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 Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:28 pm Post subject: A Celebration of Heresy Conference: Critical Thinking for Is |
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We are pleased to invite you to participate in the first conference:
"A Celebration of Heresy: Critical Thinking for Islamic Reform" in
Atlanta, GA, USA. This title emphasizes that we seek to promote our
commitment to accept dissent and disagreement, because we believe that
strong disagreement with the current views, is a necessary pre-
requisite for genuine and effective reform. We celebrate heresy and
dissent not as ends in themselves, but in order to enable and promote
innovative and critical thinking.
This conference convenes March 28-30 2008, at the Holiday Inn Select
Atlanta Perimeter ( www.hiatlantaperimeter.com ), (reservation is
under group name NOOR). You can find more information about the
subject, themes and organizers of this conference at www.hereticmuslims.com
The conference is organized by a group of Muslim intellectuals who
share commitment to the values of pluralism, democracy and respect for
human rights. While the organizers and all participants in this
conference have different political and intellectual affiliations,
this conference will be strictly non-partisan in its objectives and
implementation. The shared agenda of all organizers and participants
is the sustained and effective promotion of innovative and critical
thinking about all issues facing Muslims throughout the world.
This conference is funded by the participants themselves who will
cover their own travel and accommodation expenses, in addition to a
registration fee of $100. This fee covers all meals, from dinner the
evening of Friday March 28, to lunch on Sunday March 30. We have also
negotiated a room rate of $72.00/night for participants plus
applicable fees. Reservation is under group name NOOR.
Please note that we must receive by 15th March 2008 your registration
information and fee of $100 for the expenses noted above. This is
necessary for practical reasons, including arrangements for all meals,
meeting space and related expenses. |
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