Strategic Defamation of Fethullah Gülen
Author | : Doğan Koç |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780761859307 |
ISBN-13 | : 0761859306 |
Rating | : 4/5 (306 Downloads) |
Download or read book Strategic Defamation of Fethullah Gülen written by Doğan Koç and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fethullah G len is a moderate Turkish Muslim scholar who is known mostly for his education and dialogue activities. The Hizmet Movement, inspired by G len, has established hundreds of education and dialogue institutions throughout the world. Several books and hundreds of articles and news reports have been written about G len himself and the movement. In recent years, a defamation campaign has been launched against G len and the Hizmet Movement. Although these defamation articles may seem random, this book will show that the articles are written strategically in a campaign manner. In Strategic Defamation of Fethullah G len, close to 500 defamation articles, books, and other forms of writings are analyzed according to their languages. Ko concludes that these defamations are not random and that they appear according to their respective audiences.