Published: March 29, 2008 10:33 pm         

Islamic perspective on terror

Saturday, the Institute of Interfaith Dialog will host a day-long conference, “Denouncing Violence in the Name of God: The Case of Islam.”

Participants will have an opportunity to hear Islamic scholars, academics, law enforcement officials and journalists discuss the “Islamic perspectives on terror, especially terror which is associated with Islam.”

The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Oklahoma City University’s Henry Freede Center (southwest corner of 27th and Florida).

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Cherif Bassiouni, professor of law at DePaul University College of Law and president emeritus of the International Human Rights Law Institute. Additional speakers include Robert Pape, University of Chicago; Muhammad Abu Laylah, Al-Azhar University, Egypt; Fred Von Der Mehden, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University; Greg Barton, Monash University, Australia; Dr. Robin Myers, Oklahoma City University; Ekrem Dumanli, editor of Zaman newspaper, Turkey; John Coyle, special agent of FBI, Oklahoma; and Andrew Tevington, Daily Oklahoman.

The conference is free of charge and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.

Conference sponsors include: Wimberly School of Religion at Oklahoma City University; OU Religious Studies; Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Texas; Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City; Mainstream Baptists; and the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

     

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