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School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
26 October 2007
Parallel Session 1 (Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre)					Parallel Session 2 (Brunei Gallery B202)
The Gülen Movement in Redefining Turkey and Anatolian Muslimness					Euro-Islam, Identity and Integration
What Made the Gülen Movement Possible? Mr Mustafa Akyol					Turkish Muslims and Islamic Turkey: Perspectives for a New European Islamic Identity? Dr Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi
The Influence of the Gülen Movement in the Emergence of a Turkish Cultural Third Way Ms Marie-Elisabeth Maigre					The Emergence of a Neo-Communitarian Movement in the Turkish Diaspora in Europe: Settlement and Competition Strategies of the Gülen Movement in France and Germany Mr Emre Demir
The Fethullah Gülen Movement as a Transnational Phenomenon Mr William Park					The Gülen Movement as a Mechanism for Integration of the Muslim Community in Europe: Potentials and Constraints Mr M Fatih Tedik
The Cultivation of Memory in the Gülen Community Prof Marcia Hermansen					Modern Ideals and Muslim Identity: Harmony or Contradiction? A Text Linguistic Analysis of Gülen's Teachings and Movement Mr Gurkan Celik, Miss Kate Kirk & Mr Yusuf Alan
Discussion					Discussion
Break					Break
The Gülen Movement, Secularism and Democracy					Civility and Non-Violence in Gülen’s Thought and Practice
Fethullah Gülen: Kemalist and Islamic Republicanism and the Turkish Democratic Future Prof Louis Cantori					Robustness and Civility: Themes from Fethullah Gülen as Resource and Challenge for Government, Muslims and Civil Society in the UK Prof Paul Weller
Performing “Moral Opposition”: Strategy and Identity in the Gülen Movement Mr Mustafa Gurbuz					The Work of Fethullah Gülen and the Role of Non-Violence in a Time of Terror Dr Steve Wright
The Patterns of Interaction between Islam and Liberalism: the Case of the Gülen Movement Mr Ramazan Kilinc					Terrorism in Britain and the Choice for Policy Makers: Gülen's Ideas Dr Asaf Hussain
Changing Perspectives on Islam and Secularism in Turkey: the AK Party and the Gülen Movement Dr Ahmet Kuru					A Sunni Muslim Scholar's Humanitarian and Religious Rejection of Violence Against Civilians Dr Y Alp Aslandogan & Dr Bekir Cinar
Discussion					Discussion
Break					Break
Gülen and Islam as Social Capital					The Gülen Movement in the Muslim World 1
Religion as a Source of Social Capital? The Gülen Movement in the Public Sphere Mr Etga Ugur					Gülen's Contribution to a Middle Way Islam in Southeast Asia Mr Muhammad Nawab Osman
Civility in Islamic Activism: Towards a Better Understanding of Shared Values for Civil Society Development Dr Wanda Krause					Phnom Penh's Fethullah Gülen School as an Alternative to Prevalent Forms of Education for Cambodia's Muslim Minority Dr Philipp Bruckmayr
“Islamic Puritanism” as a Source of Economic Development: Contributions of the Gülen Movement Mr Selcuk Uygur					Contributions of the Gülen Schools in Kyrgyzstan Mr Ibrahim Keles
Social and Spiritual Capital of the Gülen Movement Dr Talip Kucukcan					The Gülen Movement: Its Nature and Identity Mr Muhammed Cetin
Discussion					Discussion
London School of Economics (LSE)
27 October 2007
Parallel Session 1 (Old Theatre)					Parallel Session 2 (Clement House D202)
Co-Existence and Dialogue					Education and Common Values in Practice
Islamic Prospects for Inter-religious Dialogue: The Contribution of Fethullah Gülen Prof Douglas Pratt					Funding Gülen-inspired Good Works: Demonstrating and Generating Commitment to the Movement Dr Helen Rose Ebaugh & Mr Dogan Koc
Gülen's Response to the 'Clash of Civilizations' Thesis Prof Richard Penaskovic					The Educational Philosophy of Fethullah Gülen and Its Application in South Africa Prof Yasien Mohamed
Giving Precedence to Common Points: The Limits of the Otherness in Fethullah Gülen's Dialogic Methodology for Interfaith Encounters Dr Irina Vainovski-Mihai					Turkmenistan's New Challenges: Can Stability Co-exist with Reform? A Study of Gülen Schools in Central Asia, 1997–2007 Dr Victoria Clement
Tolerance in the Theology and Thought of A J Conyers and F Gülen Prof David Capes					'A Station above That of Angels': the Vision of Islamic Education within Pluralistic Societies in the Thought of Gülen - A Study of Contrasts between Turkey and the UK Prof Ian Williams
Gülen and Sources in Islam for Interfaith Dialogue Prof Alan Godlas
Discussion					Discussion
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Ethics, Universal Values and Pluralism in Gülen’s Thought					Gülen Movement in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution
Gülen Re-Thinking of Islamic Patterns and Its Socio-Political Effects Mr Fabio Vicini					Civilian Response to Ethno-Religious Terrorism Mr Mehmet Kalyoncu
Gülen's Theory of 'Adab' and Ethical Values of the Gülen Movement Mr Erkan Toguslu					Dialogue Work through NI-TECA, A Gülen-inspired Organization Based in Northern Ireland Mr Jonathan Lacey
Reviving the Suffa Tradition Dr Rifat Atay					A Bridge to Inter-Religious Co-operation: the Gülen–Jesuit Educational Nexus Mr Michael Graskemper
In Defence of Universal Ethical Values and Principles Dr Ali Paya					Fethullah Gülen and His Global Contribution to Peace Building Prof Zeki Saritoprak
Discussion					Discussion
Break					Break
Evaluation of Gülen's Thought and Methodology					The Gülen Movement in the Muslim World 2
Striving in the Path of God: Fethullah Gülen's Views on Jihad Prof Asma Afsaruddin					Hira Magazine – Turkish in the Language of the Qur'an Prof Paul Heck
Towards an Understanding of Gülen's Methodology Prof Oliver Leaman					Preaching by Example: Understanding the Gülen Hizmet in the Global Context of Religious Philanthropy and Civil Religion Prof Greg Barton
Preachers of Dialogue: International Relations and Interfaith Theology Dr Turan Kayaoglu					Present and Potential Impact of the Spiritual Tradition of Islam on Contemporary Muslims: From Ghazali to Gülen Dr Y Alp Aslandogan
The Place of the Gülen Movement in the Intellectual History Mr Bruce Eldridge					The Gülen Movement and Promoting Human Rights Values in the Muslim World Mr Ozcan Keles