New Title by the Blue Dome Press, "For the Sake of Allah: The Origin, Development, and Discourse of the Gülen Movement"

CLIFTON, N.J., Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Blue Dome Press is pleased to announce the release of "For the Sake of Allah: The Origin, Development, and Discourse of the Gulen Movement" by Anwar Alam.

When Anwar Alam first encountered members of the Gülen – or Hizmet – Movement, it was a chance meeting. This initial encounter led to multiple trips to Turkey, where Alam interacted with and studied members of Hizmet, as well as other members of Turkish society, to better understand a movement that, to him, seemed hardly Islamic.

What Alam found was a remarkable civic society organization, one that straddles the religious and secular worlds, and believes in democracy, universal human rights, and education. Despite facing spurious doubts from secular Turks and enormous cultural changes that have led to a merciless government crackdown, Hizmet and its idealistic members have continued to pursue the kind of positive, peaceful changes needed in the world.

"For the Sake of Allah" studies the movement's origins in the latter half of the 20th century; its development and growth; and finally, its discourse on matters both domestic and global. It's a perfect primer for those unfamiliar with Hizmet and is required reading for those interested in the Gülen Movement's outlook, approach, and efforts to create a more just society. It will also dispel the many unfounded, malicious rumors that have been circulated about the Movement, drawing instead upon the author's extensive firsthand experiences with this remarkable organization.

Anwar Alam, PhD, is Senior Fellow with Policy Perspectives Foundation, New Delhi. Earlier he served as Professor of International Relations at Zirve University, Gaziantep, Turkey, and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi; Director of Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, and Associate Professor at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is a recipient of the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Germany, and specializes in West Asian and South Asian Studies.

Title: "For the Sake of Allah: The Origin, Development, and Discourse of the Gulen Movement" by Anwar Alam
ISBN 9781682060223, 385 pages, hardcover, March 2019, $24.95
Distributed By: NBN - National Book Network

SOURCE Blue Dome Press