Gerald Grudzen: ISIS and Turkey’s crumbling democracy
By Gerald Grudzen, Special to the Mercury News The terrorist attacks Paris and now Brussels continue to undermine the life of pluralistic societies in Europe and encourage ever more repressive…
Join the “Love is A Verb” February Screenings
Story Love Is A Verb is an examination of a social movement of Sufi inspired Sunni Muslims that began in Turkey in the l960s and now reaches across the globe.…
A Hizmet Thanksgiving by Talk in Action coordinated with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake-Lied Club
When Abraham Lincoln proposed a national celebration of Thanksgiving in response to a recommendation from editor Sarah Josephine Hale, unlike most holidays recognized in the United States it was never…
A Hizmet Thanksgiving by Talk in Action coordinated with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake-Lied Club
When Abraham Lincoln proposed a national celebration of Thanksgiving in response to a recommendation from editor Sarah Josephine Hale, unlike most holidays recognized in the United States it was never…
Peacebuilding and the Hizmet Movement panel held at the 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions
From October 15th to 19th, the Parliament of the World’s Religions arranged a gathering at Salt Lake, with the motto “Reclaiming The Heart of Our Humanity.” The aim was to…
Reflection on the Asia-Pacific Trip with the Hizmet Movement
People undertake travel for a spectrum of reasons that range from the economic to the voyager; journeys that are spiritual, social, aesthetic, emotional or emotional, with combinations and blends, that…
British lawyers warn of human rights violations in Turkey
Report alleges serious setback for democracy as 40,000 removed from jobs and police and media figures imprisoned Turkey’s government is inflicting “systematic human rights violations” on its judiciary, police and…
Join Pacifica Panel:”Peacebuilding in Nigeria, Philippines, Cambodia and Bosnia-Herzegovina: The Contributions of the Hizmet Movement”
The Hizmet movement is a transnational, faith-inspired, civic society movement inspired by Muslim scholar Fethullah Gulen. The movement functions around the globe with educational institutes, interfaith-intercultural dialogue centers, media institutions,…
Fethullah Gulen’s Article on The Wall Street Journal against Violent Extremism
Muslims Must Combat the Extremist Cancer As the group that calls itself Islamic State, known as ISIS, continues to produce carnage in the Middle East, Muslims must confront the totalitarian…
Thought & Practice Series: A Hizmet Approach to Rooting out Violent Extremism
The Centre for Hizmet Studies is delighted to launch its latest report titled ‘A Hizmet Approach to Rooting out Violent Extremism’ by Ozcan Keles and Ismail Mesut Sezgin. This is…