DIC hosted Rev. Patrick Price of Community Unitarian Universalist Church at Abraham’s Table on February 24th, 2012. Guests from both faith organizations arrived at 7:00 p.m. and started to share dinner on the same tables. After the dinner, Dr. Price delivered his speech titled: “Your Way or the Highway?:Exclusive Truth Claims in a Pluralistic World”. After his speech, we also had a Q&A session. Below are some pictures from the event.

The Dallas Islamic Center hosted Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger from Jewish Studies Initiative of North Texas at Abraham`s Table Program. The program started with recitation of Quran by Imam Nihat Yesil. He recited several verses of chapter Ta-Ha which are about Prophet Moses. Then, Mr. Ceran of DIC made a presentation about basics of Islam and answered the questions of guests about Islam and Muslims.

The Dallas Islamic Center hosted Rev. Dr.Stan Copeland, Senior Pastor of Lovers Lane Methodist Church on May 13th, 2011. After the dinner, Dr. Copeland gave his talk entitled: “Three Simple Rules”. During his speech, Dr. Copeland invited the audience to repeat the three simple rules as he explained each rule in detail. These rules were : 1) Do no harm 2) Do good 3) Stay in love with God. The program later continued with question & answer session. The participants said they really enjoyed the warm atmosphere in the program, the speech and especially the food. Dallas Islamic Center will continue to bring neighbors from different faiths around the Abraham’s table.

The Dallas Islamic Center hosted Rev. Dr. Clayton Oliphint, Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church in Richardson on April 23rd, 2010. Dr. Clayton Oliphint`s talk was titled: “How Christians view Easter?”. Rev. Oliphint gave his talk after dinner, and program continued with the question & answer session. Program held in Dallas Islamic Center and people from different faiths and cultures gathered together at Abraham`s Table.

The Dallas Islamic Center hosted Rev. Dr. Joseph J. Clifford, Senior Pastor at The First Presbyterian Church of Dallas on January 15th, 2010. Dr. Joseph J. Clifford `s talk was titled: “Isaac and Ishmael”. Rev. Clifford gave his talk after dinner, and program continued with the question & answer session Program held in Dallas Islamic Center and around 60 people from different faiths and cultures gathered together at Abraham`s Table.

The Dallas Islamic Center hosted Rev. Dr. Daniel Chesney Kanter, Senior Minister at The First Unitarian Church of Dallas, on December 11th, 2009. Dr. Daniel C. Kanter`s talk is titled: “Arius, Unitarianism, and Islam.” Rev. Kanter gave his talk after dinner, and program continued with the question & answer session Program held in Dallas Islamic Center and more then 50 people from different faiths and cultures gathered together at Abraham`s Table.

Austin College MSA organized a dinner on October 25th, 2009. Program started with the recitation of Holy Quran by Imam Nihat Yesil. Then, our outreach coordinator Mr. Kazan gave a talk about Ramadan.

Dallas Islamic Center hosted Reverend Debra Loudin-McCan at its monthly Abraham’s Table program. Rev. McCan gave a speech titled, “A Discussion of the General Characteristics of Christian Denominations”. In her speech, Rev. McCann gave information about the backgrounds of different Christian doniminations in North Texas.

DIC continues to host distinguished speakers at its monthly program called “Abraham’s Table”. Dr. Richard Nelson from SMU gave a speech with the title “Abraham in the Center of Faiths”. Dr. Nelson mentioned in his speech about an ancient building which is called “”Al haram al Ibrahimi” in the city of Hebron.