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   Mal, who comments here occasionally, sends the following. Quoted:

     Hi Dean,

     There will be a conference entitled Islam in Democratic Societies
     at Tufts University on Friday, April 27: [1]LINK.

     Among those speaking are Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, one of my favorite
     Muslims, and Naser Khader, a MP in Demark. I believe that this
     conference is an answer to those that are less than enthused about
     the Secular Islam Summit.

     I would be most gracious if you would post something about this. I
     live near NYC so it is a little bit of a stretch for me to attend;
     however, if I can swing it, I will write something up about it.
     Also, if you know of anyone from NYC who is interested in
     attending, let me know.

     Best regards,

     Mal

   I've written about Zuhdi Jasser before. He's the founder of the
   [2]American Islamic Forum for Democracy. I strongly encourage visiting
   his site, which some might note is frequently critical of groups like
   CAIR.

   Naser Khader is also well known for his [3]Ten Commandments of
   Democracy.

   By the way, in a not-really-related link, but placed in this post just
   to avoid "Islamorrhea" taking over Dean's World, please check out
   Oklahoma native country artist [4]Kareem Salama. I'm not in love with
   his politics but that's good old fashioned country music. (Via
   [5]Eteraz.)

References

   1. http://fletcher.tufts.edu/IslamIndemocraticsocietiesconf/index.shtml
   2. http://www.aifdemocracy.org/
   3. http://www.khader.dk/flx/in_english/the_ten_commandments_of_democracy/
   4. http://www.kareemsalama.com/
   5. http://eteraz.org/story/2007/3/18/191331/382