Related Posts

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 – Construct Your Identity

Introductory exercise Purpose of exercise work together to understand a given problem to derive an actionable conclusion that translates into a solution Method Access Process Solution Activity rubbish Panel Riem identity is problematic, because we all have identities Baber complex issue that is conditioned by where we live Leyla identity is simple, we are human. we make it complicated Ilhamallah Italian convert. No issues of identity. Soumicha Lots of criticism from the panelists and the participants about the framing of this question and its relevance Technorati Tags: MLT

MLT Schedule

Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow Schedule: Friday, 7 July 2006 Group Introduction [some very cool and exciting people here, and hopefully a site will go up with the list of attendees.] Saturday, 8 July 2006 Special address by Susanne Clausen, Ministry of Integration of Denmark A New Cordoba Discuss the Unthinkable Talent Bazaar Knowledge Transfer Extremism and New Media The Artists Role Imam’s Circle Sunday, 9 July 2006 Pluralism in Islam Construct Your Identity Media and Islam Integration in the West Monday, 10 July 2006 [I won’t be blogging any of this as they booked my flight to leave before the…