Diplomat-in-Residence Program
"Muslims
in America:
Life in a Post 9/11 World"
"The
Challenges Facing Muslim Americans since 9/11-the Political Context"
Monday,
April 2, 2007
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Dunleavy
Room
3rd Floor - Union Bldg.
Dr.
Harvey Glickman is Professor Emeritus of Political Science
at Haverford College and Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association.
Professor Glickman is a graduate of Harvard University (M.A. Political
Science, Ph.D. Political Science). He has served as Secretary of
the American Political Science Association, manuscript reviewer
for several journals and academic publishers, and as consultant
to several U.S. government agencies.
"Perspectives
on the
Impact of Radical Islam on
Muslim Youth and Women"
Tuesday,
April 3, 2007
12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Rodden Theater
Ms.
Safiya Ghori received her B.A. in Political Science and
Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Arkansas in 2002.
During her undergraduate studies she interned for Senator Blanche
Lincoln (D-AR) and participated in the Washington Leadership Pkrogram
sponsored by the India Abroad Center for Political Awareness. Ms.
Ghori traveled to India with the Indian Muslim Relief Committee
and participated in relief efforts in impoverished areas of rural
India. In addition, She also studied Arabic at Al-Akhawayn University
in Ifrane, Morocco.
"Perspectives
on the
Impact of Radical Islam on
Muslim Youth and Women
'Jihad Online'"
Tuesday,
April 3, 2007
12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Rodden Theater
Dr.
Michael Scheuer served in the CIA for 22 years before resigning
in 2004. He served as the Chief of the bin Laden Unit at the Counterterrorist
Center from 1996 to 1999. He is the once anonymous author of Imperial
Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terrorism and Through
our Enemies’ Eyes: Osama bin Laden, Radical Islam, the Future
of America. Dr. Scheuer is a Senior Fellow with The Jamestown
Foundation.
"American
Muslims and Civil Rights"
Wednesday,
April 4, 2007
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Dunleavy
Room
3rd Floor - Union Bldg.
Mary
Catherine Roper is a staff attorney at the American Civil
Liberties Union of Pennsylvania’s Philadelphia Office where
she coordinates litigation on a broad range of civil liberties issues.
Prior to joining the ACLU, Mary Catherine was a partner in the firm
of Drinker Biddle and Reath. Mary Catherine is a graduate of Bryn
Mawr College, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Nihad
Awad is the Executive Director at CAIR (Council on American-Islamic
Relations). CAIR is the America’s largest Islamic civil liberties
and advocacy group, with 32 offices across the United States and
Canada. Mr. Awad helped found CAIR in June 1994.
Ms.
Manar Darwish (Saint Joseph's University) has a Master's
degree in Islamic History of Art.
"Lessons
from Europe: the
Impact of the Madrid & London Bombingsand
the Iraq War on the
Muslim Community"
Thursday,
April 5, 2007
12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Dunleavy
Room
3rd Floor - Union Bldg.
Ambassador
Jose Pascual Marco is Deputy Chief of Mission at the Spanish
Embassy in Washington, DC.
Minister
Counselor Franciois Rivasseau is Deputy Chief of Mission
at the French Embassy in Washington, DC.
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