How do American Muslims view their role within American society and the Muslim world in general? How does the American Muslim community view the relationship between Islam and democracy? What unique experiences and perspectives can American Muslims living within a democratic society offer to the diversity of views within the wider Muslim world? How do radical Muslims both in America and abroad view American Democracy, and what are the sources of Islamist anger? These important questions have all come to the fore since the terrorist attacks of September 11.

The Ethics and Public Policy Center has launched a series of seminars and conversations through which distinguished American Muslim leaders, as well as Muslim leaders from abroad, can have an opportunity to present and explore their reflections on these subjects with their fellow non-Muslim American colleagues.

The fourth speaker in this series will be Tashbih Sayyed, who is presently editor of Pakistan Today. Mr. Sayyed has been at the forefront of the fight against Islamist extremism among Muslims at home and abroad. He is the author of eight books including Pakistan - An Unfinished Agenda and Shadow Warriors - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban, and is a regular contributor to American and foreign newspapers.