PARIS - BERLIN - STOCKHOLM
Preliminary Itinerary (subject to change)
For security reasons we will do not offer a step by step itinerary and will not publish some names of presenters. Only those confirmed on the expedition will receive this information prior to departing.
Space is limited, please register by June 15, 2016
Paris:
Saturday, September 24
- Arrival in Paris, preferably by 16:00.
- Those flying from the Americas, please be sure to book your flights a day earlier on Friday, September 23.
- Transfer to hotel.
- Briefing by Daniel Pipes and Roni Wexler on the week ahead.
- Seminar 1 on Islam in France.
Sunday, September 25
- Breakfast.
- Visit Barbès, Saint-Denis (including the Saint-Denis Basilica, finished in 1144, the first Gothic church, and the mausoleum of French kings), and Sarcelles (a Jewish enclave).
- Lunch with Muslim, Christian, and Jewish religious leaders.
- Visit immigrant neighborhoods and also Sarcelles, a Jewish enclave.
- Seminar 2 on demographic and geopolitical issues.
- Dinner - Group meeting to asses the trip and formally introduce ourselves.
Monday, September 26
- Breakfast
- Visits to a location related to our topic, possibly the Institut du Monde Arabe.
- Lunch with intellectuals outspoken on the immigrant issue.
- Seminar 3 on the politics of immigration at the National Assembly.
- Dinner on your own.
Berlin:
Tuesday, September 27
- Breakfast.
- Transfer to airport for a flight to Berlin.
- Visit immigrant neighborhoods and the biggest refugee camp in Germany at the former Berlin-Tempelhof Airport.
- Lunch on your own.
- Seminar 1 with local politicians in a Berlin neighborhood.
- Seminar 2 at the Federal office for the Protection of the Constitution.
- Dinner on your own.
Wednesday, September 28
- Breakfast.
- Seminar 3 on the surge of illegal Middle Eastern immigrants.
- Lunch on your own.
- Visit places related to our topic, including a mosque.
- Dinner in a private room.
Stockholm:
Thursday, September 29
- Breakfast.
- Transfer to airport for a flight to Stockholm.
- Visit Rinkeby, Tensta, and Hovsjö.
- Seminar 1 on the surge of illegal Middle Eastern immigrants.
- Dinner on your own.
- Seminar 2 on the Sweden Democrats vs. all the other political parties.
Friday, September 30
- Breakfast.
- Seminar 3 on the impact of immigrants on public places like public libraries, swimming pools and music festivals.
- Lunch on your own.
- Visit an immigration center.
- Farewell dinner in private room.
Saturday, October 1
- Breakfast.
- Participants’ review of the week, then summary by Daniel Pipes.
- Transfer to airport for flights.
- [N.B.: extending your stay in Stockholm is easily arranged.]