New Book: The Gulen Hizmet Movement and its Transnational Activities

A project that was conceived at the East and West Encounters: Hizmet (Gulen) Movement conference comes to life in a new book.

The Gulen Hizmet Movement and its Transnational Activities: Case Studies of Altruistic Activism in Contemporary Islam is a book put together by Sophia Pandya of California State University Long Beach and Nancy Gallagher of University of California in Santa Barbara. This volume of essays on the Gulen, or Hizmet (service) movement, a Turkish Sufi, Sufi Muslim and humanitarian civil society group, looks at the recent activities of its followers to practice their form of Islam and carry out collective interfaith projects at the international level. It adds to the newly burgeoning discourse by focusing on the ways in which participants challenge ideological and sectarian boundaries. Included are the essays which discuss how the movement is organized, structured and institutionalized in many parts of the world, explore Turkey's global influence, evaluate criticisms of the movement and suggest directions for further research.

This is the most comprehensive book about the Gulen Movement. This book gives ample resources and hints to understand it clearly as it is the work product of respected academics in their fields. The book is now available on Amazon.com.

Other reader reviews for the book on Amazon.com:

“This book has been written very objectively by high caliber academics.”

“This book can answer many questions related to this movement. If you think the movement is not transparent, read this book.”

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