in a current global climate, where the world's getting flat + narrow so you can hold it on
your palm, it's an obscure reality to find the tiniest difference could be blown up to be a
very destructive force. we need intercultural dialogue to precisely deal with the aforementioned
useless destructive potential. a dialogue where not only differences are recognized, admitted,
and discussed, but also a dialogue in which spaces are utilized in a process where finding
similarity is its core ideal. because in the end, human beings are the same.
dalam iklim global seperti sekarang, di mana di satu sisi, dunia menyempit seakan-akan dapat diraup dalam segenggaman tangan, adalah sesuatu yang aneh ketika di sisi sebaliknya, perbedaan sekecil apa pun dapat diperbesar menjadi kekuatan-kekuatan penghancur yang mengerikan. untuk mengatasi potensi penghancuran tak perlu tersebutlah dialog antar budaya diperlukan. bukan sekedar sebuah dialog dimana perbedaan-perbedaan tersebut dikenali, diakui, dan dibahas namun juga pemanfaatan ruang yang menjadi sebuah proses pencarian persamaan. karena pada akhirnya, semua manusia terlahir sama.

Intercultural dialogue is the procedure of communication and exchanging views and ideas among
different cultural groups. By dialogue we mean the exchange of these views in a climate of
cooperation and conciliation to ensure compliance with a purpose to respect pluralism and diversity.
(teacher, lover of different civilizations and travelling, currently living in Greece).
Ο διαπολιτισμικός διάλογος είναι η επικοινωνία και ανταλλαγή απόψεων και ιδεών μεταξύ διαφορετικών πολιτισμικών ομάδων. Με τον όρο διάλογο εννοούμε την ανταλλαγή αυτών των απόψεων σε κλίμα συνεργασίας και συνδιαλλαγής με στόχο την τήρηση του απαιτούμενου σεβασμού στον πλουραλισμό και την διαφορετικότητα. (teacher, lover of different civilizations and travelling, currently living in Greece).