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The South Asian Bar Association of New York,
with The South Asian Journalists Association and The Muslim Bar Association of New York, invites you to meet Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine

Date:
Wednesday, 7th March, 2007

Venue:
Diwan Restaurant
148 E. 48th Street
New York, NY 10017
(48th St between 3rd Ave and Lexington)

Time:
7-9 p.m.

Admission:
SABANY/SAJA/MuBANY Members: $25
SABANY Public Interest Members & Law Students: $15
Non-Members: $35


RSVP to:
Sandhya Kawatra at spkawatra@hhlaw.com




*Please join us on Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 at 7pm
for the first 2007 Dinner Series Event*

****MEET KISHWER FALKNER****


Kishwer Falkner is a Liberal Democrat Peer in the House of Lords. She is Spokesman for Communities and Local Government. The first Muslim frontbencher in Britain, she takes an active interest in foreign affairs and civil liberties, community relations and integration. She is currently on sabbatical in the United States, where she has just completed a Fellowship at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Kishwer was born in Pakistan and naturalised as a UK citizen in 1983. She joined the Liberal Democrats in the mid 1980s and worked for the party in several posts till 1999. Kishwer stood as prospective parliamentary candidate in Kensington and Chelsea in 2001, gaining the highest ethnic minority vote for Liberal Democrats in London. She was became a member of Parliament in 2004. As a member of Parliament, Kishwer has participated in and spoken on a variety of bills in the House of Lords, including a Prevention of Terrorism Bill and most recently, the Forced Marriage Bill in the U.K.

To learn more about Kishwer, please visit her website at http://www.kishwerfalkner.org.uk/


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Limited Seating so please RSVP today!

** Price of admission includes an Indian buffet dinner; cash bar will be provided **

Please remember that SABANY is always interested to know which topics for discussions and events are of interest to you. Please send an e-mail to Sandhya Kawatra (spkawatra@hhlaw.com) with "Dinner Series Events" on the subject line, to make suggestions.