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Secular Islam Summit was an international forum for secularists of Islamic societies, held in March 2007 in St. Petersburg, Florida, organized by Michael Ledeen and Ibn Warraq, among others. Notable speakers included Amir Taheri, Irshad Manji, and Warraq.

The summit was criticised by the Council on American-Islamic Relations for being organized by non-Muslims instead of a Muslim group.

St. Petersburg Declaration

On March 5 delegates to the summit released a public manifesto calling for reform within Islam. The text, known as the St. Petersburg Declaration, urged Islamic societies to reject Sharia law, Fatwa courts, and to accept freedom of religion and the equality of all citizens under the law.

Those who signed the declaration included:

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