Tuesday, February 9, 8 PM
Beth Tzedec Congregation
1700 Bathurst Street
The Speakers Action Group and Beth Tzedec Men's Club are honoured to present:
DR. TAWFIK HAMID, FORMER MUSLIM EXTREMIST
TAWFIK HAMID, Prominent Islamic intellectual and reformer, Dr. Tawfik Hamid is Senior Fellow And Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC.
Dr. Hamid, born in Egypt, was a medical student in Cairo when he was persuaded to join the jihadist movement. Now a leading authority on the mindset of the jihadi, he is frequently interviewed on CNN, Fox News, and published in international media. He has been guest speaker to the US Congress, European Parliament, and many international security and counter-terrorism organizations.
Dr. Hamid is the author of "Inside Jihad: Understanding and Confronting Radical Islam"
Moderator: Jonathan Kay, Managing Editor for Comment of the National Post newspaper. An award-winning journalist, his articles have appeared recently in Commentary Magazine, The New York Post, Newsweek and Readers Digest. His forthcoming book, "Among the Truthers: Alternative Theories of 9/11 and The people Who Believe Them", will be published in 2010 by HarperCollins.
Special Guest Speaker: Raheel Raza, author of "Their Jihad...Not My Jihad", Consultant for Interfaith and Intercultural diversity, documentary filmmaker and freelance journalist.
This program has been generously sponsored by:Joseph Gottdenker Family and Peartree Financial Services Ltd.
Additional Sponsorship:National Post, Canadian Jewish Civil Rights Association, The Canadian Committee for the Tel Aviv Foundation.
Community Supporters Include:Adath Israel, Beth Tikvah, Beth Torah, and Shaarei Shomayim Congregations;ARZA Canada; Canadian Friends of Bar Ilan University; Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University; Christians for Israel Canada; DARA (Doctors Against Racism and Anti-Semitism); Forest Hill United Church; Forum 4 Learning; Friends of Jesus Christ Church Canada; Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center; High Adventure Ministries; Holy Blossom Temple; HonestReporting Canada; International Christian Embassy Jerusalem Canada; Kolel: The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning; Na’amat Canada; National Council of Jewish Women Canada, Toronto; The Council for Human Rights in North Korea; The House; The Neighbourhood Interfaith Group
