March 3, 2010 (rescheduled from February)

12pm

Imam Mohamed Magid

Imam and Executive Director of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS)

Vice President of Islamic Society of North America

Rabbi Esther Lederman

Temple Micah

Reverend Scott Seaton

Pastor of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church

The dynamics of marriage and gender roles in America are changing in extraordinary ways. Unprecedented opportunities and successes for women, the rising age of marriage, and the famous estimate of a 50% divorce rate all conflate our understanding of marriage and family today.

Moreover, interfaith marriage is another growing—and often controversial—reality among Christians, Jews, and Muslims. These realities have raised a number of questions:

• How have religious communities dealt with the changing dynamics of marriage, such as more equality in gender roles, variances in work opportunities, and the rising marriage age?
• How have communities approached the common issue of divorce?
• In what ways will the growth of interfaith marriage impact religious identities of future generations?
• Is interfaith marriage permissible from scriptural standpoints?

Come join Imam Mohamed Magid and Reverend Scott Seaton to discuss this topic and share your ideas at this upcoming Roundtable event.

The Roundtable will be held at the Case Foundation

A light lunch will be served.

1717 Rhode Island Ave, NW

7^th Floor

Washington, DC 20036

RSVP as soon as possible by emailing rizwaan.akhtar@buxtoninitiative.org

Buxton Roundtables are limited to 35 attendees.

* The views expressed by speakers at Buxton events do not necessarily reflect those of the Buxton Initiative.