Fethullah Gülen: I am in favor of freedom of expression and the press

Fethullah Gulen

On March 27th, 2012 in Today’s Zaman, an English Language daily Newspaper from Turkey Fethullah Gülen’s comments on the freedom of expression and press were outlined.

Turkish Muslim thinker Fethullah Gülen has said he advocates broader rights specifically in the arenas of freedom of expression and freedom of the press for journalists, including those who “unjustly” accuse him of conspiring against them.

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Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens talks to Pacifica Institute

OC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens

After the Luncheon Forum, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens sat down for a one-on-one interview with Pacifica Institute. During the interview Sheirff Hutchens talked about nonprofits, Homeland Security and how she deals with the streses of her job.

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“Hizmet is a civic movement rooted in Islam,” Prof. Ebaugh

Helen Rose Ebaugh, professor at the University of Houston and author of The Gulen Movement: A Sociological Analysis of a Civic Movement Rooted in Moderate Islam talked about the Hizmet Movement as a civic movement with deep roots in Islam. In an interview with Prof Adnan Aslan, Prof. Ebaugh said that the Hizmet movement is different from many other movements rooted in Islam in that the Hizmet’s aim is not to proselytize but in fact it is a ”social movement and a civil social movement” which happens to root itself in Islamic teachings.

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An Open Letter to Violent Muslim Protestors from Imam Antepli

On February 28th, 2012 Imam Abdullah Antepli wrote an open letter to his fellow Muslims. The letter was published in the Huffington Post. The Imam’s letter addresses the violent protestors in Afghanistan reacting to the NATO Qur'an burning scandal.

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How the Hizmet Movement and partners are facilitating dialog

In an article in The Sunday India, Sauranh Kumar Shahi talks about the successes and challenges of bringing the Abrahamic faiths together in post 9/11 USA.

Leo D. Lefebure, a Catholic priest by training and Professor at Matteo Ricci Chair, Department of Theology at Georgetown University, who has been instrumental in the initiative of Abrahamic dialog, were in New Delhi to share their experience about their interaction with followers of Fethullah Gulen and his Hizmet movement in the US.

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