LP Fellow Ann Snyder Speaks at a Capitol Hill Policy Seminar

Feb 25, 2012 at 1:07 pm

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On February 7, 2012, LP Fellow Ann Snyder spoke at a Capitol Hill Policy Seminar called The Istanbul Process and the OIC's Continuing Efforts to Implement Restrictions to Prevent "Defamation of Islam." The event was sponsored by the Endowment for Middle East Truth and moderated by the Honorable Rep. Fred Grandy, former congressman, radio talk show host, and the Executive Vice President of the Center for Security Policy. Speakers featured at the event were: M. Zuhdi Jasser (American Islamic Forum for Democracy); Andrea Lafferty (Traditional Values Coalition); Supna Zaidi (The Lawfare Project); and Legal Project Fellow, Ann Snyder. Snyder discussed the impact of UN Resolution 16/18 and the "Istanbul Process" set into motion by the State Department to implement the resolution. Rather than being a victory for free speech or a defeat of the concept of "defamation of religions," she explained that the odious concept "defamation of religions" is alive and well and that the OIC's agenda of imposing limitations on speech it deems offensive or insulting to Islam or Muslims is unchanged.

Watch video from the event here.

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