Education

The Appeal of Conscience Foundaton’s Fellowship programs for the next generation stress the importance of advancing peaceful co-existence and people to people relations. Currently, the Foundation is working in tandem with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations encouraging Respect the Other in the curriculum at an early age to foster unity at times of division and conflict.

1984

January 1, 1984

ACF Sponsors the first Chinese Scholars to Study in United States

ACF Sponsors the first Chinese Scholars to Study in United States. Mr. Yan Changyou and Ms. Deng Wenwen, scholars at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Peking, were the first scholars to be sent from China to the US to specifically study and visit American religious institutions. The scholars..Read More

1991

January 1, 1991

1991 Establishment of the ACF Gorbachev Scholar Programs

The Scholarship program, established after the fall of Communism, was created in President Mikhail Gorbachev’s, to enable 10 Soviet Graduate Students to Study at American universities.

2006

February 27, 2006

Doha, Qatar – Creation Of Scholars’ Panel On Media And Religion

In the wake of the international crisis following the publication of cartoons satirizing the Prophet Muhammad in Danish and other European newspapers, the Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF), an interfaith coalition promoting peace, tolerance and conflict resolution, has announced it will create a panel of scholars, experts in the world’s..Read More

June 6, 2006

New York – Appeal Issues Plea Over Danish Cartoons

The Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF) is concerned about the Danish cartoon controversy. We strongly believe and urge that great sensitivity be exercised where the expression of religious symbols or traditions are concerned. We also believe profoundly that freedom of speech and religious freedom are unassailable rights, as sanctioned by..Read More

2018

February 15, 2018

Establishment of the Annual Fellowship On Inter-Religious Cooperation And Conflict Resolution

The Appeal Of Conscience Foundation Established A Fellowship On Inter-Religious Cooperation And Conflict Resolution At The University Of Miami For Graduate Students. Karen Dresbach, Executive Vice President, ACF Was Welcomed By UM President Dr. Julio Frenk