June 6, 2012

Can Washington Ever Welcome a Nonviolent Muslim?

Michael Shank *

CBS News' 60 Minutes recently produced a show about Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gulen, spurred by concern about the so-called Hizmet movement's alleged connection to a growing network of high performing and nationally ranked charter schools in the U.S. These schools rank in Newsweek's top ten miracle schools in America and have a waiting list of 30,000 students, a testament to their academic rigor and reputation.

Focus is on serving humanity, not only promoting Turkish

Bülent Keneş

A cultural festival that has become a tradition in Turkey began on May 30. While its emphasis seems to be on the promotion of the Turkish language, the International Turkish Olympiad creates an array of bright colors in Turkey with more than 1,500 students from 135 countries singing songs and performing dances in their local clothing.

Turkmen student wins Turkish Olympiad with popular song

Turkmenistan's Ruslan Annamammedov won the most prestigious medal for singing at the Turkish Language Olympiad on Tuesday night before a crowd of tens of thousands in İstanbul, beating competitors from 135 countries.