The Foundation for Inter-cultural Dialogue (FID) hosted a distinguished speaker at the Memorial Union at ASU on 3 April 2006. Dr. Gary D. Bouma from Australia was the honorable guest of FID. Dr. Gary D. Bouma is currently the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations - Asia Pacific and the Head of the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University, Australia. The topic of Dr. Bouma’s presentation was "Religion, Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion" and approximately 12 guests attended the talk. The diverse structure of Australia and the relation between the members of different faiths and culture groups were examined during Dr. Bouma's talk. The attendees joined the discussion with their personal experiences in their life. Everybody was very glad with the discussion and the great appreciation was presented to Dr. Bouma.

"Abraham: A Model for Religious Tolerance and Peace" was a panel organized by the Fellowship of Faiths and Cultures Club (FFC) and the Religious Studies Society (RSS), both of Arizona State University (ASU). The event was held at the Memorial Union at ASU on 28 February 2006 and was sponsored by the Foundation for Inter-Cultural Dialogue (FID). Distinguished speakers representing Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which share Abrahamic tradition, honored the event. The goal of this event was to understand Abraham's mercy, tolerance, and embracing voice that welcomes all humankind and emphasizes commonalities among these religions. Over thirty guests attended this unique event.  read more »

he Necessity of Inter-cultural Dialogue Panel was organized jointly by the Fellowship of Faiths and Cultures Club (briefly FFC Club) and the Foundation for Inter-cultural Dialogue (briefly FID) and held on February, 9 at ASU Memorial Union. The goal was to promote communication, mutual respect and cooperation among different cultures and faiths that make up this society, which is really from various cultural backgrounds, all over the world. Thus, this panel was a great opportunity to form new friendships, to establish a fellowship and a peaceful dialogue atmosphere for this community.  read more »