TELEVISION: Rumi Forum broadcasting on 4 TV Stations

Rumi Forum has added Montgomery TV to its list of channels that it broadcasts on:

DC TV:
Comcast 95, RCN 10, Verizon10
schedule here

Arlington TV:
Comcast 69, Verizon 38

Fairfax TV:
Cox 30, Verizon 30

Montgomery TV:
 Verizon 19, 21, Cox 19, 21, RCN 19, 21

Jeffrey B. Spense Award for INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING presented to Rumi Forum

The Rumi Forum was recently honored by receiving Jeffrey B. Spense Award for INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING presented by the VIRGINIA CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES in recognition and appreciation for continuing humanitarian contributions within and across religious communities (31 March 2010, Norfolk Virginia)

RADIO INTERVIEW - NPR network's WHRV 'Hearsay' with Cathy Lewis

Rumi Forum's Emre Celik from Washington DC and Norfolk Virginia Representative were part of a hour long radio interview on NPR network's WHRV 89.5 FM on Cathy Lewis's talk show 'Hearsay' broadcast out of Norfolk, Virginia.

Listen below:
http://www.hearsay.org/post/The-Rumi-Forum-January-20-2011-Thursday.aspx

SEE ALSO :

• Press & Media  - Washington Post, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, Prospect, PBS TV, NPR Radio, The Age, Forbes, LA Times, Reuters
• The Necessity of Interfaith Dialogue by Fethullah Gulen
• A Movement Originating Its Own Models by Fethullah Gulen
• Mevlana Jalal al-Din Rumi by Fethullah Gulen
• BOOKS by Fethullah Gulen and on the Gulen Movemen
• PBS 'Religion & Ethics' : The Gulen Movement aired on US public television last Sunday
• Honorary President (F.Gulen) commended by resolution passed by Texas Senate
• Gülen movement challenges Islamophobia, contributes to peace
• Fethullah Gulen: Following in the Footsteps of Rumi by Thomas Michel
• 'Gülen movement makes Turkey more noticeable'
• Greek broadcaster praises contributions of Gülen movement
• Civic engagement, success and the Gülen movement
• VIDEO - Peace Through Education and Dialogue

Turkish Classes in Washington DC- enjoy our new Rumi Forum video

Rumi Forum's new video on our Turkish courses is below.The new 2011 courses start February 6. Those interested should contact Kenan bey on turkish@rumiforum.org

More info here and here

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'Crashing' Into Each Other - RUMI FORUM Nostalgia

A bit more nostalgia from Rumi Forum's history of interfaith event...

'Crashing' Into Each Other

'Crashing' Into Each Other
Residents discuss fear, bias and human behavior in times of crisis.



An African American FBI agent, a white woman who had formerly served in the Foreign Service, a young white Muslim woman, a white woman from the South and an Indian male Sikh.
Despite their obvious differences, these five people share two things in common — they all live in McLean, and they all sat at the same round table at the McLean Community Dialogue "Bias-Fear-Crisis: How Can Our Community Cope?" on Thursday, April 6.
This was the fourth community dialogue held by McLean Community Connections, a group that was organized in 2003 by local McLean community residents. The goal of the organization is "to promote deeper understandings and conversation within our diverse community, and to strengthen community resilience for times of emergency, unrest or crisis." The dialogues are organized in conjunction with the Fairfax County Community Interfaith Liaison Office in the Department of Systems Management for Human Services.
"This is our fourth dialogue and they have all been hugely successful," said McLean Community Connections Steering Committee member Jackie Eghrari-Sabet, a member of the Baha'i McLean Spiritual Assembly. "Most people describe this as a very worthwhile experience, and a life-altering experience in terms of community awareness.".....

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Rumi Forum kept busy during Ramadan with numerous Iftar Dinners

The Rumi Forum was very busy with numerous Ramadan Iftar Dinners during the fasting month. These dinners are organized to bring professionals, community leaders, families and individuals together in a spirit of hospitality and share in a meal in the tradition of Abraham and reflecting the words of Rumi - "come whoever you are.....come !".

Visit our photos page on Picasa and some sample photos are below

Pim Valkenberg as guest speaker at Rumi Forum Ramadan Dinner

An Ebru (water marbling) presentation

Guest speaker norwegian Ambassador, H.E. Wegger Chr. Strommen

Rumi Forum's President with Bishop Chane aduring the Iftar Dinner at Washington's National Cathedral

Invitation that was used to invite members of the wider American community to attend a community Ramadan Iftar Tent

Guests at the Ramadan Iftar Tent in Fairfax, Virginia

Emre Celik with US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton at the 2010
State Dept. Ramadan Iftar Dinner

Farah Pandith from the State Department with Emre Celik during the Rumi Forum Kentucky Ramadan Iftar Dinner

Amb. David Newton at the Annual Ramadan Iftar Dinner in Maryland

More photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/110222538312634006729/RUMIFORUM#

Newspaper article on the Annual Maryland Iftar dinner:
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-220542-former-us-ambassador-praises-gulen-at-marti-rockville-iftar.html

Check out our new PHOTO ALBUM on PICASA !

If you haven't already visited our photo album please do so. New photos of our Honorary President Fethullah Gulen as well as President Bill Clinton, UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon, Head of the OIC Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, numerous members of US Congress, academics like Reza Aslan and Tariq Ramadan amongst numerous other photos...

http://picasaweb.google.com/110222538312634006729/RUMIFORUM#

 Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu (OIC) , Ban Ki Moon (UN)

President Bill Clinton

Fethullah Gulen during New York Times interview

John Esposito - Georgetown University