Confirmed speakers include: - DEBORAH RAMIREZ, a Professor at Northeastern University Law School.
- DAVID COLE professor of constitutional law, national security, and criminal justice at Georgetown University.
- ALIA MALEK, author and civil rights lawyer.
- MICHAEL ROLINCE, a recognized expert in counterterrorism, intelligence and counterintelligence investigations.
- RALPH NADER, America’s most renowned and effective crusader for the rights of consumers.
- DANIEL SUTHERLAND, Chief, Countering Violent Extremism Group, National Counterterrorism Center.
- ROY AUSTIN, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
- SHARIF EL-GAMAL, NYC real estate developer of Park 51 "Ground Zero Mosque."
- PAUL FINDLEY, former U.S. Representative from Illinois and cofounder of the Council for the National Interest.
- JEFFREY GHANNAM, a journalist, lawyer and media development practitioner in the Middle East.
- KHALED MATTAWA, Libyan author-writer who teaches at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
- RADIA DAOUSSI, Tunisian native and president of the Vineeta Foundation.
- SAMER SHEHATA, Assistant Professor of Arab Politics at Georgetown University.
- HADY AMR, USAID’s Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Middle East.
- IMAM YAHYA HENDI, Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University.
- RABBI ARTHUR WASKOW founder and director of the Shalom Center.
- DEAN OBEIDALLAH, comedian who has appeared on CNN, and Al Jazeera’s “The Stream.”
- JILLIAN YORK, writer and activist whose work focuses on freedom of expression in he Arab world.
- ASHLEY ANSARA, CEO and President of Ansara Holding Corporation and ADC National Board Member.
- WILLIAM YOUMANS, Ph.D candidate at the University of Michigan and a new media consultant.
- AHMED AHMED, comedian, performer. and producer of the new film, “Just Like Us.”
- MANAL OMAR, director of Iraq and Iran programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
- KHALED BEYDOUN, a graduate of the UCLA School of Law and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
- MOHAMAD DEEB, a former ADC intern and staff member.
- MOHAMMED MARAQA, designer, applications for progressive campaigns and non- profit organizations.
- MIKO PELED, Israeli peace activist and writer living in the US.
- JOSH RUEBNER, National Advocacy Director of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation.
- GHASSAN SHABANEH, Associate Professor of Middle East Studies at Marymount College.
- YOUSEF MUNAYYER is Executive Director of The Jerusalem Fund and The Palestine Center.
- CLOVIS MAKSOUD, former Ambassador of the Arab League, professor of law at American University.
- NADIA HIJAB, Co-director of Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network and co-founder of US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation.
- THE NEW YORK ARABIC ORCHESTRA, performing both classical and traditional music on Friday evening.
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