Turkish Islam and the Secular State: The Gulen Movement (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)

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Summary: nice start
Review: As a first in this kind of academic attempt, this book is very successfull. The articles especially took my attention are ones from Elisabeth Ozdalga, Ahmet T. Kuru, and Zeki Saritoprak. Elisabeth Ozdalga's research subject is an interesting one which should be expanded in the future. Ahmet T. Kuru's article is compact and very well organized. I liked the conclusion part clever. 4 points explained in detail needs further detailing -which might be a subject for a whole new book-

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Summary: an educational movement
Review: Being the first academic book on Gulen, I think this book serves a very important purpose. The articles cover variety of his and his movement's aspects, neverthless there seems to be a lot of room for new studies to cover all of them. The most interesting articles are the ones written by Ahmet Kuru, Thomas Michel and Zeki Saritoprak. I congrulate all the authors and the editors of the book for their nice work. It is also very nice to have the book with this affordable price.

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Summary: an educational movement
Review: Thank you to all the authors who contributed to such an excellent guidebook about the Gulen movement. This education-centered modernization is no doubt being watched by many people all around the world with an increasing curiosity. I would hope to see more books on this issue in the future.

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Summary: impressive academic work that's easy to read
Review: This academic work is of a high standard. It Brings out of the mist the work and thoughts of Gulen. He is a remarkable individual who serves others through different activities, particularly in these difficult times where Muslims and Islam are so misunderstood. Of speacial interest to me was the paper by Thomas Michel. I look forward to a greater analysis and research into his interfaith activities.