A Terrorism Awareness Week Thank You

The DePaul Conservative Alliance wishes to thank all who attended and participated this past week's Terrorism Awareness Week. TAW successful in sparking a campus-wide academic discussion on a tenaciously seminal issue of our time: radical Islam.

On Monday of last week, students, faculty, administrators, and members from outside the DePaul community all were treated to a forum, diverse in ideas, examining the threat of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Amir Abbas Fakhravar, the Natan Sharansky of our time, recieved a standing ovation after his stirring presentation. Robert Spencer encouraged a sincere intellectual discussion and called on all Muslims to engage in reason. Professor Scott Hibbard gave both Fakhravar and Spencer ideas to consider and debate about a potential war with Iran. An outstanding discussion amongst the panelists and the audience ensued.

The marketplace of ideas was alive and well at yet another Alliance event: a screening and discussion of the film Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West. A deeply thought provoking film sparked an open and diverse discussion of the enemy the West faces today.

On Friday of last week, the Alliance called on companies who invest in rogue state sponsors of terror like Syria and Iran to divest from those nations. Thank you to all who stopped by the table in the Student Center.

Once again, the DePaul Conservative Alliance sparked an open and diverse discussion of an important issue campus-wide. Even though Terrorism Awareness Week is over, we as a community hope to continue to examine the threat of radical Islam in our curriculum and campus discussions.

Thank you again to all who were and still are willing to engage in these ideas.

The DePaul Conservative Alliance