By: Ryan Lents, Center for Interfaith Engagement Intern Earlier this month, Jewish congregations throughout Chicago and around the world marked the harvest festival...
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Niagara Foundation welcomes Mignon Senuta as our newest team member in Chicago! Interview by: Mevlut Hilmi Cinar, VP of Development and Strategy Hilmi:...
In late September, a group of six community leaders from the Republic of Georgia packed their bags, headed to the Tbilisi International Airport, and...
By: Kathleen, intern at Niagara and student at Northwestern University We are excited to host Dr. Wendy Pearlman, Assistant Professor and Crown Junior Chair...
Our Honorary President, Mr. Fethullah Gulen’s condemnation of ISIS was published on several U.S. newspapers on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 ISIS Cruelty Deserves Our...
Sacred Sources: God and Human Suffering Ryan Fordice, Program Director, Center for Interfaith Engagement Bright, mid-day sunlight flooded through the windows as the delicious aroma of Turkish food wafted...
Here at Niagara, we are so proud of our internship program. Over the past few years we have had interns from around the...
The so-called “Islamic State,” also known as ISIS or ISIL, recently released a video showing the beheading of the American journalist, James Foley...
Executive Editor of the Rockford Register Star, Mark Baldwin, just got back from a trip to Turkey with the Niagara Foundation. He’s blogging for...
By: Katie Stever, intern at Niagara The end of July marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan and fasting for Muslims...
By: Danny Davis, Intern at Niagara Foundation and Student at Lawrence University Niagara’s headquarters bustled with lively guests and discussions last Friday as...
By: Katie Stever, intern at Niagara “The first rule of interfaith relations is to start where you are.” – Martin Marty This past...
Written By: Mooni Abdus-Salam This morning, Turkish writer, journalist, and speaker Mustafa Akyol visited the Niagara Foundation and gave a talk for...
By: Hannah Ward, Intern at Niagara Foundation Niagara held the second Sacred Sources program last week. A program that we hope to continue...
By: Edirin Davis, Communications Officer at the Niagara Foundation The Niagara Foundation is pleased to present our new and improved Chicago Global Family...
From Left to Right: Brendan Dowd with the excellent selfie skills, Eleanor Peck, Hannah Ward, our Writing and Reporting intern and author of this...
We at the Niagara Foundation strongly condemn the recent shootings at the Kansas City Jewish Community Center. May those who were murdered because...
Recently, our honorary president, Fethullah Gulen, has given multiple interviews with international news agencies due to the recent upheaval in Turkey. Here are...
By: Alexis O’Connor, intern at Niagara Foundation and student at Northwestern University Niagara Foundation held a panel on recent developments in Ukraine on...
Sharing the Faith is an educational program offering opportunities for the larger Chicago community to learn about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam during their respective...
By: Alexis O’Connor, Intern at the Niagara Foundation and Student at Northwestern University Niagara Foundation held its workshop for the Study Turkiye Program...
I spoke with Dr. Carol Adams of the DuSable Museum of African American History last week. She will be speaking at a Niagara...
By: Megan Deppen, intern at Niagara and student at Depaul The giant arched windows cast light onto the audience while both men and...
In anticipation of our revamped website (I am told its arrival for the public is imminent – UPDATE 2-17-14: You’re looking at it!)...
Today we welcomed high school students from around Chicago to meet each other and learn about different justice issues through an interfaith lens....
Are you a professor interested in the Study Turkiye program, but you’re not sure what to expect from the trip? If so, then this...
Dr. Rashied Omar of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame will be speaking at the Chicago Interfaith Gathering during...
In a couple weeks, Qasim Rashid will be speaking at Niagara about his book, The Wrong Kind of Muslim. It’s amazing how much...
By: Eleanor Peck, Director of Communications and Member Relations Happy New Year from all of us at the Niagara Foundation! We hope your...
Our writing and reporting intern, Karen Shen (pictured, center), has been hard at work here at Niagara these past few months. Last week...
By: Alexis O’Connor, Intern at Niagara and Student at Northwestern On Nov. 15, participants in the 2013 Study Turkiye curriculum development program...
By: Karen Shen, intern at Niagara and student at Northwestern University It is our goal at the Niagara Foundation to bring...
By: Karen Shen, intern and student at Northwestern On Friday, November 1st, Dr. David Faris joined us at the Niagara Foundation to discuss...
by Eleanor Peck, Director of Communications and Member Relations On October 24th, the Niagara Foundation was happy to invite two law school...
Photos and Words By: Brendan Dowd, Director of the Center for Cultural Exchange and Interfaith Dialogue “What do you think of my decision...
By: Karen Shen, intern at Niagara and student at Northwestern University The ongoing conflict in Syria has been in and out of front...
All Photos by Brendan Dowd Niagara’s Director of Cultural Exchange and Interfaith Collaboration is currently on a trip to Turkey, his first, with...
David Faris went to Cairo on a lark – as he says, “well, not a lark exactly, I was looking for a research...
Anders and Tekim – Photo by Brendan Dowd By: Brendan Dowd, Director of the Center on Intercultural Exchange and Interfaith Collaboration The evening...
“I felt that the cultural and religious demarcations that exist in the corporeal world were put to the wayside as we shared a...
By: Karen Shen, Intern at the Niagara Foundation and Student at Northwestern University In the continuing effort to connect people and raise awareness...
Text by: Eleanor Peck This past Thursday, December 12th, was the inaugural Sacred Sources program, inspired by the academic practice of small group...
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn...
