Fellowship of Faiths and Fellowship of Faiths and Cultures ClubCultures Club

Founded in January 2004Founded in January 2004

Advisor: Antonia Papandreou-Suppappola Advisor: Antonia Papandreou-Suppappola Department of Electrical EngineeringDepartment of Electrical Engineering

Who is FFC?Who is FFC?

• An ASU recognized student An ASU recognized student organization formed by a group of organization formed by a group of international graduate students with international graduate students with the goal of promoting dialogue and the goal of promoting dialogue and understanding among students of understanding among students of diverse faiths and cultures.diverse faiths and cultures.

Why is FFC found?Why is FFC found?

• We are aware of the fact that the cause of several conflicts We are aware of the fact that the cause of several conflicts in the world is the lack of communication between different in the world is the lack of communication between different faiths. faiths.

• Dialogue will help everyone to understand each other and Dialogue will help everyone to understand each other and live in peace. live in peace.

• The world is created for Love. The world is created for Love.

FFC plans…FFC plans…• With our goal in mind, we plan to organize With our goal in mind, we plan to organize

different social activities including picnics, different social activities including picnics, seminars, special cultural performances seminars, special cultural performances and reading groups that bring people with and reading groups that bring people with different cultures together. different cultures together.

• Rather than concentrating on differences, Rather than concentrating on differences, we try to emphasize the commonalities we try to emphasize the commonalities that will bring us together.that will bring us together.

FFC tries to provide…FFC tries to provide…

• … … opportunities to meet new people opportunities to meet new people with various belief and culture with various belief and culture backgrounds to engage in dialogue and backgrounds to engage in dialogue and form new friendships.form new friendships.

FFC hopes… FFC hopes…

• … … by doing so, we truly by doing so, we truly hope that the activities hope that the activities organized by the FFC will organized by the FFC will contribute to the world contribute to the world peace and fellowship. peace and fellowship.

FFC PhilosophyFFC Philosophy

• is simply summarized byis simply summarized by

FFC’s Recent Organizations:FFC’s Recent Organizations:• Festival of Sacrifice on February 1, 2004.Festival of Sacrifice on February 1, 2004.

Many years ago, Prophet Abraham was going to sacrifice Many years ago, Prophet Abraham was going to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isaac, in the New Testament) for the sake his son Ishmael (Isaac, in the New Testament) for the sake of God due to his oath he had given before. Then for his of God due to his oath he had given before. Then for his loyalty, God sent him a lamb instead of his son. This loyalty, God sent him a lamb instead of his son. This program was the annual celebration of this eventprogram was the annual celebration of this event..

• Lunch for Christian Refugee-Students in Lunch for Christian Refugee-Students in accordance with the AZ Lost Boys Center accordance with the AZ Lost Boys Center on February 21, 2004.on February 21, 2004.We set up a free lunch for Christian students of AZ Lost We set up a free lunch for Christian students of AZ Lost Boys. Boys.

We also provided food support to Muslim refugees and We also provided food support to Muslim refugees and homeless people in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. homeless people in the Phoenix Metropolitan area.

Scenes from Festival…Scenes from Festival…

For detailed info:For detailed info:http://www.asu.edu/clubs/ffchttp://www.asu.edu/clubs/ffc

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