Professor Doğu Ergil, a distinguished political scientist, has completed his two-and-a-half-year study on the volunteer movement inspired by Fethullah Gulen, a preacher, prolific writer and advocate of interfaith and intercultural dialogue.

Assembly of Turkic American Federations (ATAF) hosted its Opening Gala Reception at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel with 7 US Senators and 53 US Representatives in attendance. Gathering six federations representing the Turkic-American community in the United States, the reception also brought representatives of Turkic and Eurasian communities together with ambassadors, policy makers and their staffers. US senators Mark Warner, Robert Casey, Richard Lugar, Frank Lautenberg, Jeff Bingaman, Roger Wicker, and Kay Hagen were among the participants.

The second annual Anatolian Cultures and Food Festival transformed The Orange County Great Park of California into the Anatolian Peninsula. Folk dancers, musicians, chefs and craftsmen brought to life Anatolia's diverse heritage of food, crafts and music. Turkish, Sufi, Christian, Armenian, Greek and Ottoman cultures of Anatolia are represented at the event that showcases the unique foods, music, costumes and customs from around the globe.

The Chicago-based Niagara Foundation, an organization established with the support of the local Turkish community that seeks to promote peace in society and intercultural dialogue, presented its 5th Peace and Dialogue Awards on Wednesday.

A couple of weeks ago, during our regular intellectual discussion with prominent scholars of their own fields, we ended up talking about suicide bombings and violence in the name of God. The group had no doubt that all faith systems unequivocally forbid terrorist activities, but also they were curious about the long standing ideologies of some so-called radical religious clergy.

For more than a decade, one of the world's most influential and controversial Muslim leaders has been convalescing on 26 acres in the Pocono Mountains.

Ahmet Kurucan, in his article in Today’s Zaman, exposes Mr. Fethullah Gulen’s frustration from being misunderstood by his adversaries. As a theologian who has known Gulen for decades, Ahmet Kurucan is very successful in reflecting Mr. Gulen’s thoughts and agony caused by this frustration.

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has commended the work of nongovernmental organizations such as the Gülen Institute which endeavor to bring people together irrespective of their backgrounds and make them feel that they are working to achieve the same goals.