Shariah in the West: A Discussion with Andy McCarthy

Last week, former Senator Rick Santorum and the Ethics & Public Policy Center’s Program to Protect America’s Freedom presented a symposium exploring the relationship between Shariah law and the West. The featured speaker was Andy McCarthy, author of Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad.

Mr. McCarthy famously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he was involved in the prosecution of both foreign and domestic terrorism– including Omar Abdel Rahman, the ‘Blind Sheikh.’ After September 11, he supervised the U.S. Attorney’s Anti-Terrorism Command Post in New York City. Mr. McCarthy is a regular contributor at National Review Online and Commentary where he writes on a wide range of subjects including law, terrorism, and national security. Mr. McCarthy has long been a friend of the Center for Security Policy, and is the recipient of the 2008 Mightier Pen Award.