Seminar: Fælles værdier? Perspektiver på fremtidens dialog mellem Vesten og muslimske grupper

Time: Monday, 21 March at 14.30 – 16.00 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, ground floor, Strandgade 71, Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K

Background

Time: Monday, 21 March at 14.30 – 16.00 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, ground floor, Strandgade 71, Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K

Background

How to reach out to Muslim communities has constituted an issue of pre-eminent strategic importance both in the United States and in Europe. Considerations about Western values, and the extent to which these can be shared, have featured highly in the agenda of both scholars and policy-makers.

Recent political and social developments both in Europe and the Muslim world have underlined the challenges posed by such dialogue—and the role of values within it.

If anything, the ongoing upheaval in North Africa and the Middle East has highlighted the importance of freedom of speech and democracy and the impact of youth and technology.

We will address these fundamental questions with Farah Pandith, appointed by the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as Special Representative to Muslim Communities. Her office is responsible for executing Secretary Clinton’s vision for engagement with Muslims around the world on a people-to-people and organizational level.

The meeting is part of Lighthouse Europe, a series of public conversations organized by DIIS in cooperation with the daily Politiken and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

SPEAKERS
* Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities, United States Department of State
* Michael Jarlner, Chief Foreign Affairs Editor, Politiken
* Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

PROGRAMME
14.00-14.30
Arrival and coffee

14.30-14.35
Introduction – Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

14.35-15.15
Keynote Address – Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities United States Department of State

15.15-15.30
Comments – Michael Jarlner, Chief Foreign Affairs Editor, Politiken

15.30-16.00
Q & A

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use the online registration form.

And do so no later than Friday March 18 at 12.00 noon

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), The Conference Section, Strandgade 56, 1401 Kbn K, tlf. 32 69 87 51, e-mail: [email protected] og web: www.diis.dk