Niagara Annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner 2024
At our Annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner, we came together as a community to break bread, share stories, and celebrate the beautiful diversity of...
At our Annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner, we came together as a community to break bread, share stories, and celebrate the beautiful diversity of...
Dear Friends, As Niagara Foundation, together with the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, St. Raymond De Peñafort Catholic Church, and Congregation Beth...
| Tagged chicago, dialog, event, intercultural, Interfaith, Niagara Foundation, RamadanWe had an amazing time at our Annual Interfaith Youth Iftar Dinner program together with college students from various faith traditions! We gathered...
Dear Friends, As the Holy Month of Ramadan approaches, Niagara Foundation would like to invite you to attend a Home-Based, Family Iftar (breaking...
Thank you Senator Richard J. Durbin for your visit and continued support. Senator Dick Durbin
This time in our Muslim-Christian Conversation program we talked about “Creation in Quran and Bible”. Thanks to all friends who joined and contributed!
Dear Friends, As Niagara Foundation, together with the Lutheran School of Theology’s A Center for Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice, The InterReligious...
Your support to Niagara Foundation and our community means a lot for us. Thank you! Congressman Brad Schneider
As Niagara Foundation, we are always happy to be part of Peace Camp and host Jewish, Muslim & Christian youth in our center....
It was great to join the international conference titled “The Hizmet Movement: Responses to Contemporary Challenges”. Thanks a lot to the organizers, presenters...
Thanks a lot to the participants of our intercultural friendship program and our devoted volunteers for the wonderful preparation! The Moorings of Arlington...
Dear friends! We are hosting a vigil for the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. Please join us in solidarity if you’re available...
We are honored to be part of this beautiful program, please encourage your middle school students to sign up! These Muslim, Jewish and...
Dear friends, As Niagara Foundation, together with our interfaith partner organizations, we are organizing an interfaith prayer service for peace and healing at...
| Tagged fethullah gulen, intercultural, Interfaith, interfaith dialog, Niagara Foundation, prayer, religionHumanity is once again going through testing times.. Faith leaders from various communities are invited to join this circle of supplication to express...
| Tagged chicago, Interfaith, Niagara Foundation, prayerWhat a wonderful gathering that was! Lots of speakers, friends, gathered together around an iftar dinner. As Niagara Foundation, we are honored to...
| Tagged beth judea, chicago, dialogue, fourthchicago, Iftar, Interfaith, lstchicago, Ramadan, religion, straymondMPILDear friends,Join us for the next Niagara Virtual Lecture Series on Saturday, Sept 26th at 6:00 pm-CST.This time, Dr. Craig Considine will be...
The tragic death of George Floyd during a police intervention in Minneapolis has saddened the nation and triggered a wave of protests in...
Live every day and every moment of your life like it’s a special occasion. Your every second, every minute, every hour and even...
We had great book signing event for the biography “Fethullah Gulen:A Life Of Hizmet”. We would like to thank author Jon Pahl and...
Niagara Foundation cordially invites youth (High School & College age) to our Youth Interfaith Iftar gathering. Muslims around the world fast from sunrise...
Interfaith Youth Thanksgiving Dinner on November 29, 6:30pm As NIAGARA Foundation, we would like to invite your youth groups to our Interfaith Youth Thanksgiving...
As the Holy Month of Ramadan approaches, Turkish American Society of Missouri and Niagara Foundation would like to invite you to attend...
TERRORISM: WHERE ITS TRUE POWER LIES BY:James McLellan, Interfaith Engagement Intern Chaos in the world has yet again produced another tragedy: this time...
What a week it’s been for Turkey. There’s no question – in my mind anyway – that the recent bombings of the Istanbul...
Niagara Foundation adamantly condemns the recent terrorist attacks in Turkey, Belgium, Pakistan, and Iraq. On March 19, a bombing on a popular shopping...
April 12 is Equal Pay Day, a day that calls for equal wages for women. The date itself is symbolic, signifying how long...
| Tagged Equal Pay Day, equity, fair wages, gender equality, Niagara Foundation, social equality, social justice, transparency, wage gapChicago & Global Family (CGF) events are intimate roundtable meetings with local and global leaders. Our goal is for experts in Chicago to...
