Hizmet in Africa: An Update on the Activites of the Gulen Movement

An international conference on the Gulen Movement took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 19 May 2016. I was invited to give a presentation on Hizmet in Africa. My remarks summarized my book on this subject, Hizmet in Africa: The Activities and Significance of the Gulen Movement, and updated the Gulen Movement's situation in Africa since publication of the book last fall.

My New Book Hizmet in Africa Now Available

My most recent book, Hizmet in Africa: The Activities and Significance of the Gulen Movement, is now available through Tsehai Publishers in Los Angeles.  This is the only book-length work that analyzes the multifaceted activities in Africa of the followers of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen, who has lived in exile in rural Pennsylvania since 1999.  The book covers the philosophy of Gulen and the educational, business, dialogue, humanitarian, and media activities of Hizmet in Africa.  It also deals with the relationship between the movement and the government of Turkey.  The paperback edition sells for $19.95. 

Turkey-Africa Relations

OrtadoguAnaliz published in Turkish in October 2012 followed by an English translation in 2013 an article by Isa Afacan titled "The African Opening in Turkish Foreign Policy."  While Afacan notes that Africa remains secondary to Turkish foreign policy, he explains that Turkish small and medium sized companies are paying much more attention to the continent as is the government of Turkey.  

Turkey in Africa

The Open Society Foundation for South Africa has just published a brief summary of Turkey's policy in Africa by Bulent Aras. The piece highlights once again Turkey's growing role in Africa. Click here to read the commentary. For another analysis of this topic see the commentary on this blog under May 24 below.