Ramadan Experience Dinner: Event Recap By: Hope Williams On Tuesday, June 28th, the Niagara Foundation hosted the Ramadan Experience Dinner in conjunction with...
What can we do in the wake of these American tragedies? By: Rapheal Mathis Edited by: Deni Kamper These past couple of weeks...
“2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: THE EFFECTS OF POLITICAL RHETORIC ON MINORITY COMMUNITIES” Event Recap By: Rapheal Mathis, Communications Intern Edited by: Deni Kamper Please...
The Annual Chicago Interfaith Gathering (CIG) organized by the Niagara Foundation is one of the organization’s many interfaith programs. It is a three-day event,...
Chicago & Global Family (CGF) events are intimate roundtable meetings with local and global leaders. Our goal is for experts in Chicago to...
On March 16, 2016, at 6:30 pm, Fourth Presbyterian Church will host a screening of the 2014 documentary Love is a Verb. Love...
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Dates & Venues: Thursday,March 24th, 2016 (St. Old Patrick’s Church) 6pm: Holy Thursday Dinner 8pm: Mass of the Lord’s Supper 9:30pm: Night Watch...
On February 3rd, the Center for Public & Global Affairs welcomed Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon to Niagara Foundation. While the presentation...
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The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first week of February as World Interfaith Harmony Week in 2010. This initiative provides a platform...
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On January 12, the Niagara Foundation had the pleasuring of receiving Dr. Aasim Padela for an informative Friends in Faith event on the...
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We condemn all violence committed in the name of any religion and denounce those who would use religion as justification for their crimes....
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Every person is born with the right to wonder, and the act of wonder is what gave birth to the world of philosophy,...
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Niagara Foundation vehemently condemns the terrorist attacks in Beirut on November 13, 2015, which ISIS perpetrated through two suicide bombings.
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For many Americans and Westerners around the world, this is Halloween weekend. Yesterday was a day of trick-or-treating with family, wearing costumes, and watching...
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On November 12, 2015, theaters nationwide will screen the 2014 documentary Love is a Verb. Love is a Verb details the work of...
|Niagara Foundation condemns the bombings that occurred in Ankara on October 10, 2015. We are deeply saddened by the growing numbers of dead and...
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October 2nd marks the International Day of Non-Violence, which the United Nations established through a resolution in 2007. The date is significant because...
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14 years ago on this day, terrorists launched four coordinated attacks against the United States, killing 2,997 people including 343 firefighters and 72...
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On September 10, 2015, at 6:30 pm, Robert Morris University will host a screening of the 2014 documentary Love is a Verb. Love...
The views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
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The mission of the Niagara Foundation is: “to promote social cohesion by fostering civic conversations and sustained relationships between people of different cultures...
June 18, 2015 Niagara Foundation vehemently condemns the brutal actions of Dylan Roof, arrested this morning for killing nine people during a Bible...
By Alyssa Slager, Communications Intern On June 16th, the Niagara Foundation was happily joined by Father James Mikhail for a Friends in Faith...
By: Suzanne Warshell, Public and Global Affairs Intern On June 10th, Mr. Mageed Refaat Aboulmagd, the Honorable Consul General of the Arab Republic...
Reposted from Niagara Foundation-Madison Atlanta, April 9, 2015 – Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College awarded its prestigious 2015 Gandhi...
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By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern We encounter the intersection of religion and environmental responsibility throughout history. On April 27th, we had a Friends...
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By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern One of the founding principals of the United States of America is the protection of free speech. Unfortunately,...
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Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, is one of the most important days in the Christian liturgical year and one of the...
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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: 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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Niagara Foundation vehemently condemns the violent actions and motives of Craig Steven Hicks, arrested this morning for three counts of first-degree murder after...
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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: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern National Freedom Day is a national day of observance remembering the signing of the 13th amendment by Abraham Lincoln on...
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By: Kathleen Ferraro, Communications & Membership Coordinator On Wednesday, February 4 from 11:30 AM – 1PM, Niagara is excited to host Father John...
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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...
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” -Dr. Martin Luther...
|Chicago & Global Family events are intimate roundtable meetings with local and global leaders. Our goal is for experts in Chicago to meet...
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....
With the recent events in Turkey – the arrests of over 30 journalists and media officials and the unapologetic threats to free press...
Niagara Foundation denounces the recent actions of the Turkish Government, as they are incompatible with the freedom of the press, due process, and...
By: Maria Munoz, Academic Affairs Intern Edited by: Mignon Senuta, Director of Communications On December 4th 2014, the Niagara Foundation celebrated both its 10th...
On December 4th, Niagara welcomes you to celebrate our 10th Anniversary…but the night will be so much more! Ten years serving Chicago and...
Niagara Foundation is celebrating its 10th Anniversary on December 4th and here’s why you don’t want to miss it! 1. The Peace &...
By: Ryan Lents, Center for Interfaith Engagement Intern Earlier this month, Jewish congregations throughout Chicago and around the world marked the harvest festival...
Niagara Foundation welcomes Mignon Senuta as our newest team member in Chicago! Interview by: Mevlut Hilmi Cinar, VP of Development and Strategy Hilmi:...
The Niagara Foundation is pleased to announce the nomination of our program Abraham’s Tent for the Chicago Innovation Awards. These at home interfaith...
Here at Niagara, we are so proud of our internship program. Over the past few years we have had interns from around the...
This post is a guest contribution from our friend Prof. Zeki Saritoprak, of John Carroll University, who spoke at our Ramadan Experience Dinner...
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: 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...
By: Danny Davis, intern at the Niagara Foundation David Liepert’s Christian, Muslim, & Jew: Finding a Path to Peace Our Faiths Can Share...
Executive Editor of the Rockford Register Star, Mark Baldwin, is currently traveling to Turkey with the Niagara Foundation. He’s blogging for the Register...
We were honored to be a part of an article about 100 different organizations showing that religion is a force for good. Here’s...
Written By: Mooni Abdus-Salam This morning, Turkish writer, journalist, and speaker Mustafa Akyol visited the Niagara Foundation and gave a talk for...
By: Brandon Carter, Intern at Niagara Foundation On Thursday, May 29th FBI Special Agent in Charge of Chicago Bob Holley paid a visit...
Compiled by our interns: Hannah Ward, Brandon Carter, and Melissa Muth. Picture captured from here. The Dialogue of Civilizations Conference is Opening in...
Niagara is celebrating its 10th year! Starting as an office of three people in a basement in Des Plaines, Illinois, Niagara has steadily...
Niagara Foundation Sacred Sources Principles of Dialogue Niagara’s Abraham’s Tent Host Guidebook Guidebook for Turkey Trips
Below is the Alliance for Shared Values’ press release on the recent crackdown on Gulen and Hizmet participants. Niagara is a member of...
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...
