The Dialogue Society is a registered charity, established in London in 1999, with the aim of advancing social cohesion by connecting communities through dialogue. It does this by bringing people together through discussion forums, courses, capacity building publications and outreach. It operates nation-wide with regional branches across the UK. It was founded by British Muslims of Turkish background inspired by the teachings and example of Fethullah Gulen. The Dialogue Society is not a religious or ethnic organisation. It aims to facilitate dialogue on a whole range of social issues, regardless of any particular faith or religion. It stands for democracy, human rights, the non-instrumentalisation of religion in politics, equality and freedom of speech.

Areas of Interest

The Dialogue Society is interested in facilitating dialogue on the following areas of interest:

• Community cohesion and multiculturalism
• Identity, integration and citizenship
• Family, education and youth
• Media, culture and communication
• Human rights and civil liberties
• Theology and religious studies
• World cultures and societies
• Peace-building and conflict resolution
• International relations and diplomacy

Who We Are

The Dialogue Society is directed by a team of committed staff and volunteers who have a proven track record of working within the community. This work is complemented through the input of the Dialogue Society Board of Advisors, a distinguished group of people, who between them represent a very wide range of expertise and experience.

Dialogue Society advisors, friends and volunteers.

As an independent charity, the Dialogue Society is a self-funding organisation. It derives its funding from private donations and local business people, which is testament to its support at the grassroots community level where its work is clearly valued. It achieves the remarkably high level of output in relation to its relatively small budget due to the support of its wide-ranging, committed and consistent volunteers.

The Dialogue Society is both a registered Charity with the Charities Commission (Charity registration: 1117039) and a limited by guarantee charitable company registered with the Companies House (Company registration: 05385343). Therefore, the Dialogue Society is regulated by both the Charities Commission and the Companies House.