SpeakerDr. Mustafa Gökçek received his BA and MA in International Relations at Bilkent University in Ankara. After studying Russian and conducting research in Moscow for his master’s thesis on the Caspian Sea and legal issues among its littoral states, he pursued doctoral studies in History at the UW-Madison. Dr. Gökçek wrote his dissertation on Tatar […]
“What kind of woman would want to be Muslim… they’re oppressed!” This unfortunate comment was heard by Lisa Killinger upon her conversion to Islam in 1979 and this lecture, in essence, is her response. She begins by debunking the myth of oppression by outlining the status of women in pre-Islamic Arabia and how Islam liberated […]
We watched `The Message` with our 30 guests…
The Message
The Story of Islam
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Cast: Anthony Quinn
“A powerful and epic telling of the story of the birth of Islam, set in the 7th Century in Mecca , where powerful leaders are in conflict with Mohammad, who attacks their way of life and the injustice it produces. […]
DI presented.
Video
ISLAM 101- for Christians and Jews
by Abdal Hakim Mura, Lecturer in Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge
Abdal Hakim Murad looks at Islam as part of a wider family of faiths and analyzes what it shares and what it doesn’t share with its two great predecessors. This comparison is made on several fronts namely salvation history, […]
A few DI members particiapted a panel titled “Isthmus Conversation: Conversation Between Islam & Christianity” at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Madison. The panel was moderated by Rev. Charles Werth, pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Those were topics in the panel.
Describe the Islamic/Christian understanding of the importance of God.
If God is greater than anything that can be […]
A few DI members visited First Unitarian Society and gave a presentation on the “Pillars of Islam“. We shared ashura (Noah’s Pudding) and gave some little gifts to children.
The purpose of this event was to facilitate understanding of the culture of Islam and to find the similarities in our values and beliefs.
This event was a […]
To Whom It May Concern:
We would like to let you know that Dialogue International (DI), a student organization on and off campus of University of Wisconsin-Madison, would be able to provide speakers for your classes and events to talk about various topics listed below. Some of our members have volunteered last year as speakers at […]
DI presented Video Lecture: Perspectives on Faith
The Concept of God in Islam
Dr. Zeki Saritoprak, John Carroll University
Reference:
Ebru TV
Presentation: Islam & Its Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue by DI
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Presentation: Introduction to Islam
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