Three Wednesday series of  "Toward a Global Civilization of Love and Tolerance" with  Gülen Institute and Institute of Interfaith Dialog in cooperation with SoL Center.

The volunteers of the Institute of Interfaith Dialog visited the Art Club of Bremond High School on December 14, 2011. The students of Bremond High School participated the Annual Art of Friendship Contest with over 40 artworks. The Institute of Interfaith Dialog sponsored an Ice Cream Social for the participating students to express its appreciation for the wonderful artworks made by the students.  The students enjoyed food and a lucky few brought home door prizes.

On Saturday, October 29th, award winner students of Art of Friendship Contest along with their teachers received their awards and certificates in an Award Ceremony at Raindrop Turkish House. This year, The Institute of Interfaith Dialog organized its 2nd Annual Art of Friendship Contest. The purpose of this contest is to contribute to the understanding and the promoting of friendship and dialogue among the diverse members of our society, from peers, to strangers, to adults, to figures of authority. It allows our young people the chance to deal with real community and world issues and work towards global peace and intercultural understanding.

The Institute Interfaith Dialog hosted Mr. Sait Yavuz for a Lunctime Lecture at Texas A&M University on September 26, 2011. Sait Yavuz is an Adjunct Professor at University of Houston and Director of Research at Gulen Institute at University of Houston. His talk is titled " A lesson learnt from post 9/11 era: The necessity for dialogue!". In his speech, Mr. Yavuz said "Sometimes dialogue proponents are accused to be romantic lovers" and asked if the global peace is an Utopia. Then, he answered the question: "Yes, it is. But, it should not stop us for working towards a peaceful community."

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog and Intercultural and Interfaith Dialog Student Association co-organized an evening with Dr. Akbar Ahmed at Dole Institute of Politics. He is considered “the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam” by the BBC. Dr. Ahmed was interviewed by Bill Lacy, the director of Dole Institute of Politics.

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog and Intercultural and Interfaith Dialog Student Association have co-organized a book signing event with Dr. Akbar Ahmed at University of Kansas, Lawrence. Dr. Ahmed gave an interview at the Dole Institute of Politics followed by the book signing. 

We would like to thank Dr. Ahmed for his trip to Lawrence, and the lecture. You can access his talk by clicking here.

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog (IID) gladly hosted the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church youth group for breakfast. Guests included both students and their leader Rev. Dr. Jim Darby. After the breakfast, IID Kansas Representative Fatih Ozcan gave a talk about the basics of Islam, what Muslims believe, and the main practices and holidays of the faith. Guests also had a chance to learn about the culture and traditions of Turkey. The talk was followed by a lively question and answer session. (April 6, 2009 Lenexa, KS)

IID Tulsa chapter held a conference on Neighborhood on February 9th, 2008 at 7 p.m.

9/11 What have we learned in 10 years?

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog (IID), and the Intercultural and Interfaith Dialog Student Association (IIDSA) hosted a panel discussion with the topic "9/11 What have we learned in 10 years?". It has been 10 years since the tragedy of 9/11 which had a great impact in our lives at home and abroad.