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Conferences, Conferences

As you all know, next weekend is the Progressive Faith Blog Con. I’ll be there, and I hope to you meet you there as well. This weekend, I’m in Copenhagen for a conference called Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow (although they don’t have a website today). The press release is here. No outlets for laptops, so no live blogging, but I’ll try to put summary of the sessions and my thoughts on them as I can. Technorati Tags: MLT, progfaithblogcon

MLT – Opening Comments

Ministry of Integration in Denmark 1. Daisy Khan’s opening a. Conference planned before cartoon crisis in Copenhagen b. Now need to heal wounds c. Introducing Susanne Clausen from Integration Ministry 2. Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs 3. Danish gov’t had no control over publication of cartoons in private newspapers a. Could emphasize freedom of speech, freedom of religion were co-existent b. Protests in Denmark were peaceful i. International scene clouded scene in Denmark c. 210,000 (3.9%) population is Muslim d. 85 approved communities, 19 of which are Muslim (aside from National Church) e. 120 prayer rooms f. Muslims are free…

DC Event: Deconstructing the Clash of Civilizations

The British Council and The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding request the pleasure of your company for a special panel discussion to launch the Our Shared Future project: Deconstructing the ‘Clash of Civilizations’: From ‘Us and Them’ to ‘We are Them’ May 24, 2011 6:00 -7:30 pm Lohrfink Auditorium – Rafik B. Hariri Building Georgetown University Featuring: John L. Esposito University Professor and Founding Director, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Deborah Amos Foreign Correspondent, National Public Radio Rashad Hussain US Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, US Department of State Mohamed Younis Senior Analyst,…