2016 Rna Annual Conference

ALSO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbaIUxpR9Yg Research shows that 9 in 10 of all news reports about Muslims, Islam and organizations are related to violence – war or terrorism. In fact, most Muslim newsmakers are warlords or terrorists. Alarmingly, media representations of Islam were worse in 2015 than any other time since 9/11. Are such portrayals representative of today’s global realities? Are Muslims simply over-sensitive? Are concerns with media depictions of Muslims and Islam in the West reflective of a liberal culture obsessed with political correctness? If not, are there opportunities for change? Moderator: Engy Abdelkader, Faculty, Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Speakers: John Esposito, Founding Director, Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; Arsalan Iftikhar, The Muslim Guy; Dalia Mogahed, Director of Research, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. Specia