Adult Forum on Sunday, Februray 6, 13 and 20 at 9:45 a.m. will present Dr. Yetkin Yilkirim on the topic Islam Faith and Traditions.
Dr.Yetkin Yildirim is the Faculty Interfaith Coordinator at the University
of Texas at Austin. His research interests include interfaith dialog, Islam,
and Sufism. He is the founding member of the Institute of Interfaith Dialog,
where he has been teaching courses on Islam and Sufism. Dr. Yildirim was the
chair of the organizing committee for the “Preventing Another September
11” conference, which was held in 2002. He was also a member of the organizing
committee for the “Peaceful Heroes” conference which was held at
UT Austin. His recent research includes “Islam and Education,” “Interfaith
Dialog” and “Conflict Resolution in Religious Teachings.”