Received this info in an email from a friend... Sent it out to some friends and am glad that I had some response saying that they were interested to attend to see what the talk is about....
Forum : 'Where is Malaysia heading?'
Date : 12 August 2007(Sunday)
Time : 7.30pm - 10.30pm
Venue : B2 Hall of Sin Chew Daily Building (19, Jalan Semangat, Petaling Jaya.)
Speakers : Dr. Farish A. Noor (Political scientist) AND Mr. Malik Imtiaz Sarwar (Lawyer)
Moderator: Bob Teoh (journalist)
If you have any query, please contact 03-79658593.
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THE SPEAKERS:
(1) Dr. Farish A. Noor - Dr. Farish A. Noor is a Malaysian political scientist, historian and human rights activist who has been researching the phenomenon of political Islam and transnational religio-political networks across the Indian Ocean . He used to write columns in the New Straits Times, Sin Chew Daily and Internet daily Malaysiakini. He is a researcher at the Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, and one of the founders of the http://www.othermalaysia.org/ research site.
(2) Mr. Malik Imtiaz Sarwar - Mr Malik Imtiaz Sarwar is a prominent lawyer with primary practice experience in the areas of civil and commercial, constitutional and public interest litigation. His ideas on human rights were honed during his studies at the International Islamic University of Malaysia and his masters studies in international human rights at Oxford University in Britain . He is the Deputy President of Human Rights Society of Malaysia (HAKAM) .
THE MODERATOR: Mr. Bob Teoh - Mr. Bob Teoh has extensive experience in journalism. He is the Chief Editor of the English portal, Sin Chew -i.com.
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