Prospect magazine says half a million people around the world took part in its poll to find the world's top public intellectual.... The magazine then tries to figure out how Fethullah ended up on top and says: On 1st May, Zaman—the highest-selling newspaper in Turkey, with a circulation of over 700,000 and a string of international editions—ran a story on its front page alerting its readership to the appearance of Gülen on the Prospect/FP list, and to the fact that we were inviting people to vote.... On the other hand, perhaps we can see through Gülen’s victory the emergence of a new kind of intellectual—one whose influence is expressed through a personal network, aided by the internet, rather than publications or institutions.
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Saturday, July 12
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