"For here in Canada, I want the marble to remain the marble; the granite to remain the granite; the oak to remain the oak; and out of these elements, I would build a nation great among the nations of the world.".. Sir Wilfred Laurier
June 3rd, 2012
UBC Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Guest lecturer: Kenan Malik
About the speaker:
Kenan Malik is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, as well as a Senior Visting Fellow at the Department of Political, International and Policy Studies at the University of Surrey. Mr. Malik has written four books: The Meaning of Race: Race, History and Culture in Western Society (1996); Man, Beast and Zombie: What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About Human Nature (2002), Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides are Wrong in the Race Debate (2008) and From Fatwa to Jihad: The Rushdie Affair and its Legacy (2010).
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"Is the Niqāb a Symbol of Religious Expression?"
Guest lecturer: Farzana Hassan
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When in Town, the Laurier Guests stay at L’Hermitage Hotel
The UBC – Laurier Institution Multiculturalism Lectures are signature events hosted by The Laurier Institution in partnership with the University of British Columbia and CBC Radio One. Since 2004, these annual lectures have featured guest speakers who are leading thinkers and visionaries in the field of multiculturalism.