Rumi Forum partnered with Turkic American Alliance to host the 13th Annual International Festival of Language and Culture. 100 students from 20 countries showcased their cultures through songs and dances at the Warner Theatre on April 28, 2015. Students also performed at the Ellipse Park and Cannon Caucus Room in US Capitol, which was attended by a number of US Representatives.

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Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College awarded its prestigious 2015 Gandhi King Ikeda Peace Award to Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen in recognition of his life-long dedication to promoting peace and human rights.

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Rumi Forum, Institute of Islamic and Turkish Studies and Masjid Muhammad jointly organized a panel discussing the prevention of radicalization. Gail Humbleton, Imam Talib Shareef and Rabbi Gerald Serotta addressed the role that community and faith leaders play in addressing the challenge of radicalization.

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Organized in partnership with Rumi Forum, Gulen Institute Youth Platform 2015 winners visited Washington, DC for the award ceremony on April 14, 2015.This year's topic was: “Are Citizens of the World Succeeding in Lessening Global Poverty?” Over 1000 essays from 65 countries and 35 states were submitted for the contest.

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Rumi Forum continued their monthly dinner and discussion series with the Catholic University of America. The topics of "patience", "compassion" and "dialogue" were discussed in March, April and May meetings.

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Experiences in Interfaith Dialogue with Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald

Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald gave an evening talk on experiences in interfaith dialogue on May 18.

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"Rumi’s Influence on South Asian Sufism" with Dr. Hasan Aziz

Dr. Hasan Aziz spoke on Rumi's influence on South Asian Sufism on Friday, April 17. The talk was moderated by Ambassador Hussain Haqqani

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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 disussion on the significance of the report.

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Moderation and National Integration in Malaysia with Ambassador Awang Adek

Ambassador Awang Adek talked about "Moderation and National Integration in Malaysia" on March 11, 2015.

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Emre Celik spoke at the Towson University in April as part of a panel titled: " Townhall to Twitter: Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Age of Social Media"

Rumi Forum President Meets with Buddhist Leader Drupka

Emre Celik was invited to a private discussion with the prominent Buddhist Leader Gyalwang Drupka in April at the Hudson Institute by Pakistan's former Ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani. Gyalwang Drupka is an active environmentalist, educator and the spiritual head of the Drukpa Lineage, one of the main Buddhist schools of the Himalayas.

Abrahamic Table in Charlottesville

A Jewish Rabbinic Pastor, Muslim Imam and Christian Reverend joined together for a forum and discussion entitled, “Denouncing Violence in the Name of Faith" organized by the Rumi Forum Charlottesville on Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Unity Church

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North Carolina Inaugural ACT (Aspiring Change Together) Dinner

Rumi Forum's Divan Center (Piedmont Triad Chapter) and the UNCG LISSA (Library and Information Studies Student Association) co-sponsored the inaugural ACT (Aspiring Change Together) Dinner on April 20. This fundraising dinner was a collaborative and community-engaged initiative to benefit the Glenwood Branch Library in Greensboro.

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Habitat for Humanity of Wake County

Members of the Rumi Forum North Carolina Chapter volunteered with Habitat for Humanity of Wake County and helped them in framing construction work at the Augusta Crossings, Raleigh construction site. Each Habitat home is built in partnership with homeowner families, sponsors, and volunteers.

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Festival to build three water wells in Africa

Hundreds of people showed up for a food Festival organized by the Rumi Forum North Carolina and IITS to raise funds for building clean water wells in Africa.

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Fethullah Gulen`s Interview with Rudaw

Fethullah Gulen gave an interview to the Kurdish newspaper Rudaw in March.

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LONDON NEW REPORT-Hizmet Approach to Rooting out Violent Extremism by Ozcan Keles and Ismail Mutlu Sezgin

This report, the second publication in the ‘thought and practice’ series by the Centre for Hizmet Studies in London, targets researchers, policy makers and media interested in devising policies and strategies to prevent violent extremism

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BELGIUM NEW REPORT-Demonizing the Hizmet Movement through Media in Turkey

A new report by the KU Leuven Gülen Chair for Intercultural Studies examines the demonization of Gulen Movement in the Turkish media.

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WASHINGTON DC NEW REPORT-Turkey’s Kurdish Question and the Hizmet Movement

A recent report by the Rethink Institute in Washington DC offers an analysis on the Kurdish issue and the Gulen Movement.

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Turkish Classes

Learn Turkish in Washington, DC! Experienced teachers are offering Turkish Language Classes at the Rumi Forum in Washington, DC. If you are looking for Turkish lessons in the DC Metropolitan Area, Rumi Forum is the right place to begin. There are three terms in a year

• Turkish language classes are open to everyone who is interested.
• The classes are arranged based on the number of students interested in at any level.
• Our teachers are using a Turkish Language Book Set written in Turkish.

For the intensive program: A four-hour class per week and eight classes in a month.

For further queries and application form please email: turkish@rumiforum.org

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Rumi Forum Internship Program

We are always considering applications for our internship program (dates are flexible and negotiable) Eligibility: All undergraduate and master’s-level students and J.D. and Ph.D. candidates as well as recent graduates are eligible to apply. Application Process: In order to apply for a Rumi Forum Internship, please fill out this application form. You may send any supporting documents such as CVs, resumes etc to internships@rumiforum.org. Please note that you need to fill out the application form first before sending any documents. Read More .

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DONATE TO RUMI FORUM

Rumi Forum now accepts donation through a new service via Paypal. The Rumi Forum, a NGO that is a non-profit exempt organization under section 501 (C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code exists by way of contributions, donations and the volunteers that enable it to provide numerous services to better society at large. Your contributions are appreciated and play an important part in the Rumi Forum increasing social harmony and understanding.

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