Yes, Religion Can Still Be A Force For Good In The World

Date posted: June 18, 2014

Antonia Blumberg, Yasmine Hafiz

Bringing people together over a meal to celebrate diversityFounded by a group of Turkish-American businessmen and educators to honor the vision of their spiritual leader, Muslim scholar Fethullah Gulen, the Niagara Foundation organizes conferences, lectures, retreats and more to promote interfaith dialogue and awareness. One of the Foundation’s programs is called Abraham’s Tent and brings community members together across religions and cultures to share a meal and build multicultural friendships.

Excerpted from the article published on Huffington Post

Source: Huffington Post , June 18, 2014

Tags: Christian Muslim dialogue | Dialogue |

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