Interfaith Cultural Organization   of Athens   Home About Membership Articles Multimedia Books News Events Links Contact Select language (help us) Arabic Azeri English Filipino German Malay Persian Russian Spanish S. Chinese T. Chinese Turkish "Interfaith dialogue is a must today, and the first step in establishing it is forgetting the past, ignoring polemical arguments, and giving precedence to common points..."  EVENTS RESA Teacher's Meeting March 9, 17:00-19:00, RESA Building, Athens IFCO presented the "Spend a Night in the Middle East!" event for Northeast Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency (NEGA RESA). Northeast Georgia RESA is committed to providing effective, cost efficient and economical services to member educational systems and their communities for increasing student progress and achievement. The presentation consisted of the following four mini-seminars, followed by question and answer sessions: Presentations: - Introduction to Islam [download file - PPT] - History of Islam [download file - PPT] - Art, Architecture and Music [download file - PPT] - Islam and Science [download file - PPT] The presentation focused on the basics of the Islamic belief system, a short history of Islam since its very first days till today, and the contribution of Islamic countries to arts and sciences throughout the history. In addition to these exciting and interesting seminars, teachers participating the event enjoyed a sample of middle eastern dishes, including home-made Turkish baklava! NEGA RESA link: http://www.ciclt.com/negaresa Photos from the event  IFCO Newsletter  Your e-mail address :  Your name (optional) :  Quick Links   Interfaith Calendar   Buddhism   Christianity   Hinduism   Islam   Judaism  Search with Google   WWW IFCO  Site Tools   Add your event   Send us feedback   Recommend to your friend   Link to us   Set as Homepage   Add to Favorites   Privacy Policy   Terms of Use InterFaith Cultural Organization (IFCO), Athens, Georgia, USA All rights reserved. Copyright 2005