"Reform, Relevance and Renewal: Understanding Islam for the Future." MPAC's Sixth Annual Convention Muslim Public Affairs Council SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16th
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Long Beach Convention Center Convention Admission: $35.00 Robert Fisk & Amy Goodman will be speaking from 4:30 5:45 PM on "MEDIA, GOVERNMENT AND THE RE-SHAPING OF THE MIDDLE EAST" Banquet 6:30 to 9:30 PM Convention & Banquet: $65.00. Info and online payment: HYPERLINK "http://www.mpac.org/convention/index.php"http://www.mpac.org/convention /index.php Info: 213.383.3443 Email: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] "Media and Politics of Exclusion" Robert Fisk and Amy Goodman will give the keynote speeches at Saturday's convention of the Muslim Public Affairs Council in Long Beach. The convention's theme is "Reform, Relevance and Renewal: Understanding Islam for the Future. "Robert Fisk is the highly regarded, Beirut-based Middle East correspondent for London's The Independent. His most recent book is The Great War for Civilization, a truly monumental work. Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!. She is co-author of the national best-seller STATIC, written with her brother David Goodman. 4:30-5:45PM To date, confirmed speakers include (in alphabetical order): * Dr. Asma Afsaruddin Professor, University of Notre Dame * Amy Goodman Host & Executive Producer, "Democracy Now!" on Pacifica Radio Author, "The Exception to the Rulers" (2005) * Dr. Maher Hathout Senior Advisor, Muslim Public Affairs Council * Dr. Sherman (Abdul Hakim) Jackson Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Michigan Author, "Islam and the Blackamerican" (2005) * Dr. Muqtedar Khan Professor, University of Delaware, Fellow, Brookings Institute Author, "American Muslims: Bridging Faith and Freedom" * Mohamed Magid Vice President, Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Imam, All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) in Falls Church, VA * Dr. Asifa Qureshi Professor, University of Wisconsin at Madison Law School Robert Fiske Beirut-based Middle East correspondent for London's The Independent. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.15/581 - Release Date: 12/9/2006 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
