Conference on Gülen’s thoughts on ideal society to be held in Pakistan

A press conference regarding the international conference “Ideal Human and Ideal Society in the Thoughts of M. Fethullah Gülen” was held at the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Professor Dr. Liaqat Ali, the Acting Vice Chancellor, Assistant Professor Maria Maldonado, Director of International Linkages, Harun Köken, Chairman of Rumi Forum, and Hakan Yeşilova, Editor of The Fountain announced the program and briefed on the conference.

Professor Liaqat Ali told the reporters that as the University of the Punjab they had conferred honorary doctorate to Fethullah Gülen this year on May 17, 2012 in recognition of his contributions to education and peace, and that this conference will be a convenient follow-up.

Dedicated to exploring Fethullah Gülen’s ideas on diverse issues, the conference will feature speakers and participants from a number of countries including Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Turkey, UK, and USA. The conference will start with a reception dinner on November 20, Tuesday, at the prestigious Pearl Continental Hotel, hosted by Honorable Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, the Chief Minister of Punjab. The keynote speaker of the event will be Dr. Muhammed Çetin, Member of Parliament from Turkey, who is an expert on social movements with a particular specialization on Hizmet movement that has flourished around the ideas of M. Fethullah Gülen. Conference catalogue with abstracts, bios, and further information on the program are available at www.idealsocietyconference.org.

Fethullah Gulen

Gülen is a key figure in Turkey and abroad. He is known as the founder of the Hizmet movement, which has played a significant role in the opening of more than 500 schools in over 100 countries around the globe. Additionally, several linked organizations and institutions have stepped up their efforts to build interfaith dialogue through cultural centers and intellectual circles in a bid to contribute to peace and reduce tensions.

Gülen has been living in the US for more than a decade.

Sources: fgulen.com and Today's Zaman, 19 November 2012, Monday

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