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Iftar Dinner


Fethullah Gulen Chair gave a Iftar Dinner for friends

at the Kharisma Bangsa School, 24 July 2013

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Iftar Dinner


Director of Fethullah Gulen Chair Dr. Ali Unsal

attended Iftar Dinner organized by

Minister of Social Affairs Mr. Salim Segaf Al-Jufri
 

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Seminar of "Infinite Light"


"Cahaya Abadi Muhammad SAW"

M. Fethullah Gulen books

State Islamic University of Jakarta 

17 Mei, 2013

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White Pearls Club


White Pearls Club organized 

"Contest Multi-Skilled Girls"

in State Islamic University Jakarta, 2013

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VISITOR


Director of Fethullah Gulen Chair Dr. Ali Unsal

gave a speech about Fethullah Gulen & Hizmet to guests from

State Islamic Institute Medan North of Sumatera

28 Mei 2013

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STUDENT ACTIVITIES


  Turkish Class students of Postgraduate 

visited Kharisma Bangsa School, 4 Mei 2013

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COMPAING & CONTEST


Fethullah Gulen Chair and students of State Islamic University Jakarta 

organized book reading compaing & contest

"Islam Rahmatan Lil Alamin",

 by M.Fethullah Gulen

25 Mei 2013

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Student Activities


Turkish Courses students Fethullah Gulen Chair visited

Kharisma Bangsa School

27 April 2013

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Conference

 
  Director of  Fethullah Gulen Chair Dr. Ali Unsal

  gave a speech in the Conference about

Strengthening the Ties between Researchand Education,

  in UNY, 17 Mei 2013 

 

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VISITING


Director of Fethullah Gulen Chair 

Dr. Ali Unsal visited Mr. Bahrul Hayat

General Secretary of Ministry of

Religious Affairs of The Republic Indonesia

16 Mei 2013

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International Symposium


Director of Fethullah Gulen Chair Dr. Ali Unsal

and some Academicians from Indonesia attended 

International Symposium

"A Shared Road Map Ijma And Collective Consciousness" in Turkey, 2013

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Trip to Turkey


Fethullah Gulen Chair invited 

some Academicians trip to Turkey

25 April - 1 Mei, 2013

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TRIP


Director of Fethullah Gulen Chair

Dr. Ali Unsal trip to Turkey with

the Former the Vice President Indonesia 

Dr. Jusuf Kalla, April 2013

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SYMPOSIUM


Director of Fethullah Gulen Chair

Dr. Ali Unsal attended

 symposium in Bosnia,

April 2013

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DISCUSSING


Director of  Fethullah Gulen Chair Dr. Ali Unsal

 gave a speech in the discussing program with 

Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals,

April 2013

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VISITING


Director of Fethullah Gulen Chair 

Dr. Ali Unsal &Our Distinguished Guests

visited ANTARA NEWS Jakarta,

2 April 2013

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VISITING


Director of Fethullah Gulen Chair

Dr. Ali Unsal visited Rector of

Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, 2013

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INDONESIAN-TURKISH


Fethullah Gulen Chair & International Office State Islamic Universty Jakrta

organized program “Indonesian-Turkish Cultural & Friendship Day"  

