The Science of Peace
In the bustling streets of Abuja, Nigeria, students from different religious and ethnic backgrounds study side by side…
Hizmet
15 articles
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…
Service in the Face of Disaster: A Memoir of a Visit with Refugees in Greece
I didn’t know what to expect when we landed in Athens. I knew we were going to be…
Hizmet Is a Social Movement
Hizmet Movement (aka Gülen Movement) has always been given different names, which rely on and point to divergent…
Editorial (Pain Doesn’t Differ)
Sight is one of the most miraculous things for which we can never be thankful enough. Our eyes…
Hizmet Is a True Embodiment of the Islamic Ideals of Love and Service to the Other
I have seen many un-Islamic cults play out in the word today: ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, al-Shabab. Hizmet…
Hizmet Embraces the Entire Human Family
I’m saddened to hear that the Hizmet Movement here is being categorized as a terror group. I’ve been…
Globalized Islam and the Muslims in the West
We are living in a globalized world. Different communities live side by side more than any other time…
Enes Kanter – A Dervish in the NBA
Enes Kanter is unique among American athletes. He is one of the few practicing Muslim players in the…
A Theology of Dialogue
Hizmet (service, in Turkish) is a faith-inspired social movements with schools and cultural centers around the world. Hizmet’s…
Exhausted, But Moving Forward With Hope
Around the world, many people feel exhausted. Americans are exhausted from their elections and revelations of troubling conspiracies.…
African-Americans, Turkey, And Hizmet
The story of African Americans and their encounter with Islam in the twentieth century is a fascinating American…
NOT EVEN WATER! Turkey’s Refugees in America
Safiye is a teacher who fled Turkey a day before the July 15, 2016, attempted coup. She left…
Clash of Wills
The histories of nations are shaped by countless stories, both real and fictional; in most cases, the line…
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…