Source: IslamOnline.net
http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2006-07/07/06.shtml
On July 7, 2006 IslamOnline.net reported, "Young Muslim leaders from 15 western countries come together in the Danish capital Copenhagen on Friday, July 7, to probe ways of fostering positive Muslim-West ties and discuss the identity of Muslims in Western societies. 'The areas that Muslims feel challenged by right now are the areas of civil liberties and citizenship and their rights as a citizen,' Daisy Khan, Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA), an organizer of the event, said in a press release. Organized by ASMA and the Cordoba Initiative, the 'Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow' forum brings together 100 Muslim leaders from 15 Western countries. Attendees are discussing a host of key issues such as Muslim integration in the West, Muslim identity, marginalization of immigrant communities and secularism. Among leading figures in the three-day event are Swiss-based Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan, founder of the Cordoba Initiative Imam Feisal Abdul-Rauf and a host of prominent Muslim dignitaries. Among the meeting's goals is to promote Islam as a religion of peace and harmony, resolve and prevent future conflict through peaceful methods of interfaith and intra-faith dialogue and enhance the intellectual development of the global community through knowledge-sharing.