Meyerovitch: A Lover of God
The author of Towards the Heart of Islam: A Woman’s Approach and Prayer in Islam, Prof. Eva de…
Turkey
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Cooking and World Peace
In the summer of 2007, I traveled to Turkey for ten days as a member of an International…
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…
Touched by a Small Kindness
When a professor of Turkish language and literature is met by Turkish hospitality during a short stopover, she…
Energy and Environmental Issues: A Comparative Study for Turkey and the U.S.
Inevitably, energy is one of the key issues currently effecting economic development in much of the modern world.…
Masallah
Katharine, “Kadriye,” Branning was one of the passengers on a Turkish Airlines flight to New York on September…
Can I Be Your Baggage?
A significant international conference was held in Melbourne, Australia on the 15th and 16th of July 2009. The…
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…
Fethullah Gulen: Inspirer of Multi-disciplinary Studies
“The work of Gulen’s followers in Turkey shows that Islam-as taught by Gulen-seeks tolerance, not conflict; it aims…
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…
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…
Interfaith Dialogue in Turkey
A little over two months ago, I went on a trip to Turkey. One of the stops on…
Turkish Islam and Secular State: The Gulen Movement
The public role of religion is a source of controversy in almost every corner of the world in…
An Essay on Color
Light reveals a world of colors by painting everything it touches. Our plain and soulless furniture gains meaning.…