EFD EVENTS 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

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