Religious Freedom Education Project Special Event

The Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum, the British Council, the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and the Interfaith Alliance invite you to an important and timely discussion:

Reason vs. Rhetoric:
Understanding American Muslims

Thursday, June 28, 2012
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Knight Conference Center — 7th floor
Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Sixth street entrance

As the 2012 election season heats up, American Muslims find themselves at the center of the growing debates surrounding the role of mosques, sharia law, religious garb, and other issues related to Muslim life in the United States. This exciting day long symposium at the Newseum will bring together leading experts on religious freedom and American Muslims to examine many of the contentious questions fueling these debates. Several participants/panelists from the UK will offer a British/European perspective on these issues as well. What is the truth about American Muslims? Join the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum, the British Council and the Interfaith Alliance for a lively and engaging discussion that replaces negative rhetoric with thoughtful discussion.

Symposium registration begins at 9:00 a.m. with first panel beginning at 9:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m.

Confirmed panelists: Precious Rasheeda Mohammed, Imam Magid, Mohammed Younis, Kathleen Foley, Julie Macfarlane

MORNING SESSIONReligious Freedom and American Muslims
Moderator: Charles Haynes, Director, Religious Freedom Education Project

American Muslims: Caricature vs. Reality
Moderator: Emmanuel Kattan, Project Manager, Our Shared Future, British Council, @BCSharedFuture

LUNCH BREAK

AFTERNOON SESSIONSharia and Other Religious Laws
Moderator: Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, President, Interfaith Alliance, @intrfthalliance

Mosques in America
Moderator: Shireen Zaman, Executive Director, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, @theispu
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RSVP is required as space is limited. Register now!