Does Intercultural Dialogue matter?

I have 74 days time to send the book off to the publisher. I received a good news two nights ago. A German Professor who also has executive experiences in field of German foreign cultural policy has accepted to write a forward for my book. I am still waiting for an answer from an Iranian figure to accept to write the second forward. I am writing the first section of chapter 4, which is on Iranian intercultural dialogue discourses and actors. I have just checked the content regarding to the Iranian discourses. I deleted some parts. Too many words ..blah blah..   During reading the text I can not resist thinking about the interviews with the Iranian participates of the study, in hot summers of 2013 and 2015. Sweet and bitter memories. I feel that, meanwhile, I grew up. If I have had the experiences of today, I would have asked different questions in the interviews, I would been sharper, quicker, I would have spent less time for each appointment…. Hopefully next time, ...

Working on chapter three needs a lot of adjustments. I worked on different segments and re-named them. Some subchapters are divided into even more subs. I think now it makes more sense. I move the subchapters regarding the discourses of European-Islamic cultural dialogue, interfaith dialogue and dialogue among civilizations, from chapter 3 to 4. Because chapter 4 goes to specific actors of intercultural dialogue. So it should holds explanations and analysis on the discourses, as well. Chapter 3 concentrates of the structure of foreign cultural policy of Iran and Germany and their main actors.  I worked on two applications till now. I have to finish the book, which I am going to review it. An extra 40 pages and then it is done. I have to also work on the book. It is 15:22 pm in German time. And the library (of Duisburg-Essen university), fourth floor, is full of students, who are learning their exam materials. Whole the place is full of stress. You can get the sense even by...