Whether you adhere to a specific ethical or moral code or follow a traditional religion, the fundamental principles are similar, and can be summarized around the golden rule; that is, treating others as you would like them to treat you ...
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Educational Complex by Kimse Yok Mu in Kenya
Kimse Yok Mu, Turkey-based international aid organization inspired by followers of Hizmet movement, opened huge educational complex in Kenya’s city of Malindi. The complex consisting of dormitory, school and catering house has an area of 6600 square meters.
Read More »Gulen applies to top court over slander
Fethullah Gulen filed individual application to Constitutional Court over slanderous report published on web site www.medyagundem.com on March 25, which claimed that Gulen as well as some members of Hizmet movement, inspired by Gulen’s ideas, were threatening senior officials with ...
Read More »Gulen extends condolences to coal mine victims
Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen extended his condolences for the horrible tragedy that happened in Turkish town of Soma and as a result of which 301 workers died. “They were working in the most dire conditions to make the ends ...
Read More »Academicians in Thessaloniki: Hizmet is a movement, not a gang
During the 11th International Book Fair in Thessaloniki academicians discussed Hizmet movement led by Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen. In reaction to a campaign against Hizmet movement organized by Erdogan after corruption scandal that took place on December 2013, academicians ...
Read More »Like water and oil, Hizmet Movement and Political Islam, don’t mix!
The recent local elections in Turkey have been a litmus test for the political power of Hizmet Movement. Although Hizmet is neither a political party nor an entity of similar sort, and although the elections were just for the local ...
Read More »Love is a Verb, Indeed!
I recently had a chance to see a documentary on Fethullah Gulen and the Hizmet Movement, namely “Love is a Verb”. It was a cool breeze from the heavens in this dog-eat-dog world full of ongoing wars and crimes. It ...
Read More »Different Approach to Death Penalty by Ernest Joe Carter
The death penalty is a controversial topic. In effect since time immemorial, the death penalty is seen as the ultimate punishment for those who commit the most heinous crimes. Those who kill children, who murder multitudes, and who seem completely ...
Read More »Russia selected finalists for Turkish Olympiads
More than 300 Russian students from Russia’s 11 provinces demonstrated their knowledge of Turkish language and culture through songs, dances and art performances at final round of Turkish Olympiad held in a prestigious concert hall in Moscow.
Read More »Arcbishop Tutu awarded Gulen Peace award
A Nobel Peace Prize Laureate South African Arcbishop Desmond Tutu received Gulen Peace award at the Ubuntu Lecture and Dialogue Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening. The Turquoise Harmony Institute, which is a dialogue center inspired by the ...
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