Raindrop Turkish House and Institute of Interfaith Dialog hosted Temple B’nai Israel on April 5^th, 2010.Mehri Ogneva Administrative Assistant of the Raindrop Turkish House welcomed the guests on behalf of the Raindrop Turkish House. She mentioned that Turkey’s  close relationships with Jewish people date back to the Ottoman Empire. When Ottoman Sultan Bayezid  the II sent out the Ottoman navy to Spain in 1492 in order to save Sephardic Jews, who were expelled by the Spanish Inquisition.

Oklahoma Muslims and moderate Baptists will be featured in a documentary aired by ABC affiliate TV stations this month and in February.

"Different Books, Common Word: Baptists and Muslims" will be broadcast in the Oklahoma City area Sunday on KOCO-5.

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.