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S. Korean universities host workshop on Hizmet movement The principles, aims and practices of the Hizmet movement have been discussed at a workshop in South Korea’s leading universities attended by Turkish and South Korean academics and other prominent figures.
Are there a few Hizmet(s)? When we look at the recent discussions and debates surrounding the Hizmet (Gülen) movement especially in the Turkish media, I observe that some writers are inclined to see the movement composed of a few relatively autonomous groups with sometimes clashing visions and practices.
PU awards PhD degree to Turkish scholar Punjab University has issued an honorary PhD degree to mainstream Turkish scholar, thinker, prolific writer, poet and opinion leader Muhammad Fethullah Gülen in a ceremony organized at Undergraduate Study Centre here on Thursday.
Is Fethullah Gülen an Islamist? Fethullah Gülen refutes in his speeches and writings Islamist claims for an Islamic political platform: “Islam does not propose a certain unchangeable form of government or attempt to shape it. Instead, Islam established fundamental principles that orient a government’s general character, leaving it to the people to choose the type and form of government according to time and circumstances.”
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