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Rumi Forum Podcast

Rumi Forum was founded in 1999 with the mission to foster interfaith dialogue and intercultural understanding. The Forum aims to stimulate exchange of opinions in order to advance culture of democracy, freedom of thought, human rights and peace. For over 20 years, the Forum provides a common platform for building relationships, mutual learning and information exchange among adherents of different faiths. Our work has a particular focus on pluralism, peacemaking, interfaith dialogue, intercultural understanding, social harmony and community cohesion.

Nov 10, 2015

Rumi Forum organized an Abrahamic Table Discussion on “Selfless and Sacrifice” in partnership with the American Turkish Friendship Association (ATFA) on October 8, 2015 at ATFA. Imam Yahya Hendi, The Rev. Tim Tutt and Rabbi Doug Heifetz talked about the issue from their faith’s perspective.


Nov 10, 2015

Rumi Forum and American Turkish Friendship Association hosted a dinner to celebrate the Eid al Adha on September 28, 2015.

 

Imam Zia of Make Space gave a speech on the importance of the occasion.


Nov 9, 2015

“Renewing Islam by Service: A Christian View of Fethullah Gulen and the Hizmet Movement” offers a theological account of the contemporary Turkish faith-based service movement started by Fethullah Gülen, and placed against the backdrop of changes in modern Turkish society. The life and works of Gülen are...



Sep 8, 2015

http://rumiforum.org/latest-trends-in-global-religious-restrictions/

 

On March 31st, 2015 Peter Henne of the Pew Research Center presented the Global Religious Restrictions report’s findings on the trends of global religious restrictions.

 

Paul Marshall of the Hudson Institute joined him for an engaging discussion...