Rumi Forum's blog on Hizmet, Fethullah Gulen, peacebuilding, education and interfaith efforts.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Monday, May 9, 2011

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)

Saturday, May 7, 2011

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”.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

MEDIA - Intercultural Dialogue Organization shows love

The Kentucky Kernel


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.