Faith and Community:
A Multinational Dialogue
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Picture Gallery Newark, Wilmington
and Philadelphia area Jan 6-10. Partners in Dialogue World Affairs Council of Wilmington Foreign Policy Research Institute Westminster Presbyterian Church The Center for Dialogues at NYU Institute for Social policy and Understanding Alwaleed Center, Georgetown University Institute for Religion and Public Policy International Institute of Islamic Thought Council on American Islamic Relations The Council of Islamic Organizations of Chicago Chicago Council of Global Affairs Indian Muslim Council |
Blog and Media Coverage Jan 17th: Read the reflections of a participant from the interfaith dialogue. Jan 15th: Read an article on the first week of the program: "Faith and Public Diplomacy at Work" in Washington Post/Newsweek. Jan 9th. 7 AM; Yesterday, Dr. Shorbagy and Dr. Malki spoke to WDEL. To view the video of their comments click here. We are off to FPRI a very influential foreign policy think tank in Philadelphia for a closed door session on US-Muslim relations. Yesterday we had three very intense, thought provoking and thoughtful seminars. First with over 60 UD students, then with about 45 UD faculty and graduate students. The President of the University, Dr. Harker hosted us to an intimate luncheon at his official residence and the we rounded up the evening with a fabulous dinner and a two hour session with the Wilmington World Affairs Council. The evening was remarkable for its graciousness and the candidness of the exchange. Jan 7th, 8.00 PM: Delawareans have already started debating the Dialogue even before it began. The debate is taking place in the comments section of Delaware online in response to a article covering the Dialogue. To read more and participate click here. Tour Program Future of US-Muslim Relations at Foreign Policy Research Institute (Philadelphia), Jan 9th, 2009. 10AM-12.30 PM International Interfaith Dialogue Sat, Jan 10th, 2009, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10AM-12.30 PM. US-Muslim Relations, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Jan 9th, 2009. 10 AM -12.30 PM An Evening on Islam, US and the Arab World. World Affairs Council of Wilmington. Jan 8, 2009, 6. 30 PM.
Faith and International Politics
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The University of Delaware is organizing a series of dialogues between scholars from the Middle East and American scholars and the public. The dialogue will take place in January 2009. The dialogue is funded by a state department cultural exchange grant. The dialogue will essentially explore the role that faith plays in America and in Muslim societies in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. It will attempt to bring a shared understanding to bridge the widening gulf between America and the Muslim World. The topics that will be covered include the role of faith in the public sphere, Interfaith relations, US-Muslim relations, President Obama and the Muslim World, Anti-Americanism and Islamophobia. We will use this portal to share the dialogue with all those who seek to participate. Video, pictures and articles that will come out of this dialogue will be posted here. |
Visitors Dr. Sami Angawi is a renowned expert on Islamic Architecture in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Saleh Almani is the Dean of the College of Law and Political Science of the King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Sadig Malki is from Mecca, Saudi Arabia. He is an assistant professor of Political Science at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah. Mr. Abou Elele Mady is the founder and chairman of the centrist political party al Wasat in Egypt. Dr. Manar Shorbagy is senior consultant on US affairs with The Arab Center for Development and Future Studies. Dr. Said Sadek is political sociologist specializing in intermarriage, feminism, social change, media and public opinion in Arab societies. Dr. Soraya Alturki is Professor of Anthropology in the American University in Cairo. .
Background Articles
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