Five new mosque-cemevi projects on the way
There are plans to launch joint mosque-cemevi (Alevi house of worship) projects in five other Turkish provinces in addition to the recently launched project in the Turkish capital city of Ankara, the...
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People Of All Faiths Come Together For The Library’s Muslim Journeys
Ben Burdick“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” —Rumi This fall, the Lakewood Public Library will be hosting...
View ArticleFethullah Gulen's Message on the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Fethullah Gülen I would like to make it very clear that any terrorist activity, no matter by whom it is carried out or for what purpose, is the greatest blow to peace, democracy, and humanity. For this...
View ArticleFormer CHP Chairman Baykal supports joint mosque-cemevi project
Deniz Baykal, the former leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), has expressed his support and appreciation for the first joint mosque-cemevi project.“I see this progress as a starting point for...
View ArticleFethullah Gulen, the man rushing to put out the fire
Salih Can“On condition that the national honor is not disrespected, no effort should be spared to establish peace among groups under threat of split within as Alevi-Sunni, Kurd-Turk and Laz-Circassian”...
View ArticleEU lends support to mosque-cemevi project
The European Union, which has been closely following the rights of Alevis in Turkey for years, has lent its support to a mosque-cemevi project to be built in Ankara. The European Commission said it...
View ArticleCM inaugurates housing units for flood affectees
Islamabad—A Turkish NGO, Kimse Yok Mu Solidarity and Aid Association headquartered at Istanbul, has built housing units to accommodate 296 flood-affected families in Punjab. It is a grand brotherly...
View ArticleLawyer: Claims about Gülen followers among ‘jihadist group' baseless defamation
The lawyer of Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has strongly dismissed claims by a French publication that followers of Gülen are among members of an alleged jihadist formation encouraged by Turkey to...
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JWF shared its experiences on interfaith cooperation at UN
Here you can find the full speech of Mr. Hüseyin Hurmalı (Secretary General of Journalists and Writers Foundation's Abant Platform) at United Nations High Level Meeting in the Culture of Peace: “The...
View ArticleBefore Oprah: Scholar’s Philanthropic Work Has Huge Impact on Africa
Lachin Hatemi Centuries of colonization, slavery and diseases ravaged the sub-Saharan Africa. The entire continent was left with a desperate need for an educated and skilled workforce, which can...
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Turkey-China seek new gateway for business at Tuskon meet
Turkish and Chinese businessmen expressed that both sides are seeking to expand their trade ties at the Turkey-China Investment Forum on Thursday.Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan (C) with TUSKON...
View ArticleCHP Adana deputy lends support to mosque-cemevi project
Yet another figure from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Adana deputy Turgay Develi, has expressed his support for the first joint mosque-cemevi (Alevi house of worship) project...
View ArticleCongratulations to Fethullah Gulen and Izzettin Dogan
Taha Akyol The foundation of a social and cultural center comprising a mosque and cemevi in the same complex has been laid in Mamak district of Ankara. The mosque and cemevi will rise side by side in...
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Turkish volunteer doctors build bridges between Tanzania and Turkey
Turkish doctors went to Tanzania to give voluntary medical services. The members of the Horizon Medical Doctors Society, including 7 professors and 40 medical staff, first visited Darussalam, the...
View ArticleAltruism as a motivating force in Fethullah Gülen’s educational philosophy
Fethullah Gülen’s motivational efforts started initially with teachers and potential sponsors. He went to great lengths to motivate college students to choose education as their profession. He saw...
View ArticleThe Alevism test
Ekrem Dumanli The issue of Alevism is a tough and challenging test for everyone. No one can escape this test, including Alevis, Sunnis, leftists, rightists, secularists, anti-secularists, the...
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Mosque-cemevi sponsors: We are laying brick for social peace
Three Alevi and three Sunni businessmen who are behind the widely supported joint mosque-cemevi project in Ankara have denounced criticisms about the plan and told Today's Zaman that they are laying...
View ArticleThe mosque-cemevi project and the settlement process
In Muş, where I was during the final days of August for the anniversary of the Battle of Manzigert, I had the chance to speak with citizens from both Manzigert and Ağrı about the terror problem and the...
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Turkey builds village in Pakistan in honor of Iqbal
A housing complex built by a Turkish aid foundation will be named after Mohammed Iqbal, the spiritual founder of Pakistan who led a nationwide campaign to help Turkey during World War I.Turkish charity...
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Fresh momentum in Turkey-Pakistan ties
Abdullah Bozkurt Business-savvy Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was elected only four months ago in a landslide general election victory, may be the best hope to make up for what has been...
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