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SUMMARY:ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY: WHAT CLASH? ARE THEY COMPATIBLE? - Dr. Amedee
  Turner QC Hon. MEP
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CONTACT:Mohammad Razai
DESCRIPTION:Professor Samuel Huntington's allegation of "An Inherent Clash
  of Civilisations" between Islam and the West has been examined in round t
 able discussions of lay Muslims in Britain\, the US and continental Europe
 . \n\nThe results of these discussions have been disseminated by Amedee Tu
 rner in over a hundred meetings throughout Britain and the US \, in the co
 ntext of the compatibility of democracy and Islam\, many in universities w
 ith the participation of Muslim academics.\n\nAmedee Turner is a Barrister
 \, Queens Counsel 1976. Member of the European Parliament\, 1979-1994. Cha
 irman of Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs Committee (Organised Crime\,
  Europol\, Immigration and Terrorism) 1992-1994. Rapporteur of 40 European
  Parliament Reports. Chief Whip European Democratic Group 1989-1992. Senio
 r Counsel\, Oppenheimer\, Wolff & Donnelly 1995-1999. Senior Counsel\, APC
 O Europe Ltd. 1995-1999. Senior Counsel\, WorldSpace UK Ltd 1999-2001. Cha
 irman of Georgian President’s conference on the economic potentialities 
 1998. Advisor to the Russian Federation Patent Office 1997-1999.Resident a
 dvisor to the Macedonian Parliament on democratic procedures 2001-2002. Me
 mber of Advisory Council of Anglican Observer to the United Nations 2002-2
 006. Publications- The Law of Trade Secrets 1964\,1967 (Sweet & Maxwell\, 
 London & New York)\, The Law of the European Patent 1979 (Garland\, New Yo
 rk)\, Manuals for the Macedonian Parliament Democratic Procedures 2002\, N
 umerous studies for the European Commission 1995-2007. While a member of t
 he Advisory Council of the Anglican Observer to the United Nations he init
 iated a project on Islam and democracy measuring their compatibility and p
 ublished a report “Muslim Grassroots in the West Discuss Democracy” ht
 tp://www.muslim-grass-roots-discuss-democracy.com/ .\n\nHe is currently pr
 eparing a paper “Everything that is Actually in the Qur’an Described b
 y a Non-Muslim Westerner for Non-Muslim Readers” and would appreciate co
 mments on the first draft also available at http://www.muslim-grass-roots-
 discuss-democracy.com/.
LOCATION:Garden Room\, St Edmund's College\, Mount Pleasant\, CB3 0BN
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