The Institute of Interfaith Dialog distributed cups of Noah's Pudding Tulsa area as a symbol of richness and diversity with the following famous Turkish motto: "Let's eat sweet and talk sweetly".

 The Rt. Rev. Dr. Edward J. Konieczny, Bishop of The Episcopal
 Diocese of Oklahoma visited the Institute of Interfaith Dialog. Bishop had
 lunch with IID members at the center. After lunch Executive Director of IID
 Orhan Kucukosman gave a brief presentation about the mission and vision of the
 institute as well as the activities. Bishop Konieczny emphasized the importance
 of working together as well as  the necessity of interfaith/intercultural dialogue in    today's world.

On January 25, 2012, The Institute of Interfaith Dialog, Oklahoma City hosted Dr. Kimball at the Raindrop Turkish House, as keynote speaker at a luncheon forum featuring the intersection of religion and politics.

Charles Kimball is Presidential Professor and Director of Religious Studies at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. Between 1996 and 2008, he served as Chair of the Department of Religion and the Divinity School at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.

On Dec 12^th,2011 OCCJ’s trialogue study group gathered at IID’s facility. They learned about Islam’s Holy Book Qur’an by Islamic Co/Chair Mona Elkadi’s presentation.

On December 15, 2011, the volunteers of the Institute of InterfaithDialog brought holiday cheer to the senior residents of Bluebonnet Housein College Station. Bringing roses, fresh fruits and smiles, thevolunteers enjoyed playing an energetic game of bingo with residents andvisiting in individual’s rooms. The visit was very much appreciated bythe residents and staff and enriching to the visitors.

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog organized its monthly get together on Friday, October 28, 2011. This month, the theme of the presentations was “Love of Neighbor”, which is a crucial factor that ties people of a society. The program had eight speakers from diverse backgrounds and different countries such as Spain, Singapore, USA, Turkey, Kazakhstan, India, and Mexico.

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog organized its monthly get together at Raindrop Turkish House on September 30th. The program started with a warm-up activity. Guests were asked to smell different kinds of teas and guess what kind they are.  There was a gift for the friend who made the best prediction. The program continued with three presentations. First presentation was about Turkish tea and coffee. History of Turkish coffee and tea, preparation of tea & coffee, and the importance of Turkish tea & coffee were presented. Then, Japanese Tea Ceremony (Sadou) was presented by Associate Professor Winfried Teizer from Texas A&M University. The meaning and preparation of ceremony was explained. The last presentation was from South America and it was about mate. Tradition and significance of mate was presented. At the end of the presentation mate was served to the guests. Proceeding, delicious Turkish refreshments and tea were served. Meanwhile, we had great conversations in such a friendly atmosphere. The Institute of Interfaith Dialog is grateful all who joined and prepared the food.

Eight volunteer people from Austin IID Chapter worked on the Habitat for Humanity home construction site.

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog (IID) has organized a program titled '' Learning About Thanksgiving''  on Monday night Nov7^th ,2011.

Noah’s Pudding

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog (IID), and the Intercultural and Interfaith  Dialogue Student Association (IIDSA) volunteers served free “Noah’s pudding” at the First United   Methodist Church, Lawrence after Sunday worship. Our volunteers served the delicious pudding to the church community as well as the story of Prophet Noah and the Noah's pudding.