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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 and sponsored by the Center for Inquiry, a global federation committed to science, reason, free inquiry and secularism, in partnership with the International Intelligence Summit, a non-partisan and neutral forum that brings together members of the international intelligence community to discuss issues of terrorism.
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:
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Magdi Allam
- Mithal Al-Alusi
- Shaker Al-Nabulsi
- Nonie Darwish
- Afshin Ellian
- Tawfik Hamid
- Shahriar Kabir
- Hasan Mahmud
- Wafa Sultan
- Amir Taheri
- Ibn Warraq
- Manda Zand Ervin
- Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi
Criticism
The summit was criticised by the Muslim group Council on American-Islamic Relations for being organized by non-Muslims instead of a Muslim group.
Reference
- Kuwait News Agency Feb 2007 First "Secular Islam Summit" to convene early next month in Florida
External links
- Official website
- Newsweek article coverage of Secular Islam Summit
- Kuwait News Agency]
- Washinton Post A more Islamic Islam Article by Cair keynote speaker
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