Event programme for A World Civilisation or a Clash of Civilisation conference. The programme is also available in PDF.
| 9.00 - 10.00am |
Registration and refreshments |
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| 10.00 - 12.30pm |
Opening Plenary: A World Civilisation or a Clash of Civilisations
Main debate:
- Ken Livingstone Mayor of London with Councillor Salma Yaqoob
- Daniel Pipes Director of the Middle East Forum with Douglas Murray Social Affairs Unit
Chair: Gavin Esler BBC Newsnight presenter |
Fleming and Whittle Room (3rd Floor) |
| 12.30 - 1.30pm |
Lunch |
Benjamin Britten Lounge, 3rd Floor, Caxton Lounge (2nd Floor), Pickwick Suite (1st Floor), and Mountbatten Lounge, (5th Floor) |
| 1.30 - 3.15pm |
Seminar Session 1 |
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Seminar A - Is Britain becoming more segregated?
Speakers:
Dr. Abdul Bari Secretary General, Muslim Council of Britain
Professor Danny Dorling Specialist in Human Geography
Nilam Vyas Hindu Council UK
Chair: Lee Jasper Mayor’s Office |
Fleming and Whittle Room (3rd Floor) |
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Seminar B - Can there be progressive colonialism?
Speakers:
David Aaronovitch Times columnist and author
Tariq Ali Writer
Chair: Jude Woodward Mayor’s Office |
Churchill Auditorium (Ground Floor) |
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Seminar C - The media in the age of global communications
Speakers:
Andrés Izarra Venezuela’s TeleSur TV
Representative from Al Jazeera
Chair: Joy Johnson Mayor’s Office |
Elizabeth Windsor Room (5th Floor) |
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Seminar D - The right to religious dress?
Speakers:
Agnès Poirier political and cultural commentator
Karmvir Singh human rights campaigner
Councillor Salma Yaqoob
Chair: Milena Buyum National Assembly Against Racism |
Westminster Room (4th Floor) |
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Seminar E - Enlightenment values and modern society
Speakers:
Inayat Bunglawala Vice Chair, Media Committee, Muslim Council of Britain
Kirsten Hearne LGBT and disability activist, REGARD
Oliver Kamm Times columnist and author
John Ross Director of Economic and Business Policy, GLA
Chair: Mark Watts Mayor’s Office |
St James Room (4th Floor) |
| 3.15 - 3.30pm |
Refreshment break |
Benjamin Britten Lounge, 3rd Floor, Caxton Lounge (2nd Floor),
Pickwick Suite (1st Floor) |
| 3.30 - 5.15pm |
Seminar Session 2 |
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Seminar F - Defending freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Speakers:
Soumaya Ghannoushi Research Director IslamExpo
Mejindarpal Kaur Director, United Sikhs
Bruce Kent peace campaigner
Cristina Odone Columnist
Chair: Anni Marjoram Mayor’s Office |
Fleming and Whittle Room (3rd Floor) |
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Seminar G - Is there an Islamic threat?
Speakers:
Martin Bright Political Editor, New Statesman
Denis Fernando Lesbian and Gay Coalition Against Racism
Professor Tariq Ramadan Senior Research fellow, St Antony’s College (Oxford)
Councillor Salma Yaqoob
Chair: Milena Buyum, National Assembly Against Racism |
Churchill Auditorium (Ground Floor) |
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Seminar H - Anti-Semitism: a prototype for other racisms
Speakers:
Lee Jasper Mayor’s Office
Antony Lerman Executive Director, Institute for Jewish Policy Research
Maleiha Malik Kings College London
Chair: Mark Watts Mayor’s Office |
Elizabeth Windsor Room (5th Floor) |
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Seminar J - Civil liberties – Counter terrorism and torture
Speakers:
Professor Conor Gearty Rausing Director, Centre for the Study of Human Rights
Doug Jewell Liberty
Alasdair Palmer Sunday Telegraph
Chair: Richard Hermer, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers |
Westminster Room (4th Floor) |
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Seminar K - Democratic solutions in the Middle East
Speakers:
Alastair Crooke Director, Conflicts Forum
Oliver Kamm Times columnist and author
Karma Nabulsi Fellow and Lecturer, Oxford University
Susan Nathan Author
Chair: Jude Woodward Mayor’s Office |
St James Room (4th Floor) |
| 5.15 - 6.00pm |
Refreshment break |
Pickwick Suite (1st Floor) |
| 6.00 - 8.00pm |
Closing Plenary:
Multicultural London does it work?
Speakers:
Doudou Diène UN Special Rapporteur on Racism and Xenophobia
Jonathan Freedland Journalist
Agnès Poirier political and cultural commentator
Professor Tariq Ramadan Senior Research fellow, St Antony’s College (Oxford)
Chair: Anita Anand BBC radio presenter |
Churchill Auditorium (Ground Floor) |
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