On the evening of Wednesday, October 14, Anglican Bishop Michael James Nazir-Ali will deliver an address on "Aggressive Secularism, Multiculturalism, and the Islamist Threat to Western Culture and Society." Bishop Nazir-Ali is the Pakistani-born Anglican Bishop of Rochester, England. He has become a prominent spokesman for a meaningful engagement between Christianity and Islam, particularly as it pertains to the rise of Islamism and of Sharia Law in the West. In November 2006 Nazir-Ali criticized the "dual psychology" of some Muslims who seek both "victimhood and domination". In January 2008 Nazir-Ali received a good deal of public attention when he wrote that Islamic extremism had turned "already separate communities into 'no-go' areas" and claimed that there had been attempts to "impose an 'Islamic' character on certain areas," citing the amplification of the call to prayer from mosques as an example. He criticized the government's integration policy as "an agenda which still lacks the underpinning of a moral and spiritual vision", and asked that the government make a public affirmation of the "Christian roots of British society."

Please mark your calendars for this most important lecture occurring on October 14 in Room HVC-201 the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. Should you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to contact Anne Snyder at asnyder@eppc.org or (202) 682-1204.

We look forward to having you join us.