These activities have brought attention to the movement in Australia and also built social capital with other communities – through efforts in engaging in such dialogue with mainstream society, and creating a representation of what it means to be an active member of Australian society, while being fully Muslim. Barton offers a compelling narrative of the life of Orhan Cicek, a charismatic leader in Australia, who has helped shape the character of the Hizmet movement in Australia, to a remarkable extent and hence, shaped how Muslim philanthropy is understood in this continent. He suggests that his life is both ‘remarkable and ordinary’ in its outlines and does offer an insight into the way that the Hizmet movement has evolved.