Georgetown University

WHO:

• Hassan Abbas, Harvard University
• Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs
• Jose Maria Aznar, Former Prime Minister of Spain
• Jean Bethke Elshtain, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs
• Brian Grim, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
• Gerald Hyman, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Thomas Melia, Freedom House
• Dalia Mogahed, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
• Harris Mylonas, George Washington University
• Emile Nakhleh, Former Senior Intelligence Officer
• Eric Patterson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs
• Daniel Philpott, University of Notre Dame
• Timothy Samuel Shah, Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, Boston University
• Alfred Stepan, Columbia University

WHAT:

“Symposium on Religion and Democracy in the Foreign Policy of the Obama Administration”

This day-long symposium that will examine the critical and often controversial issues of religion and democracy in the foreign policy of the Obama administration. Panels include:

• The “Twin Tolerations” As a Model for Foreign Policy Thinking
• New Trends in the Data on Religion and Democracy
• Religion and Democracy Promotion in the Obama Administration
• Thinking About Islam and Democracy

Jose Maria Aznar, Former Prime Minister of Spain will deliver a keynote address on religion, democracy and international security.

For a full agenda, please visit: http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/1770

 

WHEN:

Tuesday, November 3, 2009; 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Copley Formal Lounge (Copley Hall)
Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057

SPONSORS:

Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs

COVERAGE:

Media interested in attending must RSVP to Andy Pino at 202-687-4328 or pinoa@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.