Panel “Media and Values”
A panel titled “Media and Values” took place at Jakarta State University. Organized by the Fethullah Gulen Chair of State Islamic University and The Fountain Magazine, the panel was attended by 300 participants, including the lecturers and university students.
Professor Radhi al-Mabuk from the University of Norther Iowa, USA emphasized the role of media in reporting of morals and values in today’s world, highlighting the Fountain Magazines emphasis on values and forgiveness. He mentioned how unfortunate it was that there was very little mention of forgiveness, love and compassion in the media. He mentioned his surprise when reading Fethullah Gulen‘s book titled ‘Love and Tolerance’ and seeing 61 references to forgiveness being made. Read rest of the story
About a month ago, the Fethullah Gulen Chair for intercultural studies was established at Catholic University of Leuven. This was an important event in terms of rapprochement of Christian and Muslim world as well as promoting mutual understanding among people of different cultures. In spite of this fact, Professor Johan Leman, the holder of the Chair was criticized by some Belgians and Turks who think that Fethullah Gulen movement has clandestine agenda. Refuting this baseless criticism, professor Leman noticed that he has been in close contact with followers of the movement and has never encountered any evidences of secret agendas. Moreover, professor Leman admitted that Fethullah Gulen movement is “a perfect partner to work with” because of the importance it gives to education. 
