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Ayaan
Hirsi Ali
Born in Somalia, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a former member of
the Dutch parliament and author of the best seller Infidel
(2007). Her much publicized efforts to expose the plight
of Muslim women in Europe resulted in great public debate
- a controversy which eventually framed her decision to
depart the Netherlands. She is currently a fellow at the
American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. (http://www.ayaanhirsiali.web-log.nl/) |
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Henryk
Broder
Henryk Broder is a German journalist and author who focuses
on German-Jewish topics, Israel and the German left. He
is a reporter for the weekly magazine Der
Spiegel. His most recent book
Hurray - We Surrender! deals with German and European
appeasement towards Islam and became a bestseller.
(http://www.henryk-broder.de/startseite/startseite.html)
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Claire
Berlinski
Claire Berlinski is an academic, journalist and novelist.
Receiving her Ph.D. from Oxford University in England,
she has lived and worked in Britain, Thailand, Laos and
now resides in both Turkey and Paris. She is the author
of Menace in Europe (2006).
(http://www.berlinski.com
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Brian
Carney
Mr. Carney is a member of the editorial board of The Wall
Street Journal. He previously served as the editor of
the editorial page for The Wall Street Journal Europe
and of the Journal Europe's Business Europe column. In
2003, he received the Frederic Bastiat Prize for Journalism.
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Phyllis
Chesler
Phyllis Chesler, Ph.D., is an Emerita Professor of Psychology
and Women's Studies (City University of New York), the
author of thousands of articles and of thirteen books
including the international best sellers Women
and Madness, The New Anti-Semitism, and
The Death of Feminism. Her work has been translated
into many European languages and into Japanese, Chinese,
Korean, and Hebrew. Her archives reside at Duke University
and she maintains an influential website (www.phyllis-chesler.com).
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Marc
Cogen
Marc Cogen Ph.D.is a professor of international law at
the Law Faculty of Ghent University, Belgium. He specializes
in
the law of armed confict, international law and common
foreign and security policy of the Europen Union. He is
currently an advisor to the Belgian Minister of Foreign
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Greg
Davis
Gregory M. Davis, Ph.D., is the author of Religion
of Peace? (World Ahead 2006) and, with Bryan Daly,
producer and director of the feature documentary Islam:
What the West Needs to Know (Quixotic Media 2006).
(http://www.whatthewestneedstoknow.com) |
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Leon de Winter
Leon de Winter has become one of the most successful of
contemporary Dutch writers, film writers and producers.
His works have focused on contemporary European identity
and he has become an outspoken critic of what he believes
to be Europe’s appeasement of Muslim militancy.
(http://www.leondewinter.nl/boekboek/show/id=88089) |
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Arnaud Dotézac
Arnaud Dotézac is a professor of law in Lausanne,
Switzerland. He has a background in the law of religions,
especially Islamic law, and the law of armed conflict.
He is a lecturer and member of the Swiss Center for Military
History and Prospective. His work focuses on the means
for addressing Muslim disaffection with European democratic
values. (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Arnaud+Dotezac+&btnG=Search) |
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Afshin
Ellian
Afshin Ellian Is a Dutch/Iranian poet and professor at
the Faculty of Law of Leiden University in Holland. An
Iranian dissident, he is a renowned columnist for the
leading Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad,
a published poet and philosophic author. Ellian’s
literary criticism and advocacy of human rights and democracy
are considered to be a part of both the European and Middle
Eastern debates. ( http://afshinellian.blogspot.com/) |
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Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt is the host of a daily nationally syndicated
talk radio show heard in more than 100 cities across the
country. He is a Professor of Law at Chapman University
Law School, the Executive Editor of Townhall.com, and
one of the country’s most widely read bloggers at
www.HughHewitt.com |
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Philippe Karsenty
Philippe Karsenty is a French journalist and media critic.
After a brief foray into French politics in 2002, he founded
Media Ratings, the first ever French media rating agency.
Media-Ratings has paid particular attention to the failure
of the French media to document the rise of militant Islam
in France. (
http://www.M-R.fr ) |
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Robert Kaufman
Robert Kaufman, Ph.D., is professor of Public Policy at
the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy. He
is the author of Henry M. Jackson:
A Life in Politics (2004) and earned his Ph.D.
in International Relations from Columbia University as
well as a J. D. from Georgetown University. (http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/media/experts/topic.htm?tid=172) |
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Sally McNamara
Sally McNamara is a Senior Policy Analyst in European
Affairs at The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher
Center for Freedom. She specializes in U.S.-European relations,
with particular focus on economic reform policy, trade
issues and the War on Terrorism. Ms. McNamara previously
worked as Chief Parliamentary Aide to Roger Helmer in
the European Parliament in Brussels. (http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/SallyMcNamara.cfm) |
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Douglas
Murray
Douglas Murray is a bestselling author and commentator
based in the UK . His most recent book is the critically
acclaimed Neoconservatism: Why We Need It (SAU, UK: Encounter
Books, US). His articles have appeared across the international
media. He also appears regularly across the broad cast
media, and lectures around the world. He is Director of
the recently founded Centre for Social Cohesion in London.