 in Auditorium Prof. Dr. Harun Nasition State Islamic University Jakarta

17 April, 2013

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Democracy is an Irreversible Process Turkey has a unique place among other Muslim countries. As a Muslim nation believing in democracy, ... Read more
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Literature 1. Words are one of the best means to transfer ideas to others. Those who use them skillfully quick... Read more
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What We Expect of Science 1. Since "real" life is possible only through knowledge, those who neglect learning and teaching ar... Read more
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Science and Knowledge 1. Science and technology are beneficial to the degree that they guarantee happiness and help us at... Read more
The Madness of Power for Its Own Sake Those who have the power and technological means to satisfy their greed, hate, and vengeance can br... Read more
Matter of Obedience and a Tetrapod I guess what you mean by obedience is not obedience to oppression... Absolutely not. The obedience... Read more
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Secularism Turkey is a secular state. A state can be secular, but some people say that an individual cannot be... Read more
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Republic 1. The Prophet did not claim kingship, and his four immediate political successors followed his exa... Read more
Politics 1. Good administration and politics are characterized by acknowledging rights, the law's superiorit... Read more
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Marriage and the Home 1. The purpose of marriage is not pleasure; rather, it is to establish a family, ensure the nation'... Read more
Women Governors Can women be administrators? Read more
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Women and Women's Rights What are your thoughts about women's rights? This is a very comprehensive subject. From one perspe... Read more
Difference from Ex-Prime Minister Erbakan and the Issue of Partisanship Necmettin Erbakan is active in politics as a representative of Islam in Turkey. You're following a ... Read more
Jihad with Its Lesser and Greater Kinds or Aspects Derived from the root j-h-d, jihad means using all one's strength, as well as moving toward an obje... Read more
"Political Islam" and Religious-Oriented Parties I'm very curious about several things. Europe has Christian Democrat political parties, which are l... Read more
Islam, Theocracy, and Tyranny In Islam, is there despotism or theocracy as the media assert? Some people, just as they can use e... Read more
Sunni Islam and Free Thought You indicated that during one period, the Ottoman madrassas froze artistic, aesthetic, and intellec... Read more
Islam and Art What is Islam's view on art? As shown by the Qur'an, it is to see creation as it is and then to re... Read more
The Beard and the Headscarve Issue The Beard and the Turban Issue I see the robe, turban, beard, and loose trousers as details. Musli... Read more
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The Muslim-Turkish Identity The factor of Islam definitely should be included. But it shouldn't be a Turkish world that's fight... Read more
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IMG 628222 April 2013 /OSMAN ÜNALAN, MUSTAFA KUŞEN, ORHAN YILDIRIM, ÖMER ÖZDEMİR, İSTANBUL

 

Scholars from 80 countries will convene in İstanbul over the weekend for a two-day symposium during which they will exchange views about ijma, an Islamic term meaning religious consensus, and stress the unity of Muslims.

The event, which is jointly organized by the Yeni Ümit and Hira magazines, will take place at İstanbul's Haliç Congress Center on April 27-28.

The symposium is titled “Ijma as a Common Roadmap and Collective Awareness.”

 Among the speakers of the event will be Rashid al-Ghannushi, the leader of Ennahda in Tunisia, Professor Ahmed Abbâdi, Muhammed Saad Ebu Bekir, former Egyptian Mufti Professor Ali Gomaa , Professor İsam Beshiri, Professor Muhammad Imara and Islamic scholar Selmân Hussein en-Nedvî.

A total of 4,000 people are expected to follow the symposium. There will be simultaneous translations in five languages -- Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, English and French -- during the event.

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ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID DESPAU FOR TIMENEW YORK, APRIL 18, 2013 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mr. Fethullah Gulen has been named as one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2013. TIME recognized Gulen for "preaching a message of tolerance that has won him admirers around the world." The 2013 TIME 100 includes other noted world leaders such as Pope Francis, Aung San Suu Kyi, Malala Yousafzai and President Obama. In the past, TIME has honored global leaders such as the Dalai Lama and Pope Benedict XVI in their TIME 100 list.

Gulen is an Islamic scholar, preacher and social advocate who dedicated his life to interfaith and intercultural dialogue, and reinterpreted aspects of Islamic tradition to meet the needs of contemporary Muslims. He is the inspiration behind Hizmet, a civil society initiative that advocates for the ideals of human rights, equal opportunity, democracy, non-violence and the emphatic acceptance of religious and cultural diversity. Hizmet brings to life these principles through the work of its participants in community service, intercultural dialogue and education.

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Dear guests, esteemed organizers, academics, thinkers, and honorable government authorities of Senegal,

I have gratefully received your kind invitation to the conference titled "Diversity & Cohesion in a Globalized World: Contributions of the Gülen Movement." It is with deep sorrow that I am unable to join you due to my unfavorable health conditions.

