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« More explosions in London today | Main | IRA ends armed campaigns » openDemocracy discussion"London, 7 July 2005: What happened, what changed, what now?" was the name of yesterday's openDemocracy discussion held in collaboration with the Muslim magazine Q-News. After the events yesterday we did not expect full turnout, but surprisingly many guests attended the discussion in the end. There was a healthy mix of young and old and Muslim and non-Muslim people in the audience, which turned the debate into a sheer educational experience. The panel, chaired by openDemocracy editor Isabel Hilton, included Humare Khan (far left), founding member of An-Nisa Society, Hisham Hellyer, Fuad Nahdi, editor-in-chief of Q-News and playwright and actor Robin Soans. The discussion was based on the three main questions given in the topic but revolved mainly around the question of Muslim/British identity. Many members of the audience gave information on their personal experience with Islam and the Muslim community, others challenged cliches imposed by the media and the speakers' points of view.
After the discussion many stayed in front of Chatham House to discuss the topic further. I guess nobody really found an answer to the discussion's questions, but certainly left the event with a lot of ideas and encouragement for more exchange. July 22, 2005 | Permalink TrackBackTrackBack URL for this entry: Listed below are links to weblogs that reference openDemocracy discussion: Read my letter to PM Tony Blair, how to get rid of TERRORISM, at my Blog http://darwinTime.blogspot.com Posted by: ManPeace | 25 Jul 2005 20:44:03 The comments to this entry are closed. |
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