Announcement of Euro-Islam Conference

The Woodrow Wilson Center, in cooperation with The European Institute and the Center for Islamic Pluralism, invite you to a conference:

Euro-Islam: The Dynamics of Effective Integration

For an account of conference see: CIP Executive Director Schwartz's Reflections on Euro-Islam

June 21, 2006, 6^th Floor Flom Auditorium 8:45 am - 3:00 pm

Keynote Addresses:

Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs

H.E. Samuel Zbogar, Ambassador of Slovenia to the United States (2008 EU Presidency)

Panels:

A. Culture, Religion, and Public Policy: Defining the Stakes

Moderator: John Sitilides, Chairman, Wilson Center Southeast Europe Project
Dr. Irfan Ahmed al-Alawi, Barrister at Law and Lecturer in Islamic Theology and Islamic Spirituality (London, England)
Dr. Jocelyne Cesari, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Harvard Divinity School
Dr. James Lyon, Special Balkans Advisor, International Crisis Group

B. Ideology and Theology in European Societies

Moderator: Stephen Schwartz, Executive Director, Center for Islamic Pluralism
Amb. Marc Ginsberg, Senior Vice President, APCO Worldwide
Dr. Jytte Klausen, Associate Professor of Comparative Politics, Brandeis University
Mirza efendija Mesic, Imam, Zagreb Islamic Center (Croatia)

C. The Road Ahead: Islam and Europe in the 21^st Century

Moderator: Dr. Samuel Wells, Director, Wilson Center West European Studies Program
Daniel Pipes, Ph.D., Director, Middle East Forum
Dr. Sara Silvestri, University of Cambridge (Great Britain)
Dr. Kemal Silay, Chairman, Ottoman and Turkish Studies Program, Indiana University

-- Due to heightened security, please allow extra time to enter the building. A photo I.D. is required for entry. ---

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