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ISD in the Media

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ISD's Vidhya Ramalingam and Ross Frenett featured on 'Comment is Free'

May 2013

ISD's Vidhya Ramalingam and Ross Frenett wrote an article on the English Defence League and Islamic extremism for The Guardian's 'Comment is Free' section.

You can view the article here.

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ISD's Ross Frenett interviewed on Russia Today

April 2013

ISD's Ross Frenett was interviewed on Russia Today about the rise of European extremists following the civil war in Syria.

You can watch to the interview here.

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ISD's Ross Frenett speaking on BBC World Service

April 2013

ISD's Ross Frenett was featured on BBC World Service: World Have Your Say with AVE Network members discussing extremism and counter narratives.

You can download the programme here.

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ISD's Sebastien Feve featured on Radio France International

April 2013

ISD's Sebastien Feve speaking on Radio France International on the rise of counter-extremism group the English Disco Lovers.

You can listen to the recording here.

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Politics.co.uk blog posting from Sebastien Feve

April 2013

ISD's Sebastien Feve blogs on Politics.co.uk on the internet diversifying the UK terrorist threat.

You can view the posting here

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The UANI-ISD Initiative - Le Figaro

April 2013

A comment piece in which Dr Hanning advocates banning insurance and reinsurance for ships that carry coal, coke, and other raw materials necessary for steel production, to Iran.

You can view the article here

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ISD's Vidhya Ramalingam featured in The Hindu newspaper

March 2013

ISD's Vidhya Ramalingam was featured in an article on Far-Right extremism in The Hindu newspaper.

You can view the article here.

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Huffington Post Blog posting from Vidhya Ramalingam

March 2013

ISD's Vidhya Ramalingam blogs on the Huffington Post about giving the English Defence League undue credit.

You can view the posting here.

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Huffington Post Blog posting from Baroness Neville-Jones on the UANI-ISD project

February 2013

UNAI-ISD Advisory board member Baroness Neville-Jones blogs on the Huffington Post about the need for stronger stonger Iranian sanctions.

You can view the posting here.

European Leader Series, with Mikhail Kasyanov, former Prime Minister of Russia, February 2013, London
Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art, Philippe de Montebello, University of Cambridge, November 2012
Historian Saul Friedlander, Inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Historiography at the University of Oxford, May 2012
Imogen Cooper, pianist, Humanitas Visiting Professor of Classical Music and Music Education, 2012-2013
The Inaugural Hoffmann Lecture with Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International, February 2013
Leading activists from pro-democracy movements in the Middle East, speaking at a Weidenfeld Debate, February 2012
HE Karel Schwarzenberg, Czech Foreign Minister, addresses an invited audience at an ISD policy breakfast, October 2011
Participants watch a presentation during ISD's second Social Media and Intolerance workshop, July 2012
Members of the Phoenix Network at a meeting hosted by ISD with the Three Faiths Forum and the British Council, March 2012
Meeting of the Turkey Task Force, Istanbul, 13-14 April 2013
Gregory Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Drama 2012-2013
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Media, Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman Google, January 2013
Meeting of the Energy Expert Group to discuss energy issues of mutual concern to Turkey,USA and the EU
Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chamber Music 2012, Robert Levin, University of Cambridge, October 2012
Journalists Edward Lucas, Deborah Rayner and Nabila Ramdani talking to ISD's Weidenfeld Scholars, June 2012
Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, University of Cambridge, March 2013
Vanessa Redgrave, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Drama 2012, speaking at the University of Oxford, February 2012
Dr Magnus Ranstorp of the Swedish National Defence College addressing the Counter-terrorism and Communities Workshop, September 2012
Dr Suraya Dalil, Afghan Minister of Health, speaking at the Weidenfeld Debate, Oxford, May 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in the History of Ideas, Professor Lorraine Daston, January 2013

Club of Three 19th Plenary Meeting

London, 17 to 18 May 2013

Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Classical Music & Music Education

University of Oxford, 13 to 14 May 2013

Weidenfeld Scholars and Alumni Negotiation Skills Training

ISD Offices, London, 11 May 2013

COMPAS Breakfast Briefing, in partnership with ISD

10 May 2013

Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Historiography

University of Oxford, 9 to 14 May 2013

Weidenfeld Debate

Ship Street Conference Centre, Jesus College, Oxford, 9 May 2013

Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Statecraft and Diplomacy

University of Cambridge, 8 to 14 May 2013

Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Museums, Galleries and Libraries

University of Oxford, 6 to 9 May 2013

Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Contemporary Art

University of Oxford, 6 to 9 May 2013

Combining Freedom and Diversity Conference

University of Oxford, 3 to 5 May 2013


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