Conference endorses Gülen’s ideas as guides for Nigerian education system
An international conference organized by the Ufuk Dialogue Foundation and The Fountain magazine under the auspices of the Nigerian federal ministry of education and six Nigerian universities endorsed Fethullah Gülen’s ideas on a culture of coexistence and mutual understanding as among guiding principles of the Nigerian education system. In his message Gülen thanked the Nigerian authorities for having welcomed Turkish schools and teachers to their country, which “has a crucial role in Africa with its great population and strategic geographic position, [and is] a country that has enormous potential to be an exemplary land with its rich ethnic, cultural and religious mosaic.” Gülen also reiterated his belief in the goodness and beauty in the essence of humanity and that “one day we will attain that high level of humanity this essence calls us to.” Read rest of the story
How can 7 billion people who now live in this world create peaceful and friendly atmosphere despite of having millions of cultural, religious, linguistic, educational and other differences? On November 18-19 there will be a conference in Abuja, Nigeria exploring the ideas and teachings of Fethullah Gulen, who has tried to answer this question. He inspired millions of people to unite in a movement that strives to achieve peace and harmony by fighting with ignorance and promoting education, tolerance, and mutual understanding everywhere in the world. Nigeria is an interesting place for holding such a conference not only because of its diverse population, but also because Gulen movement followers established a number of educational institutions in this country. 
