufi tradition of Islam. And like other famous mystics in history—notably Gandhi, or Rumi—from whom Gülen draws deeply, Fethullah Gülen is a peacebuilder. And history teaches us that peacebuilders are likely to be misunderstood, vilified, and targeted. It would be tragic if once again historical forces conspire to turn a mystic into a martyr.…

Rumi and Gülen’s Main Message and Acceptance of the Other

Fethullah Gülen’s Dialogic Sufism: a theological framework

Sufism and its origins (by Fethullah Gulen)

Political Activism for Peaceful Coexistence in Rumi and Gulen

Rumi and Gülen’s Main Message and Acceptance of the Other

Love of God that leads to tolerance and compassion in Gülen’s Thought

Love of God that leads to tolerance and compassion in Gülen’s Thought

Gülen defines “Muslim” as someone who conforms to his description of being tolerant. His view of Islam, simply put, is of a faith that exemplifies the principles which he embeds in the word “tolerance.”…

Was Gulen really “Once a close ally” of Erdogan?

Gülen flatly rejects the totalizing ideology of Islamism

Fethullah Gülen: A Muslim scholar, preacher and social advocate

Gülen vs Erdoğan – two diverging interpretations and practices of Islam

Gulen Movement, Civil Islam and Turkey’s Future

Does Gulen see human rights as a “Western conspiracy” used to divide “our country and nation”?

Does Gulen see human rights as a “Western conspiracy” used to divide “our country and nation”?

While citing examples from the implementations of Islamic injunc­tions in the past, which are in conformity with the modern-day understanding of human rights, Gülen says that the violation of people’s rights is unethical and sinful. Furthermore, on the topic of “rights,” he does not simply refer to human rights, but believes that all the living beings have rights of their own.…

True Life and True Humanity

Human beings and their nature (by Fethullah Gulen)

“The Characteristics of a Believer” by Fethullah Gulen

Solving the Paradox: How to be a Balanced Muslim

An analysis of Gülen’s Humanism

Education View all

Civil Rights, the Hizmet Movement, and the Liberative Power of Education

Civil Rights, the Hizmet Movement, and the Liberative Power of Education

One of the foundational principles of the teachings of M. Fethullah Gulen, and thus one of the animating principles of the Hizmet movement, is the notion that education is one of the primary means by which the human person becomes most authentically human and thus reaches her or his full potential.…

Fethullah Gülen View all

How do you see the enmity of Erdogan against you?

How do you see the enmity of Erdogan against you?

There is the issue of Hizmet schools. We operate hundreds of them in Turkey and in some 170 countries around the world, more than 1.400 schools. Erdogan wanted to control our network as a tool to further his aim of dominating the entire Islamic world, as caliph. But Hizmet refused to be used in such a way. Then Erdogan thought: if they don’t help me in this, they can’t exist, and started to close our schools. …

The Spiritual Heart in the Thought of Fethullah Gulen

What can Christians learn from a global Islamic movement?

A select biography of Fethullah Gülen

The Gülen Community – Who to Believe, Politicians or Actions?

The Turkey I no longer know

Islam

Gulen vs Erdogan – Contesting Religious Expressions

Gulen vs Erdogan - Contesting Religious Expressions

While on a shallow level they share a common religion, in his role as…

Lesser and greater jihad

Lesser and greater jihad

The lesser jihad is material. The greater jihad, however, is conducted on the spiritual…

Submission vs. Sense and Reason

Submission vs. Sense and Reason

All that we see around us when contemplating the Divine laws so evident in His creation, as well as our inner…

The Gulen Movement: An Islamic Response to Terror as a Global Challenge

The Gulen Movement: An Islamic Response to Terror as a Global Challenge

As regards tolerance and forgiveness, Gulen explains how true Muslims…

Civil Islam and Democratic Modernity in Gülen’s thought

Civil Islam and Democratic Modernity in Gülen’s thought

Throughout Gülen’s teaching, one can see an abiding concern with fostering a communitarian ethos…

Understanding the Hizmet Movement – Is Hizmet Islamist?

Understanding the Hizmet Movement – Is Hizmet Islamist?

It is on this basis that the Hizmet movement has competed directly with the…

Muslims have a duty to address those who distort Islam from within

Muslims have a duty to address those who distort Islam from within

According to Fethullah Gülen, those who commit transgressions against the nation or religion to…

Consultation from Gülen’s perspective: The relationship between the ruler and the ruled

Consultation from Gülen’s perspective: The relationship between the ruler and the ruled

I am in favor of solving all issues according to…

Fethullah Gülen’s view on projects like “Islamic Common Market” or “Union of Muslim Countries”

Fethullah Gülen’s view on projects like “Islamic Common Market” or “Union of Muslim Countries”

It is imperative that alliances do not harm…

Are there any countries that do not allow Hizmet schools?

Are there any countries that do not allow Hizmet schools?

Doğu Ergil Are there any countries, which do not allow the [Hizmet] schools to…

Fethullah Gülen: Following in the Footsteps of Rumi

Fethullah Gülen: Following in the Footsteps of Rumi

Thomas Michel The writings of Jalal al-Din Rumi, the thirteenth-century mystical poet and founder…

Can the Gülen Movement be characterized as a Sufi order?

Can the Gülen Movement be characterized as a Sufi order?

Doğu Ergil Can the Gülen Movement be characterized as a Sufi order? Is it…

Is the role of women limited to motherhood in Islam

Is the role of women limited to motherhood in Islam

No, it is not. The noble position of motherhood aside, our general opinion about…

Sufi influences in Gülen’s early life

Sufi influences in Gülen’s early life

Gülen is primarily a scholar, who, while far from establishing a Sufi order, aims to revive and combine the activism of…

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