'Hizmet Movement is crucial in contemporary Islam'

Fikir Atlasi*, Episode 3 (Full text)

Prof. Dr. Amir Hussain

My name is Amir Hussain**.

I’m a professor at Loyola Marymount University, which is the Jesuit, the Catholic University in Los Angeles.

And I teach courses there about Islam.

Kimse Yok Mu reaches out to refugee families in Afghanistan

International charity association Kimse Yok Mu delivered food packages to the Afghan people living in a refugee camp in Afghanistan capital Kabul during the holy month of Ramadan.

Ceremony canceled after Gülen's relative wins short film contest

The award ceremony of a short film contest organized by the Ministry of Education has been canceled after the contest was won by Seleme Gülen, a relative of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, whose ideas inspired the faith-based Hizmet movement.

CHP: Will Fatih College's seized land be given to TÜRGEV?

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) asked the government on Tuesday about the veracity of rumors claiming that land formerly belonging to Fatih College will be handed over to the Foundation of Youth and Education in Turkey (TÜRGEV), which was involved in a corruption scandal that became public on Dec. 17.

Prosecution against Hizmet movement (4)

Gültekin Avcı, Bugün

In this piece, I continue to list illegal practices by the prosecution that aims to portray the faith-based Hizmet movement as a terrorist organization.

Union allegedly helps with profiling of civil servants

The Civil Servants' Trade Union (Memur-Sen), the largest civil servants' union in Turkey, has been involved in an alleged government plan to profile employees in public offices, Turkish media has reported.

Ugandan ambassador calls for Turkish investment in his country

Uganda’s ambassador to Turkey, Agara Olwa, encouraged the Konya businessmen to invest in Uganda. Konya’s Active Businessmen and Industrialists (AKTISAD) hosted the ambassador at a meeting. “Come invest in our country. We have petroleum, tourism, mines, agricultural lands and natural resources. And you have financing. Let us bring these together,” the ambassador said. Olwa went on to say, “Uganda is located in central Africa. With its 35 million population, our country is a member of the East Africa Union. We can therefore access all over the African continent. So we offer many trade opportunities. The Ugandan government offers considerable incentives for private enterprises as well. Uganda is a politically and economically stable country. We are ready to support whoever would like to engage in trade in every way. We hold the raw material needed. Let us bring this raw material with the entrepreneurship and funds Turkey owns. We can provide you any information needed regarding investing.”