Dallas IID Chapter hosted a delegation of international visitors from Middle East studying Interfaith Dialogue. The group visited IID Dallas to learn more about the diversity of religions in the Metroplex, the various interfaith activities occurring in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and the roles that different religious and ethnic groups and the Institute of Interfaith Dialogue play in the local community. This delegation consists of journalists, professors, religious leaders, members of parliaments and community leaders. These distinguished participants represent nine countries from the Middle East.
Dallas IID Chapter hosted a delegation of international visitors from Africa studying Religious Freedom and Interfaith Dialogue. The group visited IID Dallas to learn more about the diversity of religions in the Metroplex, the various interfaith activities occurring in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and the roles that different religious and ethnic groups and the Institute of Interfaith Dialogue play in the local community. This delegation consists of fourteen English and French speaking religious leaders from Africa that have been nominated to participate in a regional project examining religious freedom and interfaith dialogue in the United States. These distinguished participants represent eleven countries on the African continent.
The Institute of Interfaith Dialog Dallas Chapter organized its first "Interfaith Prayer Gathering" on . Diverse part of the community participated in the prayer gathering and prayed in the way described in their faith. Pastor Olin Knudsen at Faith Lutheran Church in Flower Mound opened the program by talking the importance of prayer. Fr. Tony Ruiz form Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Rev. Tim Mclemore from Kesser Park United Methodist Church and Imam Nihat Yesil from Dallas Islamic Center joined the program with their beautiful prays.
Dallas IID's Saturday Socials program hosted Will Pryor on March 7, 2009 The topic was Alternative Dispute Resolution.
The abstract of the talk: Our culture is shifting in its perceptions and attitudes about our judicial system. The “right to trial by jury”, long considered one of the strengths of our democracy and our civil justice system, is more and more often viewed as an anachronism. Jury trials are viewed by some as a breakdown and failure of our
Saturday Socials hosted Joe Chow, Mayor of City of Addison on January 17, 2009. The topic of his talk was "American Dream". He holds an MBA in Marketing from Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, Oklahoma and BA in Economics from National Chung Hsing University Taipei, Taiwan.
Fort Worth IID visits Rabbi Ralph Meclemnburger, Congregation Beth-El. They talked about the importance of intercultural and interfaith dialog. Mr. Bahar invited Rabbi Ralph Meclemnburger to future activities of IID.
Dallas IID's Saturday Socials program, The Office of Diversity and Community Engagement at UT Dallas and Turkish-American Woman Association (TAWA) hosted Maurine Dickey, Dallas County Commisioner , on January 31, 2009 at 6:00 PM. The topic of the talk was High Speed Rail for Texas. Host of the Program was Joe Cordina, Mayor of City of Parker. The I-35 corridor is the fastest growing population area in the U.S. By the year 2040, the population of Texas will have doubled to approximately 52 million people. 78% of that population will live along the I-35 corridor! There is no way we can build road capacity to accommodate that much auto-traffic. Media Coverage: Dallas Morning News
Dallas IID visited Mayor of City of Addision Mr. Joe Chow on December 3, 2008. Dallas IID introduced him the activities of IID and invited him to future activities.
Dallas IID organized a reunion for Dialog Trip partiticpants on November 22, 2008. The trip participants enjoyed the dinner and remembered their remarkable moments from the trip.
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