09/12/2003
Yale Bulletin & Calendar
The relations between the United States and the Islamic world will be the focus of a New Haven Town Hall being presented by the Yale branch of Americans for Informed Democracy and the Yale Muslim Students Association on Friday, Sept. 12, in Dwight Hall, 67 High St
The Town Hall, which will take place 7-9 p.m., seeks to commemorate the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 by fostering broad, inclusive dialogue on how the United States and the Muslim world can reduce the growing mutual hostility.
The forum will feature speeches by Sam Gejdenson, former U.S. representative and senior Democrat on the House International Relations Committee; John McCarthy, former ambassador to Lebanon and a trustee of Save the Children Foundation; and Khaled Abou El Fadl, professor of Islamic law at the University of California at Los Angeles. The event will also feature a preview of a new documentary on U.S.-Muslim relations.
The Town Hall at Yale is one of more than a dozen Town Halls that will occur on Sept. 12 and that are expected to bring together more than 3,000 concerned citizens across the country. Nationwide, the Town Halls will feature a score of top U.S. and Islamic policymakers including Janet Reno, former U.S. attorney-general, and Mokhtar Lamani, the leader of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. While the Yale Town Hall is part of a broader national initiative, say the event organizers, its focus will reflect the unique academic environment of Yale and its students’ interest in Western-Islamic relations.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Alicyn Cooley at alicyn.cooley@yale.edu or (203) 507-6363.
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