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Speaker: Dr. Bassam Tibi Affiliation: Professor Emeritus of International Relations, University of Goettingen Title: "The Islamist Islamization of Antisemitism" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: August 24, 2010 Description: Dr. Bassam Tibi maintains that while there are many varieties of antisemitisms, Islamism is one of the most dangerous form of antisemitism in the world. He goes on to emphasize the importance of distinguishing between Islam and Islamism. Islamism, which grows out of Islam, wants to establish an Islamist shariah state and reestablish the dominant world order.