Podcasting Panel Discussion On Religious and Ethnic Minorities in the Middle East. Voice of the Copts thanks Mr. Mark Shulman for making this podcast available. http://www.nycbar.org/media-aamp-publications/podcasts/council-on-international-affairs-podcasts
Panel Discussion On
Religious and Ethnic Minorities in the Middle East
November 8th, 2011
New York, NY
The plight of religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East today will be examined by speakers especially knowledgeable about the plight of these various religious and/or ethnic groups. These groups face death or serious injury because of their ethnic or religious identity to assimilate or to leave. What is the current situation of religious minorities and ethnic groups? What challenges do they face? How can the situation be monitored and documented? What can be done to protect and to preserve these communities within the fabric of the Middle East? Moderator: Carole Basri, Senior Vice President of Balint, Brown & Basri LLC Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law Speakers: Hon. Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament, Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Canada Dr. Ashraf Ramelah, Founder and President, Human Rights Organization “Voice of the Copts” Anthony Vance, Director of U.S. Baha’I Office of External Affairs for the National Spiritual Assembly Abe Greenwald, Senior Editor, Commentary Magazine Brother David Carroll, Commentators: Malvina Halberstam, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Elizabeth Defeis, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University Law School, Former Dean, Seton Hall University Law School Sponsored by the City Bar’s Council on International Affairs, Mark R. Shulman, Chair.