The Rumi Forum organizes a number of intercultural and interfaith trips to Turkey, where American community leaders have visited Muslim, Christian and Jewish religious sites of great significance to all three religions and have had the chance to interact with local figures and citizens and exchange views on the future of interfaith and intercultural dialogue. These trips have proven to be of great help in presenting people with a warm and friendly face of the other religion, eradicating prejudice and fear from the other and laying the foundations for further cooperation between the communities. In addition, the Forum organizes periodical trips to Turkey with academics, journalists, community leaders, business representatives, policy makers and staff-members of the Congress and the Senate. During these trips they are introduced to Turkish counterparts in attempts to bridge understanding and policy gap between the two communities. The participants are also presented with a unique taste of Turkey through the dinners and various activities with private citizens from a wide cross-section of the Turkish society as well as trips to the historic and touristic sites Turkey is famous for.
Trips to Turkey
The Rumi Forum’s May 2009 intercultural trips to Turkey began on the 8th of May and concluded on the 23rd of May. Groups visited the following cities on the trip: Istanbul, Izmir, Kayseri and Cappadocia.
Read more: May Intercultural Trips to Turkey | May 8th-23rd, 2009
The Rumi Forum’s August 2008 intercultural trip to Turkey began on the 15th of August and concluded on the 23th of August. The trips aimed to provide a broad exposure to Turkish culture and to promote mutual understanding between the participants and Turkish counterparts through dialogue and discussion. Group visited the following cities on the trip: Istanbul, Ankara, Kayseri and Cappadocia.
Read more: August Intercultural Trips to Turkey | August 15th-23th
The Rumi Forum’s August 2008 intercultural trip to Turkey began on the 5th of August and concluded on the 12th of August. Group visited the following cities on the trip: Istanbul, Izmir, Kayseri and Cappadocia. The group visited many sites in each of these cities among them Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Ephesus, Virgin Mary’s home, Cappadocia open air museum and many more.
Read more: August Intercultural Trips to Turkey | August 5th-12th
The Rumi Forum organized four Intercultural Trips in May 2008. The trips aimed to provide a broad exposure to Turkish culture and to promote mutual understanding between the participants and Turkish counterparts through dialogue and discussion. The cities visited - changed according to the specifications of the group- were Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Konya, Urfa, Kayseri and Cappadocia. Participation was by invitation only.
On December 7th the Rumi Forum began its December 2007 Intercultural Trip to Turkey. The cities that were visited on the trip were Istanbul, Bursa, Manisa, Izmir, Ankara, Konya, Kayseri and Cappadocia. The group visited many sites in each of these cities among them Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Ephesus, Virgin Mary’s home, Cappadocia museums and much more. While in Konya the group experienced the spectacular event of the Seb-I Aruz in which the Whirling Dervishes performed.
Read more: Intercultural Trip to Turkey | December 7th - 16th
On December 6th the Rumi Forum began its December 2007 Intercultural Trip to Turkey. The cities that were visited on the trip were Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, Kayseri and Cappadocia. The group visited many sites in each of these cities among them Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Ephesus, Virgin Mary’s house, Cappadocia museums and much more. While in Konya the group experienced the spectacular event of the Seb-I Aruz in which the Whirling Dervishes performed.
Read more: Intercultural Trips to Turkey | Dec 6th - 14th, 2008
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