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Turkic Cultures & Children's Festival 2008 |
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The IID General
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IID Friends, Alumni, Advisors and Directors!
Don’t miss out on this annual cultural event. Fill your weekend with
music, fun and food at TURKIC CULTURES & CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL.
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The 2nd Alumni of Turkey Trips Dinner |
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The IID General
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 The second “Alumni of Turkey Trips Dinner”, organized by the Institute of Interfaith Dialog and co-sponsored by the Raindrop Turkish House, was held at the Turquoise Center, the new home of IID and Raindrop Turkish House, located at 9301 West Bellfort.
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Build a Tree , Build a Hope |
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The IID General
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Raindrop helping hands, in collaboration with the mayor of
Austin, Will Wynn,initiated efforts for reforestation of wildfire-damaged
areas near Antalya, Turkey. Recently, fire destroyed approximately 9,800 acres of forested area in Antalya, Turkey (http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/02/turkey.fires.)
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Intercultural Dialog & Friendship Dinner |
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The IID General
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 Rescheduled due to Ike
The Institute of Interfaith Dialog in collaboration with The Gülen Institute and Raindrop Turkish House cordially invites you to the Annual Intercultural Dialog and Friendship Dinner.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Hyatt Regency Houston
Imperial Ballroom East EX-3rd Floor
1200 Louisiana
Houston, TX 77002
Please RSVP no later than November 21th
RSVP at www.interfaithdialog.org/rsvp .
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The Alumni of Turkey Trips’ Dinner |
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The IID General
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 A new opportunity to refresh our memories of Turkey trip while advancing our friendships and enjoying home-made food, dessert “Baklava” and Turkish tea.
The Institute of Interfaith Dialog in collaboration with The Gülen Institute and Raindrop Turkish House cordially invites you to the Alumni of Turkey Trips’ Dinner.
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Turquoise Center
9301 W. Bellfort Ave.
Houston, TX 77031
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Denouncing Violence in the Name of God: The Case of Islam |
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Oklahoma City
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 The Institute of Interfaith Dialog, Wimberly School of Religion at
Oklahoma City University, OU Religious Studies, Memorial Institute for
the Prevention of Terrorism, and Mainstream Baptists have sponsored the conference, "Denouncing
Violence in the Name of God: The Case of Islam" on Saturday, April 5th,
2006, in the Henry Freede Center at the Oklahoma City University.
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2008 Annual Interfaith Dialog and Peace Award-Dallas |
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Dallas
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 2008 Annual Interfaith Dialog anf Peace Award Ceremony was held at Renaissance Hotel- Dallas.The Institute of Interfaith Dialog (IID) started to organize annual dialog award ceremonies in order to appreciate individuals and institutions who work for the cause of dialog, peace, and understanding in the society.
{ March 1st, 2008 at 7 p.m.}
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The IID General
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 Essentials of Rumi’s Thoughts April 26th, 2008 Thompson Conference Center, The University of Texas at Austin http://www.utexas.edu/cee/tcc/
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IID Dallas visits Congressman Pete Sessions |
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Dallas
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IID Dallas Chapter visited U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, 32nd District of Texas. They informed Congressman about activities of IID. They also talked about possible future activities. {February 20, 2008}
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Denouncing Violence in the Name of God: The Case of Islam |
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The IID General
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 April 5, 2008
Oklahoma City University
The Henry Freede Center Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1493
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IID Interfaith Retreat 2008 |
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The IID General
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 "Problems of Education and how Faith-Communities could play proactive roles in improving the Quality of Education"
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IID visits Collin County Sheriff Terry G. Box |
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Dallas
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 IID Dallas visited Collin County Sheriff Terry G. Box on January 18, 2008. They informed Sheriff Box about activities of IID.
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IID visits Richardson Mayor Steve Mitchell |
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Dallas
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 IID Dallas representatives visited Richardson Mayor Steve Mitchell.
They informed Mayor Mitchell about activities of IID.
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IID visits Garland Mayor Ronald Jones |
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Dallas
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IID Dallas visited Garland Mayor Ronald Jones on January 17, 2008. They informed Garland Mayor Ronald Jones about activities of IID. They also invited Mayor Jones to IID activities
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This is not the place to review the history of Christian-Muslim relations. This history may now be read in the erudite works of Norman Daniel. The reading is sad and agonizing.