Diversity is no doubt a reality of human life, as it is an auspicious and bountiful manifestation of Divine will in the universe. Our encounter with this reality has never been as intimate as it is now, as time and space have shrunk to make us neighbors. Yet, while on the one hand we are being drawn closer to one another, on the other hand, challenges are growing far and wide, with consequences transcending political, historical, and cultural borders. This is where the main theme of your conference, i.e., cohesion, comes into play as an indispensable solution for our pandemic problems of violence, wars, prejudice, lack of character, misguided education, and weakening spirit of neighborliness.

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The Rose of Medina

Whenever I commemorate You, all else fades from my mind,
Your phantasm treads on the hills of my mind;
Although a mirage, it assuages my affliction,
Whenever I commemorate You, all else fades from my mind.

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Approximately 110,000 people in India are preparing to enter a contest in which they will be asked questions about “The Infinite Light,” one of the most popular books authored by Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen.

“The Infinite Light,” a five-volume series, describes the life of the Prophet Muhammad and has been translated into dozens of languages.

Participants in the contest will be asked questions from the English, Hindi and Urdu versions of the book.

The contest is being organized by leading Muslim scholars in India. There will be two stages: In the first stage, high school and university students will answer questions on “The Infinite Light” on Jan. 15. They will move on to a final round of questions on Feb. 9.

Owner of the Adam Books Publishing Company, Sacit Ali, whose company printed 110,000 copies of “The Infinite Light” in just two months, said he is very proud to participate in such a project.

 

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Fethullah Gulen's new book [written in Turkish] "The Struggle of Renewal" the last of Broken Pot series published by Nil Publications, sold 200.000 in 20 days in Turkey. Gulen's books are guiding ones, which address to and suggest solutions for the needs of society.

Yilmaz Simsek, NT Stores director of Book Category, said the book was soon on the Best Sellers list. Simsek, who states that sale went beyond 200 thousands in a short while, said, "We observe a keen interest in readers since Fethullah Gulen's books are guiding ones, which address to and suggest solutions for the needs of society".

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 Rainer Hermann interviews Fethullah Gulen - Do good and let it unfold

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 Rainer Hermann 

The Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen has been living in the United States for 13 years now. A widely branched network of followers developed also there in his name. There is no road sign indicating the exit and the dirt track. It leads you through a foggy broadleaf     forest colored in all the shades of autumn to an estate with eight houses.

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fgulenpressTurkish-Muslim scholar Fethullah Gulen expressed his deep sorrow caused by the tragic shooting incident which took lives of 26 civilians, mostly children, at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.




 

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Fethullah Gülen is an authoritative mainstream Turkish Muslim scholar, thinker, author, poet, opinion leader and educational activist who supports interfaith and intercultural dialogue, science, democracy and spirituality and opposes violence and turning religion into a political ideology. Fethullah Gülen promotes cooperation of civilizations toward a peaceful world, as opposed to a clash:

“Be so tolerant that your bosom becomes wide like the ocean. Become inspired with faith and love of human beings. Let there be no troubled souls to whom you do not offer a hand and about whom you remain unconcerned.

(Fethullah Gülen, Criteria or Lights of the Way. London: Truestar.)

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During an interview with Nuriye Akman of Zaman (6)

Topics covered in the interview include life in the United States, religious madrasas and secular schools, Fethullah Gulen's relations with the current Turkish Government, thoughts on Sharia law, the values of the Gulen movement, the place of Turkey in being a role model for other Muslim countries, women in society, Democracy and Islam...

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hocamBorn in Turkey and for some time resident in the United States of America, Fethullah Gülen is seen by the American pres as one of the most influential spiritual leaders of the planet. A philosopher, theologian and preacher, he is one of the founders of a movement which is widespread in many countries and active in very various fields, from the economy to education.

Fethullah Gülen is one is one of the most influential intellectuals on the planet. A Muslim, born in Turkey, a polymath active in many areas, he was at the origin of an international movement affecting civil society, the economy, and especially education: "the greatest gift a generation can give to another."

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