( http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/blog/) |
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Daniel Pipes
Daniel Pipes, Ph.D., is an academic and journalist and
Director of the Middle East Forum whose writings on Islam,
Europe and the threat to the West have appeared in newspapers
and magazines around the world. His website, www.danielpipes.org,
is the single most accessed internet source of specialized
information on the Middle East and Islam. (http://www.danielpipes.org/) |
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Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager is one of America’s most respected
radio talk show hosts. His popular daily show is syndicated
nationally and airs live, Monday through Friday, from
his home station, KRLA, in Los Angeles. Widely sought
by television for his opinions, he has appeared on Larry
King Live, Hardball, Hannity & Colmes, CBS Evening
News, The Today Show and many other programs. (http://www.dennisprager.com/) |
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Mark Steyn
Mark Steyn is the author of America
Alone: The End Of The World As We Know It, a New
York Times bestseller and Number One in Canada. He is
a columnist for National Review and The Chicago Sun-Times
and his writing on politics, war, arts and culture is
syndicated around the world. ( http://www.marksteyn.com/) |
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Wafa Sultan
Wafa Sultan Ph. D., is a psychologist and a Syrian born
immigrant to the United States. She gained particular
notoriety for her appearances on Al-Jazeera Television
in 2005 and 2006 when she delivered a scathing indictment
of her native culture for its oppression of women, and
its hatred and envy of non-Muslims. In 2006, Time Magazine
named her one of the 100 most influential people “whose
power, talent or moral example is transforming the world.”
(http://wafasultan.org/) |
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Ibn Warraq
Ibn Warraq is a best-selling author and scholar, born
in Pakistan, and educated in Great Britain. His name is
a pseudonym adopted by a long chain of Muslim dissidents
throughout Islamic history. He is the author of
Why I Am Not a Muslim, and the forthcoming book
Defending the West: A Critique
of Edward Said’s Orientalism (Prometheus
Books, August 2007.) (http://www.secularislam.org/blog/SI_Blog.php) |
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James Q Wilson
James Q Wilson is the Ronald Reagan Professor of Public
Policy at Pepperdine University in California, and a professor
emeritus at UCLA. From 1961 to 1987 he was a professor
of government at Harvard University. He was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush
in 2003.
(http://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/academics/faculty/wilson/) |
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David
Baron
Rabbi David Baron is the rabbi of Temple of the Arts at
the Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills. It is the largest
entertainment industry synagogue in the United States.
He is the author of numerous volumes including "Moses
on Management" published by Simon & Schuster
and serves on the board of directors of the Jewish National
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Andrew G. Bostom
Andrew G. Bostom, M.D., M.S. (Providence, RI), is the
author of the highly acclaimed The
Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and
the Fate of Non-Muslims.
He is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division
of Renal Diseases at Rhode Island Hospital, the major
teaching affiliate of Brown University Medical School.
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Avi Davis
Avi Davis is an atttorney , journalist and documentarian
who writes and lectures about Israel, the Middle East
and European affairs. His writing has been published widely
around the world. He is the senior fellow of the American
Freedom Alliance and the co-ordinator of the Collapse
of Europe conference. |
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Richard (“Dick”)
McDonald
Richard (“Dick”) McDonald is the author of
the Rise of Theory of Economics and
“Make the Poor Rich”. His background
is in the field of taxation, macro economics and the use
of taxation as a tool for social engineering. |
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Larry
Greenfield
Larry Greenfield is the California Director of the Republican
Jewish Coalition and a noted lecturer on American Foreign
Policy. He has served in the Armed Forces of the United
States in Naval Intelligence and earned his BA in political
science from UC Berkeley and his Law Degree from Georgetown
University. |
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David
Horowitz
David Horowitz is a nationally known author and lifelong
civil rights activist. He is President of the David Horowitz
Freedom Center, and editor of www.frontpagemag.com
. His latest books include Indoctrination
U, The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in
America, Unholy Alliance
and Left Illusions. |
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Evan
Sayet
Evan Sayet is rapidly becoming one of the most in-demand
speakers in the country.
His lecture to the Heritage Foundation on how Modern Liberals
"think" has become a phenomenon with over a
quarter million viewers on youtube alone. His book,
"Regurgitating the Apple: How Modern Liberals 'Think'"
will be published by Regnery in April. |
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Roberta Seid
Roberta P. Seid, PhD, specialized in European Social History
and taught Gender Studies at the University of Southern
California. She is a member of the America Israel Demographic
Research Group (AIDRG), which exposed the false myths
about Palestinian and Israeli demography, and she is the
Education/Research Director for StandWithUs, an education
and advocacy organization. Dr. Seid has published books
and articles in all these fields, and is currently teaching
the history of Israel at the University of California,
Irvine. |
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