INTERNATIONAL HUMANIST AND ETHICAL UNION
ASSOCIATION for WORLD EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION of WORLD CITIZENS

In the context of the 61st session of the UN Commission on Human Rights
We cordially invite Representatives of Members and Observers States of the UN Commission on Human Rights, UN bodies, Specialized Agencies, Intergovernmental Organizations and NGOs

Monday 18 April 2005 - 10:00 to 18:45
Palais des Nations: Gate 40 - Room XXI

Conference
VICTIMS OF JIHAD
Muslims, Dhimmis, Apostates, and Women

Sessions: 10:00 - 12:00 Jihad and Muslims
12:15 - 13:45 Dhimmis and Dhimmitude
Refreshments: 13:45 to 14:30
14:30 - 16:30 Infidels and Apostates
16:45 - 18:45 Women and Girls
Speakers:
Johannes Jansen, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Utrecht
Hamouda Bella, Sudanese Human Rights Activist
David Littman, Historian, Writer on Human Rights, NGO representative at UN

Walid Phares, Professor of Middle East Studies, Florida Atlantic University
Bat Ye'or, Historian of the Dhimmis, Dhimmitude, and "Eurabia"

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Ibn Warraq, Historian, Writer on Islam, Muslims, and Apostates
Azam Kamguian, Iranian Writer and Women's Rights Activist
Simon Deng, Former Sudanese Slave, Human Rights Activist

Caroline Fourest, French Writer, Editor-in-Chief of "Pro-Choix"
Taslima Nasrin, Exiled Bangladeshi Writer and Humanist Activist
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Member of Parliament (NL), Women's Rights Activist

Moderators: René Wadlow; Hans Stückelberger; Roy Brown; Fiametta Venner

Simultaneous interpretation: English / French

Programme

Session 1: 10:00 to 12:00 Jihad and Muslims
Chair: René Wadlow
Speakers: Johannes JG Jansen
Hamouda F Bella
David G Littman

Session 2: 12:00 to 13:45 Dhimmis and Dhimmitude
Chair: Hans Stückelberger
Speakers: Walid Phares
Bat Ye'or

13:45 to 14:15 Refreshments

Session 3: 14:30 to 16:30 Infidels and Apostates
Chair: Roy Brown
Speakers: Ibn Waraq
Azam Kamguian
Simon Deng

Session 4: 17:00 to 19:00 Women and Girls
Chair: Fiammetta Venner
Speakers: Caroline Fourest
Taslima Nasreen
Ayaan Hirsi Ali