“Love Is A Verb” delves into a global social movement rooted in Sufi-inspired Sunni Islam, which originated in Turkey during the 1960s. This movement, known as Hizmet—meaning “service” in Turkish—or the Gülen Movement, is named after its founder and spiritual guide, Fethullah Gülen. In 2013, TIME magazine recognized Gülen as one of the world’s most influential leaders for his advocacy of tolerance.