Does terrorism help Gülen’s Muslim missionaries? A first class revolution from the bottom up
Does terrorism help Gülen’s Muslim missionaries? A first class revolution from the bottom up KurdishMedia.com – By Dr Aland Mizell 09/08/2010 00:00:00 In May 2010 media outlets and blogs spots across the Internet discussed Bill Gates’ Ten million dollar donation to the Gulen Movement’s publically funded charter schools in Texas whose agenda is to spread […]
Samuel P. Huntington: Regional Rivalry and Global Conflicts of Interest
Samuel P. Huntington was one of the most powerful thinkers and a very important political scientist in America. In 1993, Huntington published a very controversial essay in Foreign Affairs called “The Clash of Civilization“ in which he argued that after the end of the Cold War, we would have a clash of civilizations. His works […]
Dr.Aland Mizell Interviews Mohager Iqbal, Chairman of MILF Peace Panel
By Dr. Aland Mizell in Island of Mindanao, Philippines Introduction The conflict in Mindanao between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Bangsamoro rebel groups has been going on more than three decades. The conflict has killed more than a hundred thousand people, displaced millions of natives, and prevented the development of the […]
Current Peace Negotiations between the Turkish Government and the PKK: A Lesson for Turkey from the Philippines
Ankara must overcome its fear of peace and be sincere with the PKK if it wants to end the violence. The peace process between the Turkish government and the PKK in Turkey has been lauded as a great sign of hope, both internationally and within Turkey.
A Multi-Polar World with Multiple Problems: War in Mali
The more we have emerging powers, the more we see their influences on the global stage. The new balance of power within the multi-polar world offers more potential conflict and gridlock. The meaning of polarity in international relations is distribution of power within the international system.
Hudaybiyah and Gulen the Great Game: Gulen and the Current Peace Negotiations
I hope the Turkish government finally understands that peace cannot come by force, but rather that listening and talking can achieve it. The Turkish government chose direct talks with the Kurdish guerilla organization, the Kurdistan Worker’s Party, and in this choice have been backed by some of the social groups including the global Muslims missionary […]
Is America on a Path to Implosion?
If serious, fundamental, and sweeping changes are not made soon, the American economy, perhaps even the American society, soon will collapse. What will America look like without an economically, militarily, and socially vibrant nation? What will the world look like without an American superpower?
Said Nursis prescription for the Kurdish Problem
A century ago he asked Sultan Abdul Hamid to open a university in Van and to teach three languages Kurdish, Arabic, and Turkish.
Why Turkey is Paranoid about the Kurdish Role in the Middle East
Turkey ‘s real issue is not with Syrian President Assad’s killing his people or concerns about a lack of democracy in Syria. Rather, Turkey’s problem is with the Kurdish people. Actually, an authoritarian Assad was good for Turkey to oppress the Kurds and keep them silent, but Turkey realized that if it does not go against Assad, Western […]