Imam Talib Sharif – Masjid Muhammad, Washington, DC Part-3: 1:01:30 – 1:05:35 God has shown us really how we all come here. We come here willing to obey, willing to receive love with the same nature that`s in the creation … Imam Talib Sharif – Masjid Muhammad, Washington, DC Part-2:…
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My name is father Conrad Pecevich. I want to say, first of all that, this has been for me a very spiritual experience and cultural and many other things. I first of all want to say spiritual; because I have appreciated so much the faith of the Turkish people…
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Imam Talib Sharif – Masjid Muhammad, Washington, DC Part-2: 59:00 – 1:01:30 And that is always the base to come back to when we see someone before me, another identity that causes problems against the human identity. The human identity is the only identity that`s strong enough to support…
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My name is Reverend Toni Fish. I am the Spiritual Leader of the Unity Church in Frederick, Maryland. I came on this trip as a student. I expected to learn. Because I knew I have very large holes in my … My name is Milldred Steinke. I am Education Director…
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I want to speak really about five things this evening, like the five pillars of Islam. The first is mysticism, which in every religious tradition implies for the individual a desire, a wish to achieve a kind of oneness in his or her relationship with God, an intensity of…
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Paul Marshall (PM): I will just make some introductory remarks. Thank you to the Rumi Forum for hosting this very worthwhile occasion. I have been on one trip with the Forum. That was a greatly enjoyable and greatly tiring experience. So, I look forward to this occasion particularly discussing…
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Part 3 – 14:30 – 20:50 He writes: ”our interests in our environment and our love for humankind that is our ability to embrace creation depends o knowing and understanding our own essence, our own ability to discover ourselves and to feel a connection with our Creator. He writes:…
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I am thoroughly impressed. If Turkey wants another citizen I may be applying so that could possibly happen. I found the whole organization of the trip the way that it was put together in such a thoughtful way that I think it really exceeded my expectations way beyond I…
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My name is Emran Qureshi. I am a Wertheim Fellow at the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School. This was a roughly targeted trip for me. I knew very little about Turkey’s modern history. I have always wanted to come to Istanbul. The trip through geography through…
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I am Jeanne Clarkson. I am from Vienna, Virginia. This whole trip to me is somewhat of a surprise. I came to it by way of the baptism of my first grandchild. The priest who baptized her from Georgetown Father John Huoy was the individual who told me about…
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