Event
EFD EVENTS 2007
01.01.2007 - 30.11.2007
In 2007, EFD fellows participated in over 20 events throughout Europe.
January
- European Parliament Syria debate, Brussels (Tony Badran)
- Countered visit of insurgency-linked Iraqi MPs in the European Parliament, Brussels (Ammar al Shahbander)
- Briefings, Cambridge University and Brussels, (Irshad Manji)
April
- Arab Women’s training (CLIME), Brussels
- Chaired panel at democracy conference in Yerevan, Armenia (Roberta Bonazzi)
May
- Irshad Manji European tour (Germany, Norway, Sweden)
June
- European Parliament briefings on terrorism (Walid Phares)
- Public Diplomacy Conference, Prague (Roberta Bonazzi)
- Outreach to US left in DC. Briefings with staff of Pre (Irshad Manji – Talton Gibson)
- Briefings on Syria/Lebanon, Paris (Tony Badran)
- US Congress briefings on Hezbollah, Washington DC (Roberta Bonazzi – Alex Ritzmann – Talton Gibson)
July
- US Congress testimony on EU counter-terrorism policies - Hezbollah, Washington DC (Alexander Ritzmann)
September
- Round table discussion "Islam, Civil Liberties and pluralism", hosted by the Soros Foundation Latvia, Riga
- Irshad Manji European tour (Latvia, London)
October
- Briefings of German MPs (Alex Ritzmann)
- Speeches at three conferences, two in Germany and one in Spain, on the topic of anti-Semitism in Iran (Wahied Wahdat-Hagh)
- Participation in conference "What Unites and What Divides Us: Tough Questions for Islam", hosted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Prague (Alexander Ritzmann)
November
- The Economist Debate: "Religion and politics should always be separate", New York (Irshad Manji)
- Participation in conference on Communication Strategies in the Age of Terrorism, hosted by the Prague Security Studies Institute and the New York University PIDEC, Prague (Alexander Ritzmann)
- Distribution of EFD Media Update and Iran Monitor