The Gülen Movement

January 21, 2011

Author: Lucky Severson

Source: PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/january-21-2011/the-glen-movement/7949/

LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: His name is Fethullah Gülen. He is a 69-year-old Turkish Islamic scholar and author, apparently in poor health, who came to the US seeking medical treatment. He lives a secluded life at a retreat in Pennsylvania. So why was he voted by his admirers in a survey by Foreign Policy magazine as the most significant intellectual in the world? Among those admirers are Kemal Oksuz and Alp Aslandogan.