| FRIDAY 11TH JULY 2008 |
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TOPIC |
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Participants |
LOCATION |
| 16.00 - 17.15 |
Is Radicalisation a Failure of Multiculturalism? |
Debate |
Anas Altikriti, Karen Chouhan, Yasmin Alibhai Brown and Tariq Ramadan. Chair: Rachel Briggs |
Peformance Theatre |
| 18.00 - 20.00 |
Opening Ceremony |
Official Opening |
A host of speakers including Ken Livingstone, Shahid Malik, Lord Sheikh, Alfred Agius, Yusuf Islam and Simon Hughes. With live nasheed by Rachid Gholam and Zain Bhikha |
Main Hall |
| 20.15 - 21.45 |
Sponsored by Aljazeera: Media: Propagating Information or Prejudice? |
Debate |
Frank Gardner, Seumas Milne, Andrew Gilligan and Wadah Khanfar. Chair: Rageh Omaar |
Main Hall |
| SATURDAY 12TH JULY 2008 |
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TOPIC |
TYPE |
PARTICIPANTS |
LOCATION |
| 11.00 - 12.00 |
Sponsored by Ibn Jabal. Surah Yusuf: A guide to resisting temptation |
Lecture |
Hesham Alawadi Chair: Sohaib Saeed |
Peformance Theatre |
| 11.30 - 12.30 |
Muslim Parents and the Challenges of Modern Society |
Seminar |
Mamoun Mobayed and Muhammad Abdul Bari Chair: Ibrahim Hewitt |
Seminar Rooms |
| 11.45 - 13.00 |
Sponsored by The Cordoba Foundation: Iraq 5 Years on: Stability or Chaos? |
Lecture |
Salah El-Sheikhy, George Galloway, Andrew Murray and Jonathan Steele . Chair: Anas Altikriti |
Main Hall |
| 12:15-13:00 |
Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World |
Lecture |
Ali Mohammad Helmi |
Fasion Zone |
| 12.30 - 13.45 |
Is There Space for Faith in a Secular Society? |
Debate |
Tariq Ramadan, and Jamal Badawi. Chair: Daud Abdullah |
Peformance Theatre |
| 12.45 - 13.30 |
Fallacy of the Dark Ages |
Seminar |
Kasem Khaleel and Mohammad El-Gomati |
Seminar Rooms |
| 13.15 - 14.30 |
Do Muslim Women Need Liberating? |
Lecture |
Merve Kavakci, Maleiha Malik, Yvonne Ridley, Salma Yaqoob. Chair: Fareena Alam |
Main Hall |
| 13.45 - 14.45 |
Tackling Poverty in the Underdeveloped World |
Seminar |
Shahid Bashir, Ajaz Khan and Anamul Haque. Chair: Jenny Tonge |
Seminar Room |
| 14.45 - 16.00 |
Sponsored by Friends of Al Aqsa: Palestinian Nakbah: A 60-Year Catastophe |
Lecture |
Azzam Tamimi, Ilan Pappe, Nur Masalha and Jenny Tonge. Chair: Ismail Patel |
Main Hall |
| 15.45 - 16.45 |
Visual Presentation: Artistic Clash of Civilisations |
Seminar |
Mohammed Ali. Chair: Hassan Muhammadallie |
Seminar Rooms |
| 16.15 - 17.45 |
Supported by Demos: The Islamist Threat: Myth or Reality? |
Debate |
John Esposito, Soumaya Ghannoushi, Alastair Crooke, Martin Bright and Robert Leiken. Chair: Catherine Fieschi |
Main Hall |
| 17.00 - 18.00 |
From Popstar to Superstar |
Lecture |
Junaid Jamshed |
Seminar Room |
| 18.15 - 19.15 |
Muslims in Sport |
Seminar |
Hannah Al Rashid, Mary Nicholls, Ikhlas Hussain, Yunus Lunat, Zesh Rahman and Mesba Ahmed. Chair: Hasan Patel |
Seminar |
| 18.15 - 19.30 |
Sponsored by BookPlus:
The Power of Natural Cures: The Medicines of the Prophet |
Lecture |
Kasem Khaleel |
Main Hall |
| SUNDAY 13TH JULY 2008 |
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TOPIC |
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PARTICIPANTS |
LOCATION |
| 11.30 - 12.30 |
Democracy in the Muslim World |
Lecture |
Wadah Khanfar, John Esposito, Tony Benn and Azzam Tamimi. Chair: Osama Saeed |
Main Hall |
| 12.00 - 13.30 |
Encouraging Muslim Entrepreneurship |
Seminar |
Lord Sheikh, Hakan Camuz. Chair: Rooful Ali |
Seminar Rooms |
| 12.45 - 13.45 |
Supported by CagePrisoners: Guantanamo: From Cuba to Britain |
Lecture |
Moazzem Begg, Gareth Peirce and Zachary Katznelson Chair: Victoria Brittain |
Main Hall |
| 14.00- 16.00 |
Supported by Conflicts Forum: Beyond Islamophobia: Towards a New Political Discourse |
Seminar |
Moazzam Begg, Azzam Tamimi, Massoud Shadjareh, Asad Rehman, Osama Saeed. Chair: Alastair Crooke |
Seminar Rooms |
| 14.00 - 15.00 |
Sponsored by Ibn Jabal. Can a 7th Century Man be a 21st Century Role Model? |
Lecture |
Imam Johari, Sheikh Riyad ul Haq and Jamal Badawi. Chair: Rizwan Hussein |
Main Hall |
| 15.15 - 16.30 |
Supported by Forward Thinking: Who Represents British Muslims? |
Debate |
Anas Altikriti, Daud Abdullah, Asghar Bukhari and Asim Siddiqui. Chair: Oliver Mc Ternan |
Main Hall |
| 15.30 - 16.45 |
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Performance Theatre |
| 16.45 - 18.00 |
Supported by The Guardian: How to Understand the Quran |
Lecture |
Mohammed Abdel Haleem, Ziauddin Sardar, Tariq Ramadan and Sarah Joseph. Chair: Madeleine Bunting |
Main Hall |
| 17.15 - 18.00 |
Supported by Trade Union Congress:Using Employment Rights to Empower Communities |
Seminar |
Bob Blythe |
Seminar Room |
| 18:15-19:00 |
Mosque Architecture in the Prophetic Period |
Lecture |
Zaid Al-Hamad |
Seminar Room |
| MONDAY 14TH JULY 2008 |
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TOPIC |
TYPE |
PARTICIPANTS |
LOCATION |
| 11.00 - 13.00 |
Muslim Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education |
Closed Seminar |
Hosted by NASACRE |
Pillar Hall |
| 11.30 - 12.45 |
Attacks on Islam: Free Speech or Islamophobia? |
Lecture |
Nihad Awad, Edie Friedman, Douglas Murray, Anas Altikriti and Seumas Milne. Chair: Jon Snow |
Main Hall |
| 12.30 - 13.00 |
Youth Offer (LDA) |
Seminar |
Anthony Hull and Rikki Garcia |
Seminar Room |
| 13.15 - 14.15 |
Responding to the Needs of Young Muslims |
Seminar |
Yusuf Desai Tafazal Mohammad and Victor Nkwo. Chair: Sadek Hamid |
Seminar Room |
| 13:15-14:45 |
Sponsored by Ibn Jabal: The Campus and Beyond |
Seminar |
Federation Of Student Islamic Societies |
Pillar Hall |
| 14:00-15:15 |
Supported by Friends of the Earth: Muslims and the Environment: The Green Jihad |
Lecture |
Tony Juniper and Fazlun Khalid |
Peformance Theatre |
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