by Ken Harris, The Badger Herald
An interfaith panel highlighted the differences and similarities between Christian, Jewish and Muslim beliefs in an afterlife in front of a group of about 40 students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin Thursday.
Laurie Zimmerman, a representative of the Congregation Shaarei Shamayim; Brent Christianson, director of the Lutheran Campus Center; […]
By Samara Kalk Derby
The future of the world depends on peace between Christians and Muslims, Islamic scholars told the pope last October.
In a letter addressed to Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders, nearly 140 prominent Muslim scholars said that finding common ground between the world’s two biggest religions was not “simply a matter for […]
By Katy Sai, ISTHMUS - The Daily Page
Sure, the Christmas holiday dominates December… but it’s not all about Christmas. What about the Winter Solstice, celebrated by Wiccans… or the Muslim holiday, Eid-Ul-Adha? This week, other holidays get to share the spotlight as part of the 10th annual Interfaith Awareness Week in Wisconsin. The event is […]
December 10, 2007 - 12 noon - Monday
In the Rotunda of the State Capitol
Madison, WI
The Governor of Wisconsin has declared the week of December 9-15 as “Interfaith Awareness Week,” with the main purpose of the celebration to develop awareness and establish mutual understanding and respect among religions. DI, along with other faith groups, is participating. […]
By Katjusa Cisar Correspondent for The Capital Times
The first step to world peace is sharing some couscous pilaf and cracking a joke or two about soccer teams.
That’s the main thrust behind Dialogue International, the organization that sponsored an interfaith dinner and discussion Tuesday night at Hillel, the Jewish center on the UW campus. A group […]
Madison Jewish Community Council
On the evening of Thursday, October 12, 2006, 25 students from the University of Wisconsin Hillel Foundation and the Dialogue International Muslim student group at UW-Madison, gathered at Hillel to celebrate the Ramadan break-the-fast as well as the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
The program was designed to promoted dialogue between the groups and […]
By Rob Zaleski, The Capital Times
Mustafa Gokcek isn’t about to deny the obvious.
Thanks mostly to the policies of the Bush administration, the great rift between the Muslim and Western worlds clearly has widened in the last year, acknowledges the 29-year-old Turkish native and UW-Madison grad student.
And there’s no better proof, he says, than the tens […]
By Rob Zaleski, The Capital Times
Much as he tries, Mustafa Gokcek can’t conceal the disappointment that’s etched in his features.
It was just a week ago today, while welcoming participants to the International Conference on Islam in Madison — a conference he helped organize — that the affable 28-year-old Turkish native and UW-Madison grad student realized […]
by Emily Falencyzkowski-Scott, The Daily Cardinal
Students gathered Thursday on Library Mall to eat Pakistani Rasgullah, watch Eastern Russian dance and learn about Muslim cultures at an event sponsored by Dialogue International student organization.
“There is a general lack of understanding of the diversity of Muslim culture,” said Mustafa Gokcek, member of Dialogue International executive committee. “There […]
By Cristina Daglas - The Badger Herald
Dialogue International held “Diversity in Muslim Culture” Thursday on Library Mall to give students a chance to experience ethnic dancing, cuisine and art.
“There is a lot of diversity that exists within the Muslim culture. It is a very dynamic religion,” said Colleen Madden, lead organizer of the event and […]
