The Institute of Interfaith Dialog and Raindrop Turkish House hosted a panel forum with the female representatives of faiths on December 4^th at the Raindrop Turkish House in Oklahoma City. The theme of the panel was "Women and Spirituality." Ladies discussed the ways to maintain and enrich spirituality while struggling with the challenges of modern life. Nowadays, women have to be multitasks. They pursue professional careers get education, raise family, and they also become very active in community service. This event brought together women from various faiths and backgrounds around one table to discuss a common issue that relates every woman's life.

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog was proud to present its (7^th ?) Annual sponsored a Dialog and Friendship dinner at the Oklahoma City University on November 24^th, 2009. The event was co-sponsored with the Oklahoma City University. The theme of this year's program was celebrating democracy as a key to living together. The event was very timely as the spirit of friendship and dialog reaches at its peak during the time of Thanksgiving. The crowd was very eclectic and diverse. There were sixty elected officials from local, state, and federal levels and people from liberal activists, conservatives, to faith leaders. Also in attendance were Attorney General Drew Edmondson, State Treasurer Scott Meacham, former mayor Ron Norick, multiple Senators and Representatives, three University presidents, and many academic, faith, business, andcommunity leaders. 

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog (IID) was honored to have its 7th Annual Dialog & Friendship Dinner on November 24th, 2009. At this unique event, the leading institutions in Houston including Houston Police Department, Rice University, University of Houston, University of St. Thomas, FBI, South Asian Chamber of Commerce, Texas Turkish American Chamber of Commerce, US Customs and Border Protection and 68 other institutions and congregations became one voice to strengthen friendship in our community. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, State Representatives Alma Allen and Dora Olivo, Consul Generals of UK, Turkey, Switzerland and Norway were also present along with 380 distinguished guests to show their support to dialog and friendship in the community. The event was co-sponsored by the Gulen Institute and Raindrop Turkish House.