CERIS Dinners

TCCP hosts annual Iftar dinners for scholars representing different faith groups in Pittsburgh. The goal of these Iftars is to bring religious leaders and scholars together, to initiate friendships and reach a larger audience through community leaders in our other dialogue activities.

Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS) is a collaboration of academic, non-profit, and religious organizations in the tri-state area (Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia).

Friendship Dinners

In our annual friendship dinners, local politicians and members of different communities and religions come together to share a meal. This event highlighted the importance of dialogue between different communities living together in the United States. Made possible by our gracious sponsors, our friendship dinner often features more than 150 distinguished guests. The Turkish Cultural Center Pittsburgh annual Dialogue Award is also presented at this event.

Tent Dinners

During the month of Ramadan, we also host a week-long Iftar dinner tent on the University of Pittsburgh campus. This event is open to the public.

More pictures from our past dinners can be found at the photo gallery.