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Fethullah Gülen sur Le Monde: « L’échec de l’expérience démocratique turque n’est pas dû à l’adhésion aux valeurs islamiques mais à leur trahison »

Contrairement àce que démontre le pouvoir autoritaire d’Erdogan en Turquie, il est possible deconstruire une démocratie musulmane respectueuse de l’Etat de droit, défend,dans une tribune au « Monde », l’opposant exilé aux Etats-Unis. Il fut un temps où la...

Gulen on Le Monde: “Islam is Compatible with Democracy, Despite Turkey’s Recent Example”

For the original French version  Turkey was hailed as an example for a modern Muslimdemocracy during the early 2000s. The current ruling party that came to powerin 2002 implemented reforms that were aligned with the European Union’sdemocratic standards and the...

Deliberative Democracy Days – a new annual platform for youth-focused democratic innovations

The first edition of the Deliberative Democracy Days was held on March 13, 14, and 15, 2023, at the InfoHub of the European Parliament in Brussels, as part of the two-year EU-funded Citizen Z project, which aims to apply deliberative methods to strengthen young...

We are looking for new team members!

Social Media Manager IDP offers a part-time employment possibility (19h/week) for graduates in its office in Brussels. The qualifications we are looking for in this position: • A degree in communications, design, graphics, or a related field • Excellent knowledge of...

CIVITAS | Digital toolkit on non-formal approach to fostering active citizenship among youth

After the successful completion of the training course Promoting Active Citizenship through Youth Work in the framework of the CIVITAS Project, in Zadar in spring 2022, Udruga Prizma, in cooperation with the consortium partners, has created a toolkit with promising...

CIVITAS Training on promoting active citizenship through youth work 

At a time when European societies have never been so pressured and polarised in the context of the post-pandemic, the Ukrainian crisis and climate change, it is important to highlight the key role of European youth in building a better future. With political...

Call for Intercultural Youth Advisors!

Are you interested in sharing your ideas, providing feedback, vocalizing the needs of young people, gaining insights and professional experience in European civil society projects? Apply now and become a member of IDP’s Intercultural Youth Advisory Board!Intercultural...
The Turkey I no longer know
The Turkey I no longer know

The honorary president of Dialogue Platform, Mr Fethullah Gülen penned an opinion-editorial titled as “ The Turkey I no longer know” published in The Washington Post. In the opinion piece, Mr Gülen made a call on the West to help Turkey return to a democratic path. He...

17,000 women, 515 babies in Turkish prisons: new report revealed
17,000 women, 515 babies in Turkish prisons: new report revealed

Thousands of women in Turkey, many with small children, have been jailed in an unprecedented crackdown and subjected to torture and ill-treatment in detention centers and prisons as part of the government’s systematic campaign of intimidation and persecution of...

Fethullah Gulen’s Video Message for International Women’s Day
Fethullah Gulen’s Video Message for International Women’s Day

VIDEO LINK I expressed my views on women’s rights in an interview to the Muslim World journal shortly after arriving in the United States. [00:16] I view woman and man as the two sides of a unity. I view them as two different sides of a whole. Indeed, God has created...

Debate on “The Future of Gulen Movement in Europe”
Debate on “The Future of Gulen Movement in Europe”

Roundtable Lunch Discussion with Prof. Johan Leman, KU Leuven University and Prof. Thijl Sunier, VU University Amsterdam.
Anthropologist Sunier and Leman have discussed “The Future of Gülen Movement in Europe: Influence of Turkish Politics After the Coup Attempt” followed by Q&A session.

Brides of ISIS
Brides of ISIS

EVENT REPORT:
Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Anne Speckhard on the topic of
Brides of ISIS: The Internet Seduction of Western Females into ISIS
on Thursday, 16 March 2017