Pim Fortuyn Memorial Conference on Islam 2006

Saturday 18th february

MAIN PROGRAM SATURDAY 18th

MORNING:  free

12h00 Lunch

13h00 Opening Conference

13h15 Eduard Bomhoff: The compatibility of Islam with modernity: a voice from Malaysia

Followed by discussion, then a short tea or coffee break à this applies to all lectures

14h30 Marc van Grondelle: From assassins to model citizens: The Ismaili's in England

15h45 Ibn Warraq: The compatibility of Islam with modernity and democracy

17h00 Andy Bostom: Jihad in Europe: Past as Prologue

Discussions / Workshops

We want to make the Conference as vivid and effective as possible, and believe that this can be realized by adding workshops and debates to the conference with a total of 2. In this context we planned the following debates / workshops that will take place parallel to the main contributions and enhance the effect of the Conference.

14h30 Laurie Mylroie – Daniel Pipes (English)

State sponsorship for Islamic Radicalism?

15h45 Douglas Murray – Robert Spencer(English)

Criticism of Islam