Dr. Rahat Achilova, a Kyrgyz scholar, who passed away shortly after this interview was done shares in this video her remarks on Fethullah Gulen, his philosophy of dialogue and tolerance and Sebat Schools in Kyrgyzstan. She says Allah (God) sends geniuses like Fethullah Gulen in complicated times like our time.

She also states that Sebat Schools are raising a bright generation of Kyrgyz intellectuals that will enlighten their future.

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