We invite you to a Project Mosaic Lecture:
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia:
Moving beyond old and new hatreds after 9/11
SPEAKERS: Anthony Julius and Fiyaz Mughal OBE
WHEN: Thurs, 4 Oct 2012. Registration begins 6:30pm. Lecture starts at 7:00pm.
WHERE: Faraday House, 48-51 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AE
HOW TO BOOK: Tickets are free but space is limited. Email [email protected] to reserve your place.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Anthony Julius
Anthony Julius is the author of Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England, T.S. Eliot: anti-Semitism and Literary Form and other books. He is engaged in various political and legal endeavours to counter anti-Semitic activities. Anthony is Deputy Chairman of the commercial law firm Mishcon de Reya, specialising in litigation law, and is Chairman of The Jewish Chronicle. He represented Diana, Princess of Wales in divorce proceedings against Prince Charles and later was founding chairman of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. Anthony is chairman of the London Consortium, a multi-disciplinary graduate programme in humanities and cultural studies, and is a Visiting Professor at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Fiyaz Mughal OBE
Fiyaz Mughal is an expert in conflict resolution, interfaith initiatives and countering radicalisation. He is Founding Director of Faith Matters, a UK nonprofit that challenges extremism and develops positive interaction amongst Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Jews. Fiyaz served as a Councillor in Haringey from 2006 to 2010 and in Oxford from 2002 to 2004. He has made senior-level contributions to government programmes for the prevention of violent extremism, including following the London bombings on July 7, 2005. Fiyaz is Founder Trustee of two micro-finance social entrepreneurship projects in the Palestinian Authority and Israel, the Future Vision Trust and the Jerusalem Interest Free Micro-Finance Fund. In 2009 he was bestowed with the honour of the Order of the British Empire.