THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN PEACEBUILDING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND DEMOCRATIZATION

CONFERENCE: THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN PEACEBUILDING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND DEMOCRATIZATION
Below you will find the full length videos of the conference panels and all the presentations from MAY 26. Some excerpts are also reproduced/

OTTOMAN EXHIBITION - The Art of Living Together RECEPTION June 6, 2011

RUMI FORUM Presents Historic Ottoman Exhibition The Art of Living Together

BBC - What is Islam's Gülen Movement?

What is Islam's Gülen Movement?

Founder Fethullah Gülen: His motives have been questioned in the past.

Turkey's Gulen movement, which promotes service to the common good, may have grown into the world's biggest Muslim network. Is it the modern face of Islam, or are there more sinister undercurrents?

From Kenya to Kazakhstan, a new Islamic network is attracting millions of followers - and billions of dollars.

VIDEO Thomas Michel talks on Fethullah Gulen

Thomas Michel has held the position of Secretary for Interreligious Dialogue in Rome and Ecumenical Secretary for the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences. He has extensively written and spoken on Fethullah Gulen on numerous occasions

Papa New Guinea Press covers Rumi Forum event

PNG female students doing well

By DAVID MURI

A student attending Port Moresby’s PNG Paradise High School is one of the top assay writers in the world among her peer group.

Grade 11 student, Reebecca Tobena, has returned to the country with thrilling accolades after participating in an international essay contest in USA.

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND: The Gülen Movement: pioneers of interfaith dialogue

The most populous Muslim presence in the UK has its roots in the Indian subcontinent, and the nature of Islam in Pakistan, especially, has coloured British understanding of and approaches to Islam. This is to ignore the diversity of Islam, not only theological, but also cultural and geographical.

EastWest Institute grants Gülen with 2011 Peace Award

The Rumi Forum's Honrary President, Fethullah Gulen was honored with the Annual 2011 Peace Building Award from the EastWest Institute. Below is the article from the press.

Serbian delegation visits Rumi Forum

The Rumi Forum was pleased to host a Serbian delegation to discuss and review the forum's numerous intercultural and interfaith activities in the DC and surrounding areas

CONFERENCE: The Role of Civil Society in Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution and Democratization

The Rumi Forum in collaboration with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, & World Affairs at Georgetown University, cordially invites you to the conference:  "The Role of Civil Society in Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, and Democratization"

WASHINGTON DIPLOMAT interviews Rumi Forum

Excerpt from full article that explores the new and growing language courses in Washington DC including our Turkish language classes

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Dr Jill Carroll compares the philosophy of Fethullah Gulen to Immanuel Kant, Confucius, Plato, John Stuart Mill, and Jean Paul Sartre

Rumi Forum is proud to present the exclusive full length version of this video in which Dr Jill Carroll in an interview compares the philosophy of Fethullah Gulen to Immanuel Kant, Confucius, Plato, John Stuart Mill, and Jean Paul Sartre

Jeffrey B. Spense Award for INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING presented to Rumi Forum

The Rumi Forum was recently honored by receiving Jeffrey B. Spense Award for INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING presented by the VIRGINIA CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES in recognition and appreciation for continuing humanitarian contributions within and across religious communities (31 March 2010, Norfolk Virginia)

FINANCIAL TIMES: Fethullah Gulen on front page

Inspiring or insidious

By Delphine Strauss

Published: April 29 2011

Scholar: Fethullah Gulen at home in Pennsylvania. Below, a school in Istanbul run by his supporters. The professional aim is to create a ‘golden generation’ able to succeed in the global economy while exemplifying faith and virtue

In one corner of the courtyard, green-painted railings enclose the tomb of a saint. In another, a pair of 12-year-old boys in spotless white shirts and neatly pressed trousers politely answer visitors’ questions. In Diyarbakir, a city in Turkey’s Kurdish south-east where many children work on the streets or land in jail for throwing stones at security forces, these two have come to prepare for high school entrance exams. Asked what they want to do later, one says “doctor” and the other, grinning, declares “police”.

MEDIA - Intercultural Dialogue Organization shows love

Intercultural Dialogue Organization shows love

For decades, many organizations at UK have focused on reaching out to the student population by promoting positive missions throughout the school year.