Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
Despite the terrorist attacks on New York, Washington, Madrid
and London, some European political elites continue to appease
Islamic extremists despite the fact that major European cities have
become hubs of the global Islamic jihad. Western leaders,
however, increasingly acknowledge that multiculturalism has failed
as a public policy. Multiculturalism has resulted in the
fragmentation of society, with large minority communities isolated
in ethnic ghettos, with nation-states afraid to promote the basic
values of liberal democracy. Is it now time for European
countries to replace the banner of cultural diversity with a new
sense of national identity?
Join our panel as they look at how the West, and Europe in
particular, can tackle Islamic extremism and reassert the values of
democracy, rule of law, tolerance and integration for all.
More About the Speakers
John O'Sullivan
Senior Fellow,
The Hudson Institute
Dr. Syed Kamall
Member of the European Parliament,
Conservative Party,
UK
Lisa Curtis
Senior Research Fellow for South Asia,
Asian Studies Center,
The Heritage Foundation
Hosted By
Sally McNamara
Senior Policy Analyst, European Affairs
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