Upcoming Activities/Events:
Bake Sale
Our members will come together in order to raise funds to support SEF. You can taste and purchase home-made Turkish pastries and deserts. There will be handcrafts such as embroidery, scarves and various gift ideas for sale as well. We will be glad to see you there.
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Pictures for past bake sale event can be found here.
Date and Time:(two day event)
May 2nd, 10:00 - 19:00
May 3rd, 10:00 - 17:00
Location: SEF building
2885 W. Dublin Granville Rd. Columbus, OH 43235
A talk by Dr.Scott Alexander: Islam, Muslims, and the Current Global Context
Scott Alexander is an Associate Professor of Islam, Director,
Catholic-Muslim Studies A.B., Harvard University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University. His academic career has been dedicated to the study of Islam in
the context of his broader training as an historian of religions. His teaching and research interests include medieval Muslim sectarianism, the mystical traditions of Muslim spirituality, Quranic
studies, and the history and future of Muslim-Christian relations and interfaith dialogue.
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Date and Time: May 7th, 2009 - 5:30pm
Location: Psychology Building (PS) 0002 (OSU Campus) Map
Parking: Neil Ave Parking Garage (1801 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210)
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Recent
Activities/Events:
Abrahamic Dinner
With participitation of different religious groups, Scioto Educational Foundation organized the 3rd Annual Abrahamic Dinner in order to build connections through common ancestor. More than 100 guests enjoyed Turkish food and talks given by Rabbi Sharon Mars, Reverend Michael B. Watson and Dr. Zeki Saritoprak. This year theme was "compassion".
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Date and Time:
April 2nd, 2009 - 7:00pm
Location: Martin De Porres Center
(2330 Airport Drive
Columbus, OH 43219 - Map)
6th Annual Dialogue Dinner
This year SEF's major event took place in Columbus Renaissance Hotel and keynote speaker was Dr. Gordon Gee, president of the Ohio State University.
Pictures and videos will be uploaded soon...
Lamajamal Concert
The intercultural music group Lamajamal gave a concert in Columbus, organized by SEF and Students for Dialogue at OSU. Listeners experienced a unique opportunity to listen to music from several cultural regions at once.
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Salih Memecan on Turkey-EU Relations
Salih
Memecan, a Turkish-American political cartoonist, was in Columbus
for a lecture on the Turkish-European Union Relations from a political
cartoonist’s perspective on May 8. Mr. Memecan’s cartoons were
also on exhibition at the lecture. The event is organized by
SEF, and sponsored by Columbus Council on World Affairs, Department
of History of OSU, Middle East Studies at
OSU, Multicultural Center at OSU, Department of Near Eastern Languages
and Cultures of OSU, and
Students for Dialogue at OSU.
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more...
Jews & Turks: Model of Coexistence
Dr.
Kemal Karpat will deliver a lecture entitled "Jews & Turks: Model of
Coexistence" discussing the relationship between the Turkish-Muslim
population and the Jewish population in the Ottoman State. The event is
organized by SEF, and sponsored by Kirwan Institute for the Study of
Race and Ethnicity, and Students for Dialogue at OSU. The
lecture is open to the public.
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more...
Jill Carroll on "Dialogue of
Civilizations"
