Islam in Europe

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Speakers

Ed Husain

Senior Advisor and Director of Strategy, Center on Religion and Geopolitics; Tony Blair Faith Foundation; Former Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies,

Jocelyne Cesari

Professor of Religion and Politics, University of Birmingham; Senior Research Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Georgetown University

Conrad Hackett

Associate Director, Research and Senior Demographer, Pew Research Center, Author, The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050

Presider

Nick Schifrin

Special Correspondent, PBS NewsHour

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