Forum: Sharia's Assault on Free Speech
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This panel discussion will include the following participants: Lars Hedegaard, Robert Spencer, Tiffany Gabbay, Andrew Bostom, and moderator Michael Graham.
Attend or see the event streamed live on Mar 20, 2013 at 7 pm Eastern Time.
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Panelists
Lars Hedegaard is a portrait of courage, tenacity, and wit, under even the most trying circumstances. Hedegaard is president of the Danish Free Press Society, a historian, and a journalist. He is also the survivor of a recent assassination attempt last month in his home in Denmark.
Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch, a program of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, and the author of twelve books, including two New York Times bestsellers, The Truth About Muhammad and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) (both Regnery). His latest book is Did Muhammad Exist? An Inquiry Into Islam's Obscure Origins (ISI).
Tiffany Gabbay serves as assistant editor and foreign affairs editor for The Blaze and has been a writer for over a decade. Her passion for politics and expertise in Middle East affairs was fostered at an early age by her father, a successful entrepreneur and Israeli war hero. Previously, Tiffany worked as a journalist on Capitol Hill, where she interviewed some of the Beltway's biggest names, including Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Michele Bachmann, Sen. Dick Durbin, and many others. She is a graduate of the National Journalism Center in Washington, D.C. and studied communications at the London Institute - University of the Arts, London.
Andrew G. Bostom, M.D., M.S. is an author and associate professor of medicine at Brown University Medical School. He is also well-known for his writings on Islam as the author of The Legacy of Jihad (2005) and editor of a 2008 anthology of primary sources and secondary studies on the theme of Muslim anti-Semitism, The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: From Sacred Texts to Solemn History. In October 2012, Bostom published his third compendium, Sharia Versus Freedom: The Legacy of Islamic Totalitarianism (Prometheus Books).
Michael Graham is a talk radio host, writer, and conservative political commentator. The author of four books, including the first major published book on the Tea Party movement - That's No Angry Mob, That's My Mom (Regnery, 2010) - Michael is also a columnist for the Boston Herald.