Reminder for Panel Event:
Islamism in the 2020 Elections
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT  
Venue: Zoom webinar (register here)

The Islamism in Politics (IIP), a project of the Middle East Forum, is pleased to announce a virtual panel to discuss Islamism in the 2020 U.S. elections.
 


 

Background: American Islamists have gained power, prestige, and political leverage since the 2016 election. Their impact has been felt from Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. They hold office on local school boards, in state capitols, in the halls of Congress, and in the Executive and Judicial branches.
 
They forward an exceedingly ambitious agenda: to replace the Constitution with Islamic legislation. To the extent they succeed, they compromise democratic institutions, legitimize radical utopianism, and weaken national security.

The panel: Four speakers will discuss the threat in the 2020 elections,

  • Benjamin Baird will moderate and discuss Islamist influence on the 2020 presidential race.
  • Sam Westrop will present federal elections data on Islamist campaign contributions.
  • Dalia al-Aqidi will recount her experience running a counter-Islamist campaign against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) in Minnesota’s 5th District.
  • Gregg Roman will review efforts by the Qatari regime to penetrate the U.S. political establishment during the Trump administration.
To attend, register online here by 1 pm EDT on October 22. Please contact Stacey Roman with any questions at Stacey@MEForum.org
 
The Speakers

Dalia al-Aqidi is senior fellow at the Center for Security Polity and an award-winning journalist.
Benjamin Baird is associate director of the Islamism in Politics Project at the Middle East Forum. He researches Islamist activity in Washington DC and state capitals, then organizes to counter these efforts.

Gregg Roman is director of the Middle East Forum. He served as political advisor to the foreign minister of Israel.
Sam Westrop is director of MEF's Islamist Watch. He was formerly research director at Americans for Peace and Tolerance and the head of Stand for Peace, a London-based counter extremism organization.
 
 
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