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Beyond Elections: Islam and Political Parties in Southeast Asia

Congress of Democrats from the Islamic World (CDIW)

6 - 9 September 2005, Four Seasons Hotel

Jl. HR Rasuna Said, Kuningan, Jakarta, Indonesia

Tuesday, September 6, 2005

10:00 – 18:00 Arrivals & Registration

19:30 – 21:30Introduction and Opening Dinner with Keynote speech by Dr. H.M. Hidayat Nurwahid MA, Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR)

Wednesday, September 7, 2005

09:00 – 09:45 Introduction: Conference opening with keynote speech

09:45 – 10:00 An Overview of Elections in the Region – who won and who lost

10:00 – 11:45Case Studies on Elections in Indonesia & Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao

11:45 – 13:30Prayers & Lunch

13:30 – 15:30Women, Elections and Islam: How did Women fare in recent elections across Asia? Experiences of Women Running for Office in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia

15:30 – 16:00 Break

16:00 – 17:30The role of Islam in the development of Indonesia’s political parties

19:00 – 21:30Dinner Keynote speech on NDI’s research into Islam and Democracy

Thursday, September 8, 2005

09:00 – 10:00What are the major policy issues facing countries in Asia?

10:00 – 11:45

• Workshop 1: What effect do politics in the Middle East have on Muslim populations in Asian countries?
• Workshop 2: Do political parties have different interpretations of Islam in relation to freedom of speech or freedom of Information?
• Workshop 3: What has been the effect of inter-religious conflicts in the region?

13:30 – 15:30

• Workshop 4: What are the implications of religion at play in politics as it relates to democratic consolidation, women’s participation, and political parties’ internal democratic principles? Are there differences in how Muslim parties are organized or approach these issues? What are the structural implications? Do political party laws provide any guidance or regulation on religious parties?
• Workshop 5: How does a majority Muslim electorate affect, if at all, the structure and nature of “secular” parties?
• Workshop 6: Do the experiences of religion-based parties in other countries hold lessons for Muslim-based parties?

16:00 – 17:00Workshop reports

17:00 – 18:00Introduction to Next Steps: How can the CDIW platform be advanced in Asia?

19:00 – 22:00Dinner

Friday, September 9, 2005

08:30 – 08:40Plenary Recap

08:40 – 09:30Workshops - What kind of coordination tools could be used?

09:30 – 10:30Closing Plenary

10:30 – 11:00Bus leaving from the hotel to Istiqal Mosque at 11:00

12:00 – 13:00Friday Prayer at Istiqal Mosque

12:00 – 15:00Lunch

12:15 – 16:00Check out & Departures