thecanadiancharger.com “Influence in the Muslim world is derived from two sources: scholarship, and respect and trust,” Profs Esposito and Kalin explain, “Scholars are able to educate the masses or give respected opinions, and respected and trusted persons carry the weight of social and historical capital as leaders in their societies.”
setadc.org (Memento vom 16. Juni 2013 im Internet Archive) "The Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) at Washington, DC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, independent, nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, DC dedicated to innovative studies on national, regional, and international issues concerning Turkey and US-Turkey relations."