Keynote Addresses 
Professor John Esposito and Ambassador Hussein Hassouna

Morning Keynote Address: Who Speaks for Islam? Letter to President-Elect Obama  

Speaker: John Esposito Professor of Religion and International Affairs and Islamic Studies and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University 

Moderator: Gail Leftwich Kitch, Women's Foreign Policy Group 

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Luncheon Keynote Address: The US and the Muslim World  

Speaker: H.E. Dr. Hussein Hassouna, Ambassador of the League of Arab States to the US

Moderator: Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer  

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From Left:  John Esposito, Gail Leftwich Kitch (Moderator), Ambassador Hussein Hassouna, and Judy Woodruff (Moderator)

Panel I
The Compatibility of Islam and Democracy

Carnegie Scholars: Asma Afsaruddin, University of Notre Dame, Elizabeth Thompson, University of Virginia
Elora Shehabuddin, Rice University

Moderator: Gail Leftwich Kitch, Women's Foreign Policy Group Board 

From Left: Asma Afsaruddin, Elizabeth Thompson, Elora Shehabuddin, and Gail Leftwich Kitch (Moderator)

Panel II
European Policies and Attitudes on Islam

Carnegie Scholars: John Bowen, Washington University of St. Louis, Susan Moeller, University of Maryland

Moderator: Shireen Hunter, Visiting Professor, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

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From Left: John Bowen, Susan Moeller, Shireen Hunter (Moderator)

Panel III
Interpretations of Women’s Rights and Realities for Muslim Women

Carnegie Scholars: Lila Abu-Lughod, Columbia University, Madhavi Sunder, University of California, Davis,
Farzaneh Milani, University of Virginia

Moderator: Patricia Ellis, President, Women's Foreign Policy Group

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From left: Lila Abu-Lughod,Madhavi Sunder,
Farzaneh Milani, Patricia Ellis (Moderator)

Ambassador Hassouna, and Judy Woodruff 

Judy Woodruff and WFPG President Patricia Ellis

Johan Esposito delivering his keynote address

WFPG Board Member Diana Negroponte

Patricia Ellis with Hillary Wiesner and Ambika Kapur of the Carnegie Corporation of New York

 Madhavi Sunder,Lila Abu-Lughod,
Patricia Ellis and Elora Shehabuddin

Johan Bowen and Lila Abu-Lughod

Patricia Rosenfeild of the Carnegie Corporation of New York

Afeefa Syeed of USAID

Helena Cobban of the Friends Committee
on National Legislation

Alexander Patico of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship

WFPG Board Secretary Donna Constantinople

WFPG Member Pamela Pelletreau

Lila Abu-Lughod, Madhavi Sunder, and Farzaneh Milani

Author Jane Geniesse and
WFPG Board Member Susan Rappaport

Patricia Ellis, Ambassador Hussein Hassouna, Susan Hovanec, and Ambassador Kolinda Kitarović of Croatia

Scholar Reception

 Lila Abu-Lughod, Ambassador Hussein Hassouna, Patricia Ellis, and Nevine Hassouna

Shireen Hunter, Patricia Ellis, and Patricia Rosenfield

WFPG Board Treasurer Dawn Calabia with Carnegie Scholars, Madhavi Suder, Farzaneh Milani, Lila Abu-Lughod, and Elora Shehabuddin

WFPG Board Secretary Donna Constantinople talks to Ambassador Kolinda Kitarović of Croatia and her husband, Jakov Kitarović 

Patricia Ellis, John Bowan, WFPG Leadership Circle Member Lisa-Marie Monsanto, and Hillary Wiesner  

Patricia Rosenfield speaking at the Scholar Reception

Patricia Ellis addressing the scholars

Ambassador Hussein Hassouna and Patricia Ellis