Tales from Rumi: Rediscovering a World Classic
Tales from RumiEdited by Ali Fuat BilkanTranslated by Jeannette Squires Okur9781597841245Tughra Books, 2008 There are books that I…
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Social Reform and Fethullah Gulen: the Cairo Perspective
In Egypt the impression of Turkey in recent times has been shaped by the fantastic goal the soccer…
Romania: A Land of Peace
While undertaking a larger study on the biases and commonplaces in Romanian popular history, we encountered several deep-rooted…
Problem Solvers
“There were no lovers left for me in the world, I used to think,Then I took leave of…
A Universal Islamic Phenomenon in Turkish Religious Practice: the Gulen Case
Fethullah Gulen started his professional career as a traditional imam, trained and certificated by the governmental authorities in…
A Journey of Discovery
I first became interested in Ottoman women in the early 1990s when I read a newly published book…
Turning the Tables to Build Intercultural Friendships
Introduction It is usually easy to associate with people from one’s own culture. Why step out of your…
Ottoman Women: Myth and Reality
Asli Sancar, born and raised in the United States of America, has been living in Istanbul for over…
An American Muslim in Istanbul
Like so many American Muslims, Istanbul too stands at the crossroads of East and West. My trip to…
A Communitarian Imperative: Fethullah Gulen’s Model of Modern Turkey
If there has been one great political lesson the twentieth century has taught us, surely it is the…
Gratitude to the Ottomans
The Treaty of Lausanne, signed in 1923 between the allied powers and the Turks in the aftermath of…
Montaigne and the Ottomans
Essays are like flexible rhapsodies.”1 They are freer, arbitrary, and subjective as compared to a more rigid, systematic,…
Radiating Compassion and Love in a Student of an Eternal Teacher
“When the full moon shines on a clear night, What would it have to fear of the dogs…
Terror and Suicide Attacks: An Islamic Perspective
Frankly, I was happy to accept the request to prepare a foreword for the readers of the present…
Fethullah Gulen: His Remarkable Achievement
Fethullah Gulen, more familiarly known by the affectionate and respectful title of Hodja Effendi, is a contemporary Islamic…