| Friday, May 20 |
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| 11:40 a.m. |
Meeting of the delegation in the hotel lobby |
| 12:00 |
Opening lunch at the Edmund Burke Foundation
Speech by Mr. Hans Jansend, Arabist, Utrecht University |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Transfer to Rotterdam. |
| 2:00 |
Reception at Rotterdam Town Hall, with presentation by alderman Marco Pastors. Tour of Rotterdam's Muslim neighborhoods; visit to a Mosque; meetings with the Muslim community's leaders; meetings with the city's elected officials |
| 5:00 |
Hilton Hotel Rotterdam. Meeting with guests of Rotterdam conference on Social Integration |
| 6:00 |
Press conference at Hilton Hotel |
| 8:00 |
Dinner at the Hilton Hotel. Speech by Leon de Winter, Dutch novelist and columnist |
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| Saturday, May 21 |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Transfer to De Vanenburg Estate and registration |
| 9:45 |
Opening address |
| 10:00 |
Panel 1: Integration of Muslims in Europe and in the U.S.—Success or Failure? |
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Moderator: |
Bart Jan Spruyt, director, Edmund Burke Foundation |
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Speakers |
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From Europe: |
Hans Jansend, Arabist, Utrecht Universit |
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Zainab Al-Suwaij, executive director, American Islamic Congress |
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| 11:30 |
Panel 2: Islam and Democracy—Two Irreconcilable Ideas? |
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Moderator: |
Danielle Pletka, vice-president, foreign and defense studies, AEI |
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Speakers |
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From Europe: |
Rémi Brague, professor, Sorbonne |
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Bart Labuschagne, assistant professor of law, Leiden University |
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Paul Cliteur, professor of Law, Leiden University |
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Reuel Marc Gerecht, resident fellow, AEI |
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Luncheon Debate: Turkey in the European Union—Yes or No? |
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Moderator: |
Michael Rubin, resident scholar, AEI |
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For: |
Hans van Baalen, Dutch MP (VVD) |
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Against: |
Arie Oostlander, former MEP, who wrote a report on Turkey for the European Parliament |
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| 2:30 |
Panel 3: Political Influence of Muslims in the Western World—How Far Does It Extend? |
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Moderator: |
Radek Sikorski, executive director, NAI |
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Speakers |
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From Europe: |
Pola Manzila Uddin, Labour peer, House of Lords |
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Karel Beckman, journalist, Financial Daily |
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John O'Sullivan, editor-at-large, National Review |
| 3:50 |
Coffee break |
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| 4:00 |
Panel 4: Europe's Demographic Collapse—What Can Be Done to Prevent It? |
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Moderator: |
Michael Rubin, resident scholar, AEI |
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Speakers |
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From Europe: |
Cyril Widdershoven, consultant on Islam, terrorism, intelligence |
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Paul Demeny, distinguished scholar, Population Council |
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Joseph Chamie, former chief demographer, United Nations |
| 5:30 |
Break |
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| 7:00 |
Dinner at the Estate |
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Dinner speech by: |
Andreas Kinneging, professor of Law, Leiden University; chairman of Edmund Burke Stichting |
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| Sunday, May 22 |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Transfer from the Estate to the airport or to the The Hague |
