Führung der Jugend, die Politisierung der Religion und die Zukunft der Demokratie im Nahen und Mittleren Osten - Auslandsbüro Jordanien
Seminar
Details
Youth Leadership, the Politicization of Religion, and the
Future of Democracy in the Middle East
20-24.11.2006
Course Programme
Sunday 19/11/2006 Arrival
Day One: Monday 20/ 11/ 2006
9:00-9:30Registration
9:30-10:45 Opening Session
•Introductions to the course, participants’ expectations and introduction of the course team.
•10:45-11:00Coffee Break
•11:00-12:00 Keynote Speaker
•Welcoming Speeches
UNU
Dr. Hardy Ostry
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.
Regional Representative
Regional Program Near East/ Mediterranean
12:00-12:30 Coffee Break
•12:30-2:30 The Politicization of Religions and the Middle East
Chair: HE Dr. Abdel Slaam Majali
•Political Islam: Emerging Circumstances and Political Impact. Dr. Amr Hamzawy
•‘Christian’ Neo-fundamentalism, Democracy Promotion and US-Foreign Policy in the Middle East. Dr. Andrew Austin
•Israel: Secularism versus religious fundamentalism, Arab-Israeli disputes, and the future of the peace process. Dr. Aveniri
•Discussion
2:30-3:30 Lunch
3:30-5:30Political Religions and Democracy: The Compatibility Question.
Chair: HE Dr. Abdel Salam Abbaddi
•The Rule of God vs. the Rule of Law: The Future of Democracy in Gulf Region.Prf. Baqir Najjar
•Political Islam and Gender Democracy.Dr. Ibtesam Al-Atiyat
•Political Religion and Minority Rights: The rise of Coptic issue in Egypt. Samir Morqus
•Discussion
•5:30End of Day One
Day Two: Tuesday 21/11/2006
9:00-9:30 Evaluation of Day One
•9:30-11:00Resistance, Terrorism and State Building: Islamists in Conflict Areas and Countries in Transition
Chair: Dr. Jiram Reddy
•Palestinian Islamists, the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and the Future of Peace.
•Iraq, Religious Conflict and the Future of Democracy. Samir Adel
•Discussion
•11:00-11:30Break
•11:30-1:00 Lebanon and Hezbollah: Future Scenarios. TBD
•Political religion in Africa: The ‘Islamic’ Courts of Somalia. Mr. Wafula
•Discussion
1:00-2:30 Lunch
2:30-4:00
•Political Religion in National and Foreign Policies:
Chair:
oThe State’s Polices towards the Islamists in Jordan HE Minister of Political Development-Jordan
oInternational Foreign Polices Towards Political Islam: The Case of the USA US Embassy-Political Attaché’
oInternational Foreign Policies Towards Political Islam: The Case of European Union/ Or Germany as a European country
4:00-4:15Break
•4:15-5:30Roundtable: When would the marriage between politics and religion succeed? Cases form Developing and Developed Countries.Participants Essays/ Discussion Groups
•Facilitators: TBD
•5:30End of Day Two
Day Three: Wednesday 22/11/2006
9:00-9:30 Evaluation of day Two
•9:30-1:00 Political Religions and the State: The Islamists in Jordan
oIslamic Action Front
oIslamic Centrist Party
1:00-2:30 Lunch
2:30-3:30 Brainstorming session / Action Plan Domains
3:30-5:30Working groups on the Action Plan
5:30End of Day Three
6:00-8:00International Night
Day Four: Thursday 23/11/2006
9:00-9:30 Evaluation of day Three
9:30-11:30 Finalizing Work on the Action Plan/ working Groups
11:30-12:00 Break
12:00-1:30 Plan of Action Presentation
oYouth presentation (14:30-15:15)
oNGO Presentation (15:15-16:15)
1:00-2:30 Lunch
2:30-3:00 Course Evaluation
3:00-6:00Free Afternoon
7:00Farewell Dinner and certificates
Day Five: Friday 24/11/ 2006
Group Activity
Saturday 25/11/2006 Departure