Schedule

3:30 pm: Check in/Registration
4:30 pm: Welcome & Opening remarks
4:45 pm: Panel 1: Moderates and Radicals: The panel will analyze the current tensions within the Muslim world and difficulties moderate Muslims face in challenging radical views and making their voices heard.
The moderators:

The speakers:

  • Hussain Haqqani, Director, Center for International Relations, Boston University
  • Mohamed Sifaoui, Journalist and Author, Inside Al-Qaeda: How I Infiltrated the World’s Deadliest Terrorist Organization
  • Zeyno Baran, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Eurasian Policy, The Hudson Institute
6:15 pm: Break
6:30 pm: Panel 2: Supporting Moderates: The second panel will discuss how moderate Muslims can counter extremism and how governments can help them in their effort.
The speakers:
  • Zuhdi Jasser, Chairman of the Board, American Islamic Forum for Democracy
  • Mateen Siddiqui, Vice President, Islamic Supreme Council of America
  • Naser Khader, Member of Parliament, Denmark; Founder, Democratic Muslims movement
  • Irshad Manjii, Canadian and Muslim author, journalist, and activist.
8:00 pm: Reception
Location: ASEAN Auditorium, The Cabot Intercultural Center The Fletcher School, 160 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA
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RSVP: Register online by Friday, April 20th, 2007
Cost: Complimentary