College of Management and Technology

Understanding Islam
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in the 21 Century
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24 – 25 November 2009
at the Defence Academy
of the United Kingdom
 Understanding Islam Theme
24 – 25 November 2009
for 2009
What is this event about?
Continuing the very successful series of annual symposia
on ‘Understanding Islam’, we will concentrate this year on
“Contemporary Conflicts : Causes and Possible Solutions”.
The two-day programme will take place at the Defence Academy
of the United Kingdom at Shrivenham on Tuesday 24 and
Wednesday 25 November. This will be followed by a separate
but allied event on Combating Terrorist Financing on
Thursday 26 November.

During the first day we will address the international arena,

which will include an overview of contemporary terrorist activity
followed by five case studies on the hubs - South Asia, South-East
Asia, Horn of Africa, The Maghreb and Iran and its affiliates.
Day 1 will end with an examination of radicalisation.

Day 2 will focus on the British context of the environs and

patterns of Islamic development. This will be followed by an
examination of the increasing role of psychological warfare and
the electronic media and how they may be countered.

Details of the Combating Terrorist Financing conference on

Thursday 26 November may be found at
www.symposiaatshrivenham.com/tf09

Who will be there?

This event is open to all those who have a professional or personal
desire to understand the nature and structure of Islam in Britain.
It will be of particular interest to law enforcement agencies.

Timing and Registration

The symposium will be held at the Defence Academy at
Shrivenham in the Lefroy Lecture Theatre, with Registration,
refreshments, lunches and buffet supper in the Slim Building.
The event starts at 10.00 am on Tuesday 24 November (with
registration from 9.00 am) and finishes after tea on Wednesday 25
November. If you wish to attend the symposium, please complete
and return the Registration Form before 16 October 2009.
Please book early to ensure a place.
Travel options and entry passes will be sent to delegates in the
Contact administrative notes mailed out nearer the event.
Michael J T Hewetson OBE
Director Symposia at Shrivenham
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Shrivenham, Swindon SN6 8LA, United Kingdom
Mrs Caroline Dawson
Symposia at Shrivenham
Tel: +44 (0) 1793 785268
Fax: +44 (0) 1793 785325
email: caroline@symposiaatshrivenham.com
www.symposiaatshrivenham.com
 Understanding Islam Outline
24 – 25 November 2009
programme
Tuesday 24 November
0900 – 1000 Registration and Coffee
1000 – 1005 Conference Administration
Michael Hewetson OBE, Director Symposia at Shrivenham
1005 – 1015 Welcome and Introduction to the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Jonathan Lyle, Director Defence Academy – College of Management and Technology
1015 – 1050 United Nations View of Global Terrorist Threat
Sir David Veness
1050 – 1125 Global Overview of Contemporary Terrorist Activity
Nigel Inkster, International Institute for Strategic Studies
1125 – 1155 Morning Coffee
1155 – 1230 The Components of Conflict – Global Overview
Professor Patrick Sookhdeo, Visiting Professor, Cranfield University, DA-CMT
1230 – 1300 Discussion
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1430 South Asia
Dr Sajjan M Gohel, Director of International Security, Asia-Pacific Foundation
1430 – 1500 South-east Asia
Ivar Hellberg OBE, Defence Academy and former Defence Attaché to Indonesia
1500 – 1530 Horn of Africa
Professor Max Taylor, Centre for the Study of Terrorism & Political Violence (CSTPV)
1530 – 1600 Afternoon Tea
1600 – 1630 The Maghreb
Dr Audra Grant, RAND Washington DC
1630 – 1700 Iran and its affiliates
Dr Ehud Levi, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Bar-Ilan University
1700 – 1730 How I was radicalised
Dr Tawfik Hamid, Senior fellow Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Washington
1730 – 1800 Discussion
1800 – 2000 Reception followed by Buffet Supper

Wednesday 25 November

0815 – 0900 Registration and Coffee

0900 – 0935 Environs and Issues of UK Islamic/Pakistani Life
Judge Marilyn Mornington, Ministry of Justice, Family Justice Council
0935 – 1010 The Facts
Professor Patrick Sookhdeo, Visiting Professor, Cranfield University, DA-CMT
1010 – 1040 Morning Coffee
1040 – 1115 Pattern of Islamic Development in the UK
Dr Taj Hargey, Chairman Muslim Educational Centre of Oxford
1115 – 1150 Combating Terrorism by Reforming Islam
Dr Tawfik Hamid, Senior fellow Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Washington
1150 – 1230 Discussion
1230 – 1330 Lunch
1330 – 1405 Psychological Warfare
Dr Ron Schleifer, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
1405 – 1440 The Electronic Media and Terrorism
Dr John LeBeau, George C Marshall European Center for Security Studies
1440 – 1510 Afternoon Tea
1510 – 1545  ountering the Enemy Narrative
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Dr Sebastian Gorka, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University
1545 – 1620 Patterns of radicalisation in Spain and the responses to counter it
Dr Rogelio Alonso, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid
1620 – 1645 Discussion and Concluding Remarks
 Understanding Islam Registration
24 – 25 November 2009
and Costs
To register, please first complete the following
24 – 25 November 2009
details (in BLOCK PRINT)
Two easy ways to register by 16 October 2009:
1. M
 ail return this form, completed and signed, with payment details to:
Title
Symposia at Shrivenham, Cranfield University, DA-CMT,
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham,
Initials
Swindon SN6 8LA
Surname 2. Fax +44 (0)1793 785325
(known as)
Forename Costs
The following fees include buffet lunches on both days, evening supper
Date of Birth on 24 November, bus pick-up service from hotels and all beverages
during conference sessions.
Nationality n Military/Government £245 n All others £625
Group rates may be negotiated. VAT is not payable.
Position

Organisation Accommodation
Preferential rates have been negotiated for this event at the hotels listed
Address below. A complimentary bus service between these hotels and the
Defence Academy is available. Please book your accommodation directly

quoting Reference DACU.

n Blunsdon House Hotel £89 per night bed and breakfast

Tel: +44(0)1793 721701
Post/ZIP Code
n The Madison Hotel £75 per night bed and breakfast
Telephone Tel: +44(0)1793 831333
n The Campanile £55 per night bed and breakfast
Fax Tel: +44(0)1793 514777

e-mail
Further information is available at www.symposiaatshrivenham.com/accom
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n 23 November n 24 November n 25 November
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(delete as required)
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