Institute of Interfaith Dialog in collaboration with Raindrop Turkish House welcomed the Houston FBI department at a Ramadan dinner at Turquoise center. The participants of the dinner from FBI enjoyed the delicious Turkish cuisine along with the representatives of several Turkish-American organizations.

Kemal Oksuz, the executive director of the Institute of Interfaith Dialog, mentioned how important are community outreaching and they are here to serve to the community by organizing dialog and friendship activities.

He also invited all FBI participants to the upcoming events of the year such as Turkic Cultures & Children's Festival and Opening Ceremony.

Hon. Andrew Bland, the SAC of Houston, thanked to the organizers for this wonderful dinner and mentioned that people are present not because it's part of their job but they really wanted to be here and share the meal together. Hon. Bland also agreed that this dinner to be traditional. (September 29, 2008, Houston, TX)