Celtic Islam: Rhetoric or Reality?

Tuesday, 13th April 2010, 19:30
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh

The debate will take the format of a panel discussion to examine the nature of national identity, social cohesion and integration in a multicultural Scotland, specifically relating to the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims.

We aim to provide an engaging and lively debate about contemporary Scottish Muslim identity, as well as drawing broader comparisons to the rest of the UK and Europe.


Speakers

• Shereen Nanjiani, BBC Radio Scotland presenter (Chair)
• Osama Saeed, chief executive of the Scottish-Islamic Foundation
• Dilwar Hussain, Head of the Policy Research Centre and Research Fellow at the Islamic Foundation, Leicester
• Asmaa Abdol-Hamid, TV presenter and politician in Denmark

The conference is held in partnership with the Scottish Islamic Foundation and Aileen Campbell MSP is the host.

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