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.