Fr. Thomas Michel
When our plane landed in Chiang Rai, the northernmost city of Thailand, my friend and I were at…
Fethullah Gulen
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Rising from the Ashes
2023 marks a full decade since the beginning of the unprecedented persecution of the Hizmet movement started in…
The Theological Dimension of the Thought of M. Fethullah Gülen (Part 3)
The terms translated in English as “worship,” “servanthood,” and “devotion” are taken from Arabic and possess a long…
The Theological Dimension of the Thought of M. Fethullah Gülen (Part 2)
“Sincerity” in the Islamic Tradition Ikhlas is a Qur’anic concept that is variously translated as “sincerity” or “purity…
Women’s Participation in Faith-based Social Movements
Fethullah Gülen, the Muslim scholar who inspired the global educational movement called Hizmet, has not only challenged popular…
The Theological Dimension of the Thought of M. Fethullah Gülen (Part 1)
Gülen as Spiritual Master In recent years, much has been written about the thought of Fethullah Gülen and…
Servant Leadership
The leader of a people is the one who serves them. That is the essence of leadership, serving…
Religious Communities and Response to COVID-19: The Case of the Hizmet Movement
This is not the first time that the world is witnessing a pandemic; previous incidents were regional in…
Find a Teacher for Yourself
As a rabbi and professor of rabbinic literature, I am naturally drawn to interpreting texts. The best moments…
Hizmet Movement: An Exemplary Paradigm of Transnational Civic Engagements
The origins of a seemingly nameless civic-social movement which later became popularly known as the “Gülen Movement” or…
Demise of Academia: A Sad Case Which Should Not Have Been in the 21st Century
Being an academic is not an easy thing. In many countries, it seems you are always between a…
Under the Shade of Tranquility: My Meeting with Fethullah Gülen
No concept is more central to Islam than the concept of peace. From our origins, to how we…
The Dynamics of a Changing World
Today’s generations will leave aside their material, and even spiritual, expectations by sacrificing their own whims and desires,…
A Global Democratization Formula
One morning, an office friend gets my attention and asks, “Have I (ever) given you this book?” The…
Bitter Truths and Hopes
Thus far in time, and across different parts of the world, we have witnessed desires to realize a…