Currently, according to American physicist and philosopher Thomas Samuel Kuhn, we are witnessing a paradigm shift in the culture of brands and branding....
| Tagged belief, brands, Coca-Cola, NikeThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Easter Sunday is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is the heart of all major...
| Tagged Easter, Easter Sunday, Holy Spirit, Holy Week, resurrection, SundayBy Joshua Heine, Public and Global Affairs Intern On March 4, Niagara Foundation was pleased to welcome Tahera Ahmad, chaplain at Northwestern University, to...
| Tagged chaplain, domestic violence, hijab, islam, misconceptionsBy: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Wednesday, February 18, Niagara Foundation screened the film Not My Life in partnership with UNICEF US Fund....
By: David Ginsburg, MD Five years ago, my wife and I finally realized a long-held dream to visit Turkey. We had been fascinated...
By: Rakela Ruperez Five years ago, in the summer of 2009, I was fortunate to enjoy an incredible voyage to Turkey with my husband...
| Tagged Ankara, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Istanbul, travel, turkeyBy: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Wednesday, February 18, Niagara Foundation screened the film Not My Life in partnership with UNICEF US Fund....
| Tagged children, documentary, exploitation, fair trade, human trafficking, modern slavery, Not My Life, sex trafficking, UNICEF, UNICEF US FundBy: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Valentine’s Day has not always been the ultra commercialized “day of love” that it is today. In fact,...
Niagara Foundation welcomes Kathleen Ferraro as a new addition to our Chicago family. She will be joining us as Communications & Membership Coordinator,...
There are a couple extra links about Islam and Muslims this week as we celebrate Ramadan – the holiest month in Islam. Islam...
Take a peek through social media to see how we celebrated On the Table 2014 with the Chicago Community Trust. Special thanks to...
Compiled by our interns: Hannah Ward, Brandon Carter, and Melissa Muth. Picture captured from here. The Dialogue of Civilizations Conference is Opening in...
Our Honorary President, Fethullah Gulen, gave a statement regarding the kidnappings of schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram. Below is the statement in...
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Photos and Recap by: Megan Deppen, intern at Niagara Foundation and student at DePaul University Negative temperatures and piercing winds of the winter...
By: Megan Deppen, intern at Niagara and student at Depaul The giant arched windows cast light onto the audience while both men and...
Text by: Eleanor Peck This past Thursday, December 12th, was the inaugural Sacred Sources program, inspired by the academic practice of small group...
Being and Becoming through Facebook An Ethnographic Approach to Language, Community, and Identity Performances of Young Turkish-American Women Aslihan Akkaya PhD, Linguistic Anthropology...
“Niagara Interfaith Talks” will be at 6.30pm on Thursday, January 9th, 2014. The theme of the evening is “Church and State: The Role of Religion”...
In between some admittedly harried days getting ready for the Peace and Dialogue Awards, we got the chance to hear from a few...
A Rare Meeting With Reclusive Turkish Spiritual Leader Fethullah Gulen By Jamie Tarabay | Aug 14 2013, 9:05 AM ET Fethullah Gulen is...
We are proud to announce that the Honorary President of Niagara Foundation, Fethullah Gülen, was the recipient of the Manhae Peace Prize for...
Niagara Foundation Wishes All Nation Happy and Blessed 4th of July.
The Niagara Foundation condemns the bombing at Boston Marathon. Our organization is committed to promoting peace, respect and dialogue in our society, and...
Fethullah Gulen Time 100 2013 We are thrilled to share the exciting news that Niagara Foundation’s honorary president, M.Fethullah Gulen, was named as...
One of the main projects of NF is the “Intercultural Trips to Turkey”. These annual trips organized by NF serve the Foundation’s mission...
One of the main projects of NF is the “Intercultural Trips to Turkey”. These annual trips organized by NF serve the Foundation’s mission...
Niagara Foundation organizes “Niagara Interfaith Talks” every first Thursday of the month for the purpose of strengthening friendship and understanding among other faith...
The Niagara Foundation condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the mindless and brutal attack of a mob of extremists against the U.S. Diplomatic...