Rooted In Movement

Download or read book The Gülen Movement written by Helen Rose Ebaugh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about an Islamic movement, the Gülen Movement, that is rooted in a moderate version of Islam and that promotes interfaith and intercultural dialog and global peace. Based on interviews with supporters of the movement in Turkey and in the U.S. and visits to Gülen-inspired schools, hospitals, newspapers and relief organizations, the book describes a movement that has millions of supporters in Turkey and that has spread to over 100 countries on five continents.