Sponsored by the Marvin Wachman Fund for International Education, a division of the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
On May 3-4, 2003, FPRI’s Marvin Wachman Fund for International Education sponsored a weekend-long history institute on “The American Encounter with Islam.” Specially designed for secondary school teachers and curriculum supervisors, the program examined both historical and contemporary aspects of America’s encounter with Islam, the larger Western experience, and what it means for the world after 9/11.
You can find the complete list of topics and speakers as well as other information about the event itself from the original event announcement.
On November 15th at the FPRI annual dinner Fouad Ajami was presented with the Seventh Annual Benjamin Franklin Public Service Award. The event was attended by over 360 people.
Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. was dinner chairman.

Video of keynote address
Reflections on the Arab Spring
Fouad Ajami
Special Partner Event
Al Qaeda and Jihadi Movements After Bin Laden
Christopher Swift
Special Partner Event
The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al Qaeda
Peter Bergen
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