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2011 Annual Ramadan Iftar Dinner Series
Ramadan is an important month during which Muslims perform the fast and increase their spirituality. As part of Ramadan the Turkish American community through activities of the Rumi Forum organize numerous Iftar Dinners through out the DC metropolitan area and the surrounding states.Full Story
9/11 Commemoration Series 2011
The Rumi Forum with various partners organized numerous 9/11 commemoration events through out Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky. Videos Pictures
The Role of Civil Society in Peace building, Conflict Resolution and Democratization
Rumi Forum, in collaboration with Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, brought together prominent scholars of the nation's capital to discuss the growing importance of civil society in peace building, conflict resolution and democratization. Full Story
Fethullah Gulen's interviews in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal
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Preventing Violence and Achieving World Peace: The Contributions of the Gulen Movement
The Rumi Forum of Maryland held the conference, Preventing Violence and Achieving World Peace: The Contributions of the Gulen Movement, this October 29, 2009 at the University of Maryland, College Park. Video- 0
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Fethullah Gülen: Inspirer of Multi-disciplinary Studies"The work of Gülen's followers in Turkey shows that Islam—as taught by Gülen—seeks tolerance, not conflict; it aims for a better society, not political power; and it manifests itself in prayer and concrete local action.""As early as the eighteenth century, Goethe knew that the East and the West were inseparable. However, today's society has not been able to fulfill Goethe's dream, although plenty of time has passed since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Societies remain trapped in prejudices and stereotypes that strengthen the view of a separate East and West. European enlargement has made this even more pronounced and ... Read more |
The Gülen Community: a Dynamic Muslim Movement of Peace and DialogueThe topic that I want to address today is the movement associated with the name of the modern Muslim scholar, Fethullah Gülen. I suspect that as recently as 10-15 years ago, most of us had never heard the name of Mr. Gülen nor of the predominantly group of young Muslims who make up that community. Yet today, the community has over 600 schools,so called "Gulen Schools", including six universities, and operates in over 100 countries. In addition to their schools, they are the main inspiration behind dialogue institutes such as ... Read more |
Fethullah Gülen as EducatorThe topic that I chose for this paper is that of Fethullah Gülen as an educator. I must confess at the outset that I have arrived at the topic of my talk backwards. Rather than having studied the writings of Fethullah Gülen on education and pedagogy and then tried to see, in what might be called a deductive approach, how he has put these principles into practice, I have instead come to know first the educational institutions conducted by participants of the movement led by Mr. Gulen. This has led ... Read more |
The Contribution of Interfaith Dialogue to Peace BuildingTo further its pursuits of interreligious dialogue, the Gulen movement has created the Intercultural Dialogue Platform as a project of the movement’s Istanbul-based Writers and Journalists Foundation. The IDP has been particularly active in sponsoring and organizing “Abrahamic” dialogues with high-ranking representatives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Gülen movement also organizes associations for the promotion of interreligious activities at the local and regional level, such as the Cosmicus Foundation in the Netherlands, the Australian Intercultural Society in Melbourne, the Friede-Institut für Dialogue in Vienna, the Interfaith Dialog Center of ... Read more |
Foreword to the book: Toward a Global Civilization of Love and ToleranceI can cite my own case as an example. I am a Catholic priest, an American living in Rome. I have known the members of the movement associated with Fethullah Gülen for more than a decade, and I can state that they are sincerely and impressively living the teachings of their spiritual guide. They respectfully call Mr. Fethullah Gülen “Hoca Efendi,” which simply means “Teacher.” The lessons in this book, derived from the Qur’an and Islamic tradition, form and shape the attitudes by which these Muslims practice their Islamic ... Read more |
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