"We don't want to impose our beliefs on anyone or convert anyone to Islam. We want to promote respect and understanding among  all faith traditions and share our various perspectives so  we can learn from each other."

(The Herald Times - This Week In Brief / March 8, 2003)
 

• Speaker: Struggle to bridge divides
  “Cultural Extremism is trying to transform others into our own image, while refusing to be transformed by another culture.”
  
  By Dan Enslow
  Hoosier Times
  January 22, 2005
   

• Whirling Dervishes demonstrate Turkish tradition
  By Melissa Harrold
  Indiana Daily Student
  Monday, September 20, 2004
   
• Sufi music, dance hypnotizing
  By Nicole Kauffman, Hoosier Times
  September 19, 2004
   
• “....Thursday, a panel discussion addressed the topic "How and why should we thank God?" in which IU students from different religious traditions spoke. Following the discussion, everyone gathered for a bowl of ashura, a traditional dish made with dried fruit, grains and sugar.
  
  The hope is that these discussions help people see the commonalities, the many aspects that religions all share.”
   

Coming Together
Campus group working to encourage interfaith understanding and cultural sharing
By Mercedes Rodriguez, Herald-Times Staff Writer
March 8, 2004
 

• Herald Times writer Dann Denny covered the Interfaith Dialog panel.
  
  The event, attended by about 150 people crammed into the Frangipani Room, was sponsored by the Bloomington Muslim Dialog Group ­ a collection of Muslim individuals dedicated to promoting respect and understanding among all faith traditions by organizing settings for the exchange of ideas and social interaction.

Panel: Internal rifts limit options for interfaith dialogue.
By Dann Denny, November 18, 2003

• IDSNews Published a  news about the Interfaith Dialog Panel
   
Muslim group to hold forum on tolerance, interfaith relations tonight
by Aaron Uslan November 17, 2003

 
Herald Times ran an editorial on March 11, 2003 about our group. They concluded the article by "The quest for those foundations on which to build  stronger relationships deserves our praise and support".

Interfaith gathering a reason for hope
Editorial - March 11, 2003 

• Herald Times covered our inauguration ceremony with a front page  article on the following Sunday paper, March 9, 2003. The article started with a nice description of the reception:  "Amish girls in bonnets and Muslim women in hijabs (head scarves) mixed with Catholics, Baptists, Quakers, Lutherans,  Pentecostals, Scientologists and at least one heathen Saturday  at a Turkish buffet offering lentil loaves, spinach pie, grape leaves and baklava."

Breaking down barriers
By David Horn - March 9, 2003 

• Herald Times published an interview with some of our group members  just
  before the inauguration.

Group seeks interfaith communication
By Dann Denny - March 6, 2003

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