One of the Gulen Movement’s many contributions to world cultural atlas is a magazine called Hira. Hira is published in Arabic to discuss scientific and religious issues of our time. When talking about religion, Hira uses the tolerant discourse of Turkish tradition. Hira also tries to establish an understanding of the relationship between creation and science, how religion does not clash with science and one is not the opposite (or the alternative) of the other. Hira’s main audience is the Arab world, but social scientists and theologians in other countries expressed interest in the magazine.
Hira has been bringing together Turkey and the Arab world for six years. Actually, it would be correct to describe it as a platform, rather than a magazine. However, it is not very popular in Turkey, where only 3,000 copies out of the 40,000 printed are sold.
The remaining 37,000 are distributed to intellectuals in the Arab world via subscriptions. The Arab world has been able to connect with Turkey through Hira magazine for the last five years. With a number of workshops in Arab countries, more than 25 symposia and other similar events, Hira magazine has attracted the attendance and participation of more than 2,500 Arab scholars and intellectuals. We spoke with the editor-in-chief of the magazine, Nevzat Savaş, who spends most of his time in the Arab world, before his departure for a meeting.
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