Who Speaks for Islam? Who Speaks for the West?

A panel discussion with:

• Munir Akram, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
• Lisa Anderson, Dean of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs
• Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (invited)
• Karen Pierce, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
• M. Javad Zarif, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations

Moderated by Mustapha Tlili, founder and director of New York University’s Dialogues: Islamic World-U.S.-The West.

The Danish cartoon crisis, the controversy surrounding Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks about Islam, the escalation of violence in Iraq and Afghanistan—these are but a few recent examples of flash points between the Muslim and Western worlds. Five years after 9/11 we are clearly set on a troubling path, defined at the core by a mix of political and cultural issues. With tensions threatening to spiral out of control, what can be done to remedy the current situation? How can we re-inject mutual respect and understanding into the relationship between two great civilizations? 

Wednesday, November 29, 2006, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

NYU’s Silver Center for Arts and Science, Jurow Lecture Hall, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York

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