Dialogue Institute hosts friendship dinner

Imam Beytullah Colak, Director of the San Antonio Chapter of The Islamic Institute, and Mustafa Safak the institute's outreach coordinator visited with Father Patrick Donohoe, Chancellor of the Diocese of Corpus Christi on Wednesday, March 2. They extended an invitation to Father Donohoe, Bishop Michael Mulvey and Msgr. Louis Kihneman to the Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinner to be held on March 8 at 6 p.m. at the Northshore Country Club in Portland.

Mark Webb, Ph.D. professor and chairman of the Philosophy Department at Texas Tech University will be the keynote speaker at the dinner. Individual tickets to the dinner are $30 and can be purchased at cc2016annualdinner.eventbrite.com.

The Dialogue Institute of the Southwest (formerly known as the Institute of Interfaith Dialog) grew out of the need to address the question, "How can citizens of the world live in peace and harmony?" Its mission is to "promote mutual understanding, respect and cooperation among people of diverse faiths and cultures by creating opportunities for direct communication and meaningful shared experiences."

Many participants of the Institute's activities are inspired by the life and vision of the Turkish Muslim scholar and advocate for peace Fethullah Gulen.