A MEETING OF MODERN MUSLIM MINDS – FIVE REFORMIST MUSLIMS AT ONE EVENT
“REFORM IN A POLITICALLY CORRECT WORLD:
THE INTERNAL STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF ISLAM”
1:00-5:30pm MT on Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Aspen Jewish Community Center
435 West Main Street, Aspen, CO 81611
Reservations are necessary to attend
RSVP: info@jccaspen.com – 970-544-3770
If you’re unable to attend, watch the live event here!
Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser: President and founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement (MRM) and a former Vice-Chair of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) appointed by the U.S. Senate. Author of “A Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American Muslim Patriot’s fight to Save his Faith”
Dr. Elham Manea: A political scientist specialized on the Arab Middle East, a writer, and a human rights activist, she is well known for her writings on a Humanistic Islam; fight against extremism and Islamism, and defence of universal human rights. Author of “Women and Shari’a Law; The Impact of Legal Pluralism in the UK
Professor Salim Mansur: ProfessorDepartment of Political Science, the University of Western Ontario, London; and author of The Qur’an Problem and Islamism and Delectable Lie: a liberal repudiation of multiculturalism. Mansur is a survivor and witness of Muslim-on-Muslim violence and ethnic cleansing in the 1971 war and genocide in Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan.
Dr. Tawfik Hamid: Islamic thinker, reformer, and one-time Islamic extremist from Egypt who was a member of the radical Islamist organization Jamaa Islameia with Dr. Ayman Al-Zawaherri who later became the second in command of Al-Qaeda. Dr. Hamid started fighting Radical Islam 35 years ago. Author of “Inside Jihad: How Radical Islam Works; Why It Should Terrify Us; How to Defeat It”, he has authored a modern commentary on the Quran which has more than 2 million followers.
Raheel Raza: Moderator:
President of The Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow, founding member of The Muslim Reform Movement, Director of Forum for Learning, award winning journalist, public speaker, advocate for human rights, gender equality and dignity in diversity. Author of “Their Jihad, Not My Jihad”
This will be the first time such luminaries will appear together under one roof. These are highly qualified reformers who are all practicing Muslims. It is an event you won’t want to miss.+
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND MEDIA INQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Alan Altman (970-456-3063)
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Raheel Raza (416-505-6052)
raheel@raheelraza.com
About AIFD
The American Islamic Forum for Democracy is a non-profit organization based in Phoenix, Ariz. dedicated to providing an American Muslim voice advocating genuine Muslim reform against Islamism and the ideologies which fuel global Muslim radicalization. AIFD’s mission is to advocate for the preservation of the founding principles of the United States Constitution, liberty and freedom, through the separation of mosque and state. In December 2015, AIFD convened and helped launch the Muslim Reform Movement, a coalition of over 12 Muslim organizations and leaders dedicated to reform for values of peace, human rights and secular governance.
About M. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D.
Dr. Jasser is the president and founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, a think tank dedicated to protecting American national security against the global threat of Islamism. AIFD promotes reform-minded Muslim voices for liberty and is shaking the hold which Islamist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood have upon Muslim leadership. Dr. Jasser is the author of “A Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American Muslim Patriot’s Fight to Save His Faith”. He is also founder of Take Back Islam and a co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement.
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