The Institute of Interfaith Dialog and Raindrop Turkish House organized the Dialog and Friendship Dinner on November 16th at 6:00pm at Embassy Suites in Albuquerque. Representatives from different walks of life such as local media, elected officials, clergy, leader of communities, and business people, joined the dinner. The Honorable Chief Justice, Charles Daniels was the key note speaker. New Mexico Senators Bill Payne and Tim Keller and Representative Rick Miera were the Host Committee.

On September 8th 2011, Thursday,  the clergy from different faiths, Christians, Muslims and Jews and UNM faculty members discussed on how to build peaceful world and prevent another September 11. The event organized by Institute of Interfaith Dialog took place at the new Turkish Cultural Center on 7901 Mountain Rd, NE, Albuquerque, NM. The attendance to the event was in a good number and the speakers were Dr. Covarrubias, Rev. McNeil and Dr. Akhil.