Editorial: After The Coup Attempt, A Crackdown In Turkey
The Fountain has been recently banned by the Turkish government in Turkey. Let us try to explain why:…
Fethullah Gulen
128 articles
The Winter Is Coming
In this issue, some of our writers address one of the most urgent crises of our age: the…
Wresting Jihad from the Jihadists
I departed Brussels a few days before the March 22, 2016, attacks which killed over thirty people, injured…
The Existence of God – According to Muslim Theologians and Thinkers
Proving the existence of God is a venture that numerous Muslim philosophers, theologians, and thinkers have been attempting…
Muslims, We Have to Critically Review Our Understanding of Islam
I share profound frustration with a billion-and-a-half Muslims around the world at the fact that such groups commit…
The Spiritual Heart in the Thought of Fethullah Gulen
If a person is to realize the true meaning intended by the creation of the human, they must…
Does Islam Promote Violence?
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, a huge number of books and articles have been published investigating…
Civil Rights, the Hizmet Movement, and the Liberative Power of Education
One of the foundational principles of the teachings of M. Fethullah Gulen, and thus one of the animating…
Clash of Wills
The histories of nations are shaped by countless stories, both real and fictional; in most cases, the line…
A Symphony of Compassion
God calls us to make music in our world; to perform in a global symphony of compassion. If…
Language, Meaning, and Purpose: Gulen’s Perspective
Language is not only a tool for describing facts and performing vocative functions – it also defines and…
Istanbul: Conversations on Life, Knowledge, and Belief
November 4-10, 2013 / Istanbul, Turkey The Fountain organized a three-day conference in Istanbul featuring scholars and academics…
Birds of a Feather: Ibn ‘Arabi’s Mystical Grounding for Interreligious Dialogue
Mysticism is at the heart of dialogue among religions. Brother Steindle-Rast states, “Never before in history is it…
Growing in Cascades
The Fountain Magazine is delighted to welcome two new editions to its growing family—Revista Cascada and Ebru-two saplings…
The Gulen Movement: A Shared Bridge between the U.S. and Islam
“Life is a shared bridge of “passing over” and “coming back.” It is a passing over to other…