THE INTERFAITH ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OHIO
Cordially invites you to attend its
Annual Interfaith Main Event Luncheon

“Our Spiritual Heritage”
with featured speaker
Dr. Suheil Badi Bushrui
Founder and Director of University of Maryland’s Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace Project

Sunday, August 26, 2007
12:00-3:00pm
at
Confluence Park Restaurant, 679 W. Spring Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614.469.0000 for directions

Dr. Suheil Bushrui is a distinguished author, poet, critic, translator, and media personality who is well known in the United States, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Arab World. Founder and first incumbent of the University of Maryland Bahá’í Chair for World Peace (1993-2005), he is currently Founder Director of the Khalil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace Project at the same University. In the last two decades, Professor Bushrui has devoted much of his studies to develop an interfaith curriculum, which has just been accepted for publication under the title The Spiritual Heritage of the Human Race (Oxford: Oneworld, 2008). In recognition of his outstanding work in this field, the Temple of Understanding, one of the foremost interfaith organization in the United States which is an affiliate of the United Nations, awarded him the Juliet Hollister Award in 2003. This year, the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington has decided to award him the InterFaith Bridge Builder Award.

The luncheon is an annual event, featuring renowned speakers addressing issues pertinent to the
Faith Communities in this city. This gathering will allow people of different faiths to share their traditions
and to celebrate their Faith diversity.

Tickets are available for $25.00, $30.00 beginning August 13th
For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact: Karen Ross at 614.849.0990
Call back information can be left at 614.252.1282 or email: iaco@iaco.org



The Interfaith Association of Central Ohio, incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1986, is governed by representatives of Bahá'ì, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, Jewish, and Sikh faith traditions in Central Ohio.
The association works toward creating an inter-religious community, based on understanding, friendship,
and trust, in which social justice, peace, and human dignity are valued.
57 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215 • 614.849.0290 • iaco@iaco.org