EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Niagara Foundation of Minnesota and Bosphorous Dialogue Association hosted together about 80 people from different faiths and cultures. The program started with opening remarks and welcome speech by Murat Ergen, the director of Niagara Foundation of Minnesota.
The guests knew each other while tasting delicious Turkish foods. After the dinner, three distinguished speakers from different faiths talked about the concept of hospitality in Abrahamic traditions and prayed for peace around the world. The program continued by watching the video clip about the hospitality of Prophet Abraham and participating an open discussion with tea and desert. The program finished with closing remarks by Rasim A. Kahraman, vice president of Bosphorus Dialogue Association.
Theme: Perspectives on Abrahamic Traditions: Hospitality
Date:
Thursday
January 22, 2009
6:30 PM
Venue:
North Star Ballroom
2017 Buford Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
Speakers:
David Smith
Professor, University of St. Thomas
Rabbi Dworsky
Associate Chaplain, Carleton College Chapel
Yasir Bilgin
Director, Niagara Foundation of Michigan