This Saturday in #nerdland: the France terror siege.
We'll bring you the latest on the attacks in Paris, including updates on the one suspect currently at large. Host Melissa Harris-Perry will speak with our panel of experts about:
- Multiculturalism in France
- Negotiating with perpetrators who want to die as martyrs
- The attack, viewed through a post-9/11 and post-Boston Marathon bombing lens
- Public resilience and the role of solidarity in the fight against terrorism
- The destructive impact on the Muslim community in France
We will also discuss what defines a terrorist attack, and look at other the recent Boko Haram massacres and the bombing of an NAACP office.
Saturday’s experts include:
- Charles Sennott, co-founder GlobalPost and executive director The GroundTruth Project
- Irshad Manji, founder of the Moral Courage Project
- J.J. Goldberg, editor-at-large of The Forward
- Linda Sarsour, executive director of the Arab American Association of New York
- Chris Voss, former FBI Lead International Hostage Negotiator and CEO of The Black Swan Group
- Michael Kay, foreign affairs correspondent and former senior British officer
- Jim Cavanaugh, NBC News/MSNBC analyst and former ATF agent and former hostage negotiator
Be sure to read what we’ve linked above, and watch Melissa Harris-Perry Saturday at 10am ET on msnbc. Join the conversation—share your thoughts about these issues on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #nerdland. Your tweets and comments might even appear on the show!