Turkey—or Is It Europe—at The Crossroads April 4, 2007

New York University’s Dialogues: Islamic World-U.S.-The West will host a roundtable discussion, “Turkey—or is it Europe—at the Crossroads?” with NYU’s Tony Judt, UN ambassadors and other experts debating the controversy posed by Turkey’s entry in—or refusal by—the European Union. On Weds., April 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Cantor Film Center of NYU (36 East 8th St., at University Pl.). The panel will be moderated by Mustapha Tlili, founder and director of Dialogues: Islamic World-U.S.-The West. Presented with the support of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations in New York and the Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (TUSIAD).

WHAT: Roundtable—“Turkey—or is it Europe—at the Crossroads?” (followed by discussion)

WHO: Steven Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Baki Ilkin, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations; Tony Judt, Director of the Remarque Institute at NYU; Bahadir Kaleagasi, Permanent Representative of the Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (TUSIAD) to the EU in Brussels; and Fernando Valenzuela, Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the European Commission to the United Nations

WHEN: Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

WHERE: Cantor Film Center of NYU (36 East 8th Street, New York, New York)
[Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, V (West 4th Street); R, W (8th Street); 6 (Astor Place)]
The event is free and open to the public, which must RSVP by April 2 to 212.998.8693, nyasa.hickey@nyu.edu. Reporters interested in attending should contact James Devitt, Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808. Photo ID required for entry.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
A program of New York University, Dialogues: Islamic World-U.S.-The West emerged from the tragedy of September 11th, which highlighted the need for greater communication among and about the United States, Europe, and the Muslim world. Dialogues was founded as a forum for constructive debate between the various religious, intellectual, economic, and political sectors of American, European, and Islamic societies. The program brings contentious issues between the Islamic world and the West into a more rational plane and promotes this approach to a wide audience, including the important constituencies of policy and decision-makers, policy analysts, the media, and educational institutions.

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