For immediate release
June 11, 2009
Contact: Katherine P Martha
202-687-4328
kpm43@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Hosts Global Leadership Forum
Event to feature conversations on Respect, Reconciliation, and Religious Freedom between Evangelicals and Muslims
WHO:
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Public Forum: "Voices of Muslim-Christian Understanding" featuring:
• Dr. John L. Esposito, Georgetown University
• Dalia Mogahed, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
• Dr. Chris Seiple, Institute for Global Engagement
• Imam Dr. Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa, Interfaith Mediation Centre
• Pastor Dr. James Movel Wuye, Interfaith Mediation Centre

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

First Conversation: “On Respect” (9:00am - 10:30am) featuring:
• Dr. John L. Esposito, Georgetown University (Moderator)
• Dr. John O. Voll, Georgetown University
• Dalia Mogahed, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
• Dr. Jennifer Bryson, Witherspoon Institute
• Imam Mohamed Magid, ADAMS Center

Second Conversation: “On Reconciliation” (11:00am - 12:30pm) featuring:
• Dr. Chris Seiple, Institute for Global Engagement (Moderator)
• Imam Dr. Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa, Interfaith Mediation Centre
• Pastor Dr. James Movel Wuye, Interfaith Mediation Centre
• Dr. Andrew Saperstein, Yale University
• Imam Saafir Rabb, Masjid Khalifah

Third Conversation: “Religious Freedom” (1:30pm - 3:00pm) featuring:
• Dr. John Borelli, Georgetown University (Moderator)
• Dr. Timothy Samuel Shah, Council on Foreign Relations and Boston University
• Ahmed Younis, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
• Suhail A. Khan, Institute for Global Engagement
• Knox Thames, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
WHAT:

The Global Leadership Forum 2009: Evangelicals and Muslims--Conversations on Respect, Reconciliation, and Religious Freedom

The Global Leadership Forum will feature an honest conversation between Muslims and Evangelicals about their deepest differences as well as shared values and concerns.

WHEN:
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 from 7pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 from 8:30am - 3:00pm
WHERE:
Georgetown University
Gaston Hall in Healy Hall (Tuesday, June 16th)
Copley Formal Lounge (Wednesday, June 17th)
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057
SPONSORS:
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Center for Global Education at the Institute for Global Engagement
COVERAGE:
Media interested in attending must RSVP to Katie Martha at 202-687-4328 or kpm43@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
A mult box will be provided.