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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...

Round Table Discussion & Book Signing “Between Thought and Action: An Intellectual Biography of Fethullah Gülen” with Prof. Ori Z. Soltes

On October 17, 2024, Professor Ori Z. Soltes presented his book, Between Thought & Action: An Intellectual Biography of Fethullah Gülen, focusing on the Hizmet (Service) Movement and Fethullah Gülen. Professor Soltes teaches at Georgetown University, where his...

Anticipating the Trump Effect: Strengthening the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Amid Populist Pressures

This policy paper analyzes the potential effects of the 2024 US presidential election on EU politics, particularly the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. A Trump victory may intensify Euroscepticism and lead to more restrictive migration policies among his European...

Condolences on the Passing of Mr Fethullah Gülen, 21/10/2024

With grieving hearts, we announce the passing of Mr. Fethullah Gülen from this world. Mr Gulen was an exceptional figure who served as a source of faith, wisdom, and spiritual inspiration for Hizmet volunteers and countless people around the world. After a period of...

A Future-Focused EU: Highlights from the Post-Election Event on June 26 in Brussels

Brussels, June 27, 2024 A fresh, stimulating and dynamic discussion on the future of the European Union (EU) was held yesterday at STAM Europa in Brussels. Organised by Stand Up for Europe in collaboration with the Intercultural Dialogue Platform and JEF Belgium, the...

Dialogue for Europe’s future: Insightful conversations with EP candidate Bram Van Hecke

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the spirit of engagement and dialogue that began at STAM Europa on April 9 continued to flourish as the Intercultural Dialogue Platform (IDP) hosted a follow-up event. This time, the setting was the intimate surroundings of IDP offices,...
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