June 19th, 2008 by Adam

On Wednesday, The Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (CDHR) held two panel discussions regarding the political and human rights situation in Saudi Arabia and how U.S. policy can address these concerns. The first panel included, Paul Marshall of the Hudson Institute, Ahmed Mansour, President of the Ahl-Al-Quran Center, Wafa Sultan, a prominent human rights activist, and Tawfik Hamid, a religious reformer and author. The panel was moderated by Dwight Bashir of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

The second panel featured Joshua Muravchik of the American Enterprise Institute, Alex Petersen of the Henry Jackson Society, and Rachel Ehrenfeld, Director of the American Center for Democracy. The panel was moderated by Ali Alyami, Founder and Director of CDHR. There were also brief remarks by Representatives Zach Wamp (R-TN), Sue Myrick (R-NC), and Dan Burton (R-IN).

For POMED’s full notes, click here.

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