August 7, 2008

An Analysis of the Gülen Movement

1. Revival in the spirit and in the essenceGülen considers the problem of poor or absent education to be the

An Analysis of the Gülen Movement

1. The madrasa (religious school) vs. the maktab (secular school)Gülen is an activist who was raised in madrasas (religious schools).

An Analysis of the Gülen Movement

An outgrowth of these schools’ success is the activities of inter-civilization dialogue that emerge from a humble, self-sacrificing circle. These

An Analysis of the Gülen Movement

Gülen’s views differ from the Western thought in several ways. First, he objects to some ideological views that, he believes,

An Analysis of the Gülen Movement

It seems useful here to delineate some basic characteristics of the Western science and its outcomes before I proceed to

An Analysis of the Gülen Movement

Often, modern approaches do not consider a particular community’s mode of organization as being in line with modern society. The

An Analysis of the Gülen Movement

Undoubtedly, one of the important ideals that form the Islamic social and historical consciousness of the Gülen movement is the

A Civilian Response to Ethno-Religious Conflict: The Gülen Movement in Southeast Turkey