The Ghouse Diary: FunAsia - successfully bringing the communities together

Thursday, May 8, 2014

FunAsia - successfully bringing the communities together

FunAsia is indeed bringing the communities together, just as America Together Foundation (also known as Foundation for Pluralism since 1993) is bringing Americans Together.

URL - http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2014/05/funasias-role-in-community.html

I am sure John Hammond would not hesitate in saying, "We are Americans, and we are a community center for Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Nepalese, Sri Lankans, Indian Diaspora and every American." And Shabnam Modgil would delightfully add, "Together through our gatherings and our radio shows, we speak Assamiya, Balochi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Goan, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepalese, Oriya, Punjabi, Pushtu, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and other languages, and we have room to accommodate every South Asian."

The community together events I have witnessed in the last few weeks.

1. Mahatma Gandhi event - FunAsia became a catalyst in bringing several communities together for the Mahatma Gandhi committee and the Indian American Friendship Council to establish the presence of the man of the peace in our midst. The event was followed by a dinner. http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2014/05/ground-breaking-ceremony-ofmahatma.html

2. Hasya Kavi Sammelan brought the Hindi/Urdu speaking people together and was appreciate and enjoyed by all.

3. The Ghazal Program on Saturday will pay a tribute to the Ghazal legends of India and Pakistan; Jagjit Singh and Mehdi Hasan. Details at www.Desiconcerts.net and tickets at www.FunAsia.net - Your ticket and sponsorship cost is tax deductible, the funds are raised for America Together Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to bring Americans Together. You can volunteer and can donate at - donate

Program at Jack Singley Auditorium
4601 N. McArthur Blvld, Irving, Tx 75038
7:40 PM - 11:20 PM on Saturday, May 10, 2014
Tickets at www.FunAsia.net till Saturday 12:00
then at the Auditorium at 7:00 PM

4. Do you recognize a few people in this 12 minutes outline of the movie we are making? This will be shown before the Ghazal program begins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMXsTo4VYh8&noredirect=1

Long time ago, when I started the Asian News Magazine, we covered every aspect of the Subcontinentians aka Desi Community, then when we opened Asian News Radio and covered everything about the subcontinent; from culture, food, history, geography, languages ( a song from every language was played), faiths, economy and of course the people, and everything about them.

We congratulate the dream and reality of the visionaries of Fun Asia and thank them for bringing the communities together.

Mike Ghouse
www.MikeGhouse.net

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INTRODUCTION

Mike Ghouse is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions to media and to the public on important and complex issues of the day and is available to speak in a variety of settings such as schools, seminars, conferences, and places of worship, or the work place.

Mike is a frequent guest on Fox News, (The Hannity Show), and has been interviewed on nationally syndicated Radio shows along with Dallas TV, Print and Radio networks and occasional interviews on NPR. He is a member of the Texas Faith panel of Dallas Morning News and writes on issues facing the nation every week. He has spoken at international forums including the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions, in Melbourne, Australia, Middle East Peace Initiative, in Jerusalem, the International Leadership conference, in Hawaii, and in Washington

The Foundation for Pluralism champions the idea of co-existence by respecting and accepting the otherness of those different from ourselves. The World Muslim Congress is committed to nurturing the pluralistic ideals embedded in Islam. Heavily involved in both, Mike Ghouse is committed to building cohesive societies and has produced outstanding public events to bring Americans together of different religions, ethnicities and races on common grounds of building a safe and secure America.

He is a speaker, thinker, collaborator and a writer on the subjects of Pluralism, the interfaith movement, cohesive societies, Islam, India, hope and world peace. Over 1000 articles of Mike’s have been published worldwide and two books are poised to be released this summer. His work is reflected in 4 websites and 27 Blogs indexed at http://www.mikeghouse.net/
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oncerned by the divisiveness, he saw the need to bring Americans together and founded America Together Foundation committed to building a cohesive America, indeed it is in response to ACT America which is bent on pitching one American against the other. We will be holding series of educational programs, conferences and workshops to address the issues that divide us such as Civil Right, GLBT, Quraan, Abortion, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Racial Profiling and Stereotyping.

The Annual Unity Day USA is in its 7th year now, it is a purposeful event to bring Americans together, on this Unity Day, we the people of the United States of America of every faith, race, ethnicity, culture and background will gather to express our commitment to co-existence, unity, prosperity and wellbeing of our nation.

Thanksgiving Celebration is in its 15th year showcasing cultural diversity.

The 5th Annual Reflections on Holocaust and Genocides is to learn and to acknowledge and reflect upon the terrible things we have inflicted upon each other and commit to avert such tragedies. Through this event non-Jewish people have consciously learned about Holocaust for the first time, it was also for the first time that people of 14 faiths came together to join in to commemorate the Holocaust that commemorated within the Jewish Community for years. They are not alone anymore in their anguish, we are all in it together with them, and it is a Muslim initiative to effect a positive change.

The programs, seminars and workshops conducted by the Foundation for Pluralism have become a part of the America Together Foundation. While the Foundation for Pluralism continues championing the idea of co-existence through respecting and accepting the otherness of other, the commitment to nurturing the pluralistic ideals embedded in Islam through the World Muslim Congress continues.

Mike is a speaker, thinker, collaborator and a writer on the subjects of Pluralism, the Interfaith Movement, Cohesive Societies, Islam, India, Hope and World Peace. Over 1000 of his articles have been published worldwide and two books are poised to be released this summer. His work is reflected in 4 websites and 27 Blogs indexed at http://www.mikeghouse.net

To engage Mike in a dialogue, conference or a talk, write to Ghousespeaks@gmail.com and email dedicated for this purpose or you can call him on a short notice at 214.325.1916

Thursday, May 8, 2014

FunAsia - successfully bringing the communities together

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