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Washington diocese and Georgetown University host Mideast forum
2002-097-4
4/18/2002
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[Episcopal News Service]
The Middle East Peace Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University are sponsoring a free forum on Religion and Politics in Egypt and Israel, America's closest allies in the Middle East on Monday, April 22 at 7 PM at St. Alban's Episcopal Church on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. Egypt is a predominantly Muslim country and the world's largest Arab nation. Israel is a Jewish state and the US's closest ally in the region. Together both countries receive over 50% of our foreign aid each year. Religion plays an important role in the political affairs of both countries.
Presenters include three Middle East policy experts who are interviewed frequently in the national and international media: Dr. Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab politics, Georgetown University; Dr. Ian Lustick, professor of political science, University of Pennsylvania; and Dr. Yvonne Haddad, professor of history of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations, Georgetown University.
The forum's moderator will be the Rt. Rev. Allen Bartlett, assisting bishop in the Diocese of Washington and the former bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania.
The moderator will introduce the three speakers and coordinate questions from the media and the audience following the presentations. Haddad will provide a 15-20 minute regional overview of the issue, focusing on the historic treatment of minority religions in the region. Shehata and Lustick will speak for 30 minutes on their assigned country, addressing such issues as the role of religion in promoting democratic values and how the majority religion has influenced the government's treatment of religious minority groups. Following the presentation there will be time for questions. The first 15 minutes are reserved for questions from press.
St. Alban's Episcopal Church is located at 3001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, at the corner with Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, DC.
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