Commentary
The Function of the Hizmet Movement in Society
The Gülen Movement (also widely known as the Hizmet Movement) was first established in the 1970s in Turkey with educational and dialogue institutions. Since... Read More
Fethullah Gulen’s Stance on the Kurdish Issue
A few months ago, shortly after 24 soldiers had been killed by the PKK and everything related to the Kurdish issue seemed to be... Read More
Understanding Structure and Hierarchy in the Gulen Movement – 1
The Gülen Movement, also known as Hizmet (service), is a social movement inspired by the Turkish Islamic scholar and peace activist Fethullah Gülen. It... Read More
Glocal Education
The reason that the Hizmet movement concentrates on the few areas that it does has to do with the importance and centrality of those... Read More
Global Frontier to Ceaseless Activism
A programme on BBC Radio 4 called the Gulen or Hizmet movement the world’s “most successful Islamic movement”. It is indeed remarkable for its... Read More
Why Do a Minority Fear Hizmet?
Before addressing the above question it’s important to first put things in perspective. The Hizmet movement (a transnational faith inspired human centric movement inspired... Read More
Fethullah Gulen comments on Gulenophobia
Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish Islamic scholar and peace activist, commented on an ever-growing systematic defamation campaign against him and the movement he inspires in... Read More
Emphasising ‘We’ in Gulen’s Thought
While reading an article about Robert Putnam’s ‘hunkering down’ theory, I was struck by how close Putnam comes to one of the most vital... Read More
Gulen Community and Gulen’s Reminder
Last week in this column I wrote that large masses whose common denominator is to adopt Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi’s spiritual leadership cannot be referred... Read More
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Gulen Movement and Transparency
The transparency of the Hizmet or Gülen Movement has long been a theme of various critics – writers, intellectuals and politicians. In the context... Read More