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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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28 June 2006
EVENT: Agenda for Sunday 02 July Conference: Against Zionism: Jewish Perspectives
The agenda for the conference may be found at the end of this email.
Event details:
Against Zionism: Jewish Perspectives
Brunei Gallery, School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Sunday 02 July 2006
9:30am – 7:00pm
Admission: FREE
A one day conference organised by the Islamic Human Rights Commission in conjunction with NEDA and supported by The 1990 Trust, Crescent International, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Innovative Minds, Islam Channel, Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought, Justice for Palestine Committee, Muslim Weekly, and Neturei Karta.
This conference is being facilitated to provide an opportunity for peoples of many different confessional backgrounds and none to listen to and interrogate some of the ideas of academics and activists who have opposed Zionism and who hail from Jewish backgrounds.
We hope this conference will inspire activists, as well as open up optimistic and fruitful debate.
Confirmed Speakers:
Jeffrey Blankfort, San Francisco
Rabbi Ahron Cohen, Manchester
Stanley Cohen, New York
Dr Uri Davis, Sakhnin
John Rose, London
Roland Rance, London
Professor Yakov Rabkin, Montreal
Michael Warschawski, Jerusalem
Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss, New York
For more information, please contact the IHRC office on (+44) 20 8904 4222 or info@ihrc.org.
0930 – 1030 Programme Commences
Qu\’ran
Introduction
1030 – 1230 Panel 1 – \’The Religious Case against Zionism\’
A theological overview of Jewish arguments against Zionism
Rabbi Weiss
Rabbi Cohen
Yakov Rabkin
1230 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1600 Panel 2 – \’Subjugation in the Name of Self-Determination\’
An examination of Zionism as political force and philosophy. This panel will look at the implementation of colonialistic policy in Palestine and the adoption of some of its methods by other countries – particularly in the West with regard to anti-terrorism strategy.
Uri Davis
Roland Rance
Les Levidow
Stanley Cohen
1600 – 1630 Coffee Break
1630 – 1830 Panel 3 – \’Creating Cultural Poster\’
A look a the role and effect of Zionism in creating a cultural clash in the name of cultural identity both in Palestine and overseas and looking at how this clash becomes institutionalised in public and foreign policy, and looking at ways forward.
Michael Warchawski
Jeffrey Blankfort
John Rose
1830 Close
For more information, please contact the IHRC office on (+44) 20 8904 4222 or info@ihrc.org.
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Holy Qur\’an: Chapter 4, Verse 75
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