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3/17/2009: Pakistan Called to Abandon Violent Religious Extremists; Transcript, Witness Testimonies
3/17/2009: Pakistan Called to Abandon Violent Religious Extremists; Transcript, Witness Testimonies
Press Announcement
Event Transcript
Photo Gallery (coming soon)
Opening Remarks of Commission Chair Felice Gaer
Statement of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Panel I Testimonies:
William Milam
, Former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Woodrow Wilson Center Senior Policy Scholar
Steve Coll,
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; President of The New America Foundation
Panel II Testimonies:
Ali Dayan Hasan
, Senior South Asia Researcher, Human Rights Watch (coming soon)
Azhar Hussain
, Vice President for Preventive Diplomacy, International Center for Religion & Diplomacy
Ayesha Jalal
, Professor of History at Tufts University; MacArthur Fellow
Media Coverage
"Mush agreed to shift stand on Kashmir for army's credibility" (Press Trust of India)
"Pak madrasas creating atmosphere of intolerance" (Indian Express)
"Zardari government now weakened: Diplomats" (Times Now)
"Obama Govt would quietly focus on Kashmir: Ex US diplomat" (Hindustan Times)
"Obama to keep ‘quiet focus’ on Kashmir" (The Daily Mail)
"Musharraf agreed to shift stand on Kashmir in 2006 "(PakTribune)
"Legitimized violence" (WORLD Magazine)
"US body wants Pak notified as ‘worst violator’ of religious liberty" (The Christian Messenger)
Blog Reactions
"USCIRF holds hearing on religious extremism in Pakistan" (Religion Clause)
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Defamation Of Religions
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