By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Thursday April 9, 2015 the Niagara Foundation is looking forward to welcoming Tomas Adducci to speak about...
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By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Niagara is excited to host Laila Muhammad of...
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By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Thursday March 12th, we had the honor of hosting a Friends In Faith event with Cantor Julie...
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Sharing the Faith is an educational program offering opportunities for the larger Chicago community to learn about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam during their respective...
Today is the Jewish celebration of Purim. This holiday celebrates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who planned to kill all...
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On Thursday, March 12 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Niagara Foundation is excited to host Cantor Julie Yugend-Green of Oak Park Temple...
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By: Representative Kathy Ryg My trip to Turkey with fellow legislators was most definitely a life changing experience. The opportunity to learn more...
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By: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Nicholas G. Hahn III joined us for one of our Friends in Faith events at the Niagara office...
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By: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Wednesday, February 18, Niagara Foundation screened the film Not My Life in partnership with UNICEF US Fund....
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By: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Nicholas G. Hahn III will be joining us for a roundtable discussion about millennials and the church from...
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Niagara Foundation is excited to host Patrick Dati, an anti-bullying advocate and child abuse prevention spokesman, at our upcoming Chicago & Education Forum:...
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By: Joshua Heine, Public & Global Affairs Intern On February 4, Niagara Foundation was pleased to welcome Reverend John Cunningham, a Jesuit priest and...
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By: Kathleen Ferraro, Communications and Membership Coordinator This Wednesday, February 18, from 5:30-7:30 PM Niagara Foundation will partner with UNICEF US Fund to...
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By: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Edited by: Kathleen Ferraro, Communications and Membership Coordinator On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM Stacy...
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By: Mary Ellen O’Hare-Lavin, Ph. D. In spring 2013, I joined a group of faculty, students and other interested persons on a trip...
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Tomorrow, we are excited to host Toni Irving for a roundtable discussion at our office from 11:30 AM – 1 PM. Irving is the...
Niagara Foundation welcomes Kathleen Ferraro as a new addition to our Chicago family. She will be joining us as Communications & Membership Coordinator,...
Chicago, January 7, 2015 – Niagara Foundation abhors the actions and motives of three masked gunmen, who this morning attacked the office of a...
New York, December 19, 2014 – With its latest action, Erdogan government has abandoned all sensibilities and crossed important ethical and moral boundaries....
Niagara Foundation is celebrating its 10th Anniversary on December 4th and here’s why you don’t want to miss it! 1. The Peace &...
Niagara Foundation welcomes Mignon Senuta as our newest team member in Chicago! Interview by: Mevlut Hilmi Cinar, VP of Development and Strategy Hilmi:...
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...
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...
It is with deep sadness that we at the Niagara Foundation express our condolences for those affected by the tornadoes in the Midwest...
Those of us at the Niagara Foundation were saddened to hear of the devastation in the Phillipines from Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda last week. Our...
We are happy to report that the honorary president of the Niagara Foundation, Fethullah Gulen, is in good health after he was taken...
In case you were not aware, October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. This commemorative month was passed into law in 1989 by...
September 25, 2013 – The Niagara Foundation joins with our Honorary President, Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Muslim scholar, poet, as well as humanitarian and...
The honorees and Rob Stafford with Niagara staff By: Eleanor Peck, Director of Communications and Member Relations The Eighth Annual Peace & Dialogue...
Here is the second installation of our blog posts remembering 9/11 from an interfaith perspective. Our own Sanya Mansoor interviewed three faith...
Dear Friends, Family, and Community of Niagara Foundation, It’s an honor to be the newest member of the team here at the Niagara...
In between some admittedly harried days getting ready for the Peace and Dialogue Awards, we got the chance to hear from a few...
By: Sanya Mansoor, Intern at the Niagara Foundation and Student at Northwestern The Niagara Foundation was thrilled to feature Anne Pramaggiore, President and...
By: Sanya Mansoor, Niagara Intern and Student at Northwestern The Niagara Foundation is eagerly counting down the days until Sept. 16, 2013, the...
The Study Türkiye program brings together professors from different disciplines and universities to study the history, politics, religion, economics, and culture of Turkey. Every...
By Karen Shen, Niagara Intern and Student at Northwestern I grew up in a family that emphasized exploring diversity and experiencing cultures around...
By: Sanya Mansoor, Niagara Intern and Student at Northwestern “I always consider the Niagara Foundation as the Niagara family.” Sherif Soydan, President and...
Photo: Library of Congress By: Brendan Dowd, Director of the Center for Cultural Exchange and Interfaith Collaboration and Eleanor Peck, Director of Communications...
By Sanya Mansoor and Trevor Harty – Reporting and Editing Interns Cherif Bassiouni speaks with attendees of the event. On Thursday, August 22nd,...
From Left to Right: Kirsten Peachey of the Center for Faith and Community Health Transformation, Harry Rhodes of Growing Home, inc. , and...
