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Towards a Network for Reform and Change in the Arab World

Conference of the KAS Amman Office in co-operation with the Al-Quds Center for Political Studies/ Jordan

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Draft Program as of December 3, 2005

First Day

December 8, ,2005

9.30– 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 11:00 Welcome and Opening Session

Oraib Al-Rantawi

Director

Al-Quds Center for Political Studies

Amman, Jordan

Dr. Hardy Ostry

Regional Resident Representative

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Amman Office

Amman, Jordan

Keynote speeches:

“The Barcelona-Process – Ten Years of European Assistance Towards Peace, Stability and Freedom in the Mediterranean”

H.E. Dr. Ralf Brauksiepe (confirmed)

Member of the German Bundestag

Speaker of the CDU-Parliamentary Group for Development Cooperation

Berlin, Germany

H.E. Dr. Sabri Rbeihat (confirmed)

Minister of Political Development and Parliamentary Affairs

Amman, Jordan

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

First Session

11:30 – 13.00 Political Reforms: Concept and Chances for a Joint Vision

First Paper“Controversy of the Arab Particularity between Illusion and Entitlement”

Dr. Ibrahim Badran (confirmed)

Deputy President of Philadelphia University

Amman, Jordan

Second Paper“The Arab World and the Challenges of Change and Reform”

Dr. George Ishak Guirgis (confirmed)

Coordinator of the Egyptian Movement for Change

Cairo, Egypt

Third Paper“Joint Vision of Arab Reformists – Challenges and Possibilities”

Dr. Haidar Ibrahim Ali (confirmed)

Director of Sudanese Studies Center

Karthum, Sudan

Discussion

13.00 - 15.00 Lunch Break

Second Session

15.00 – 17.00 Arab Reform Initiatives: Accomplishments and Failures

First Paper“European, American and Transatlantic Reform Initiatives”

Ms. Anne Aarnes (requested)

Director, USAID

Amman, Jordan

Second Paper“Arab National Reform Movement: Analysis and Evaluation“

Dr. Hala Mustapha (requested)

Al-Ahram Center for Strategic Studies

Cairo, Egypt

Third Paper“Arab Reform Initiatives: Accomplishments and Failures in the Arab Coordination Council (The Case of Bahrain)“

Mr. Abulrahman M. Al-Noaimi (requested)

Chairman of the National Center for Studies

Manama, Bahrain

Discussion

Second Day

December 9, 2005

Third Session

9.30 – 11.30 Reforms and Internal and External Controversies

First Paper„European Approaches to Arab Reforms“

Thomas Schiller (confirmed)

Spokesman for European Affairs

CDU/ CSU parlamentary group in the Deutsche Bundestag

Berlin, Germany

Second PaperReform between Implicit and Deferred Will

Dr. Fouad Ali A-Ibrahim (confirmed)

Writer/ Gulf Issues

K.S.A.

Third PaperPolitical Reform: Internal and External Dualitiy

Akram Al-Bunni (confirmed)

Freelance writer for Al-Nahar, Al-Hayat, Al-Ghad dailies, and Aljazeera.net

Damascus, Syria

Discussion

11.30 – 12.00 Coffee Break

Fourth Session

12.00 – 14.00 Political Islam and Reform

First Paper“The Prophet's Political Leadership and the Nature of Political Practice in Islam”

Dr. Sa’ed Addeen Al-Uthmani (confirmed)

Secretary General of Justice and Development Party in Morocco

Rabat, Morroco

Second Paper“Title”

Dr. Ghanem Jawad (confirmed)

Al-Khawe’ei Foundation

London, United Kingdom

Third Paper“Islamists and Democracy”

Dr. Abdelaziz Alkamis (confirmed)

Sociology Professor

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Discussion

14.00 – 16.00 Lunch Break

Fifth Session

16.00 – 18.00 Reform and Regional Conflicts in the Arab Region

First Paper“Reform and Regional Conflicts in the Region - Jordan Case”

H.E. Dr. Mohammad Halaiqa (confirmed)

Senator and Former Minister of National Economy and Minister of State

Amman, Jordan

Second Paper“Title”

H.E. Dr. Bakhtiar Amin (confirmed)

Former Human Rights Minister

Bagdad, Iraq

Third Paper“Title”

Dr. Ahmad Al-Tibi (confirmed)

Member of the Knesset

President of the Arab Movement for Change (AMC) Party

Jerusalem, Israel

Discussion

Third Day

December 10, 2005

Sixth Session

10.00 – 12.00 Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the Reform and Democratization Process

First Paper“Title”

Nafisa Lahrache (confirmed)

Association femmes en communication

Alger, Algeria

Second Paper“Reform in the Arab World from women's perspective”

Dr. Badria Al-Awadi (confirmed)

Executive Director

Arab Regional Center for Environmental Law

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Third Paper“The role of Civil Society (NGOs) in the Arab reform process”

Kamal Bin Younes (confirmed)

BBC Correspondent/ Editor, ASSABH Daily

Professor at Tunis University

Tunis, Tunisia

Discussion

12.00 – 12.30 Coffee Break

Seventh Session

12.30 – 14.30 Mechanisms of Activating and Developing the Reform Process in the Arab World

- Importance of Establishing an interactive Arab Network and Website to Follow-up on Reforms. A Proposal Presented by Al-Quds Center for Political Studies and Konrad Adenauer Foundation

- Presentation of Networking Models and Mechanisms

- Recommendations and Final Declaration

- Discussion and Amendments

14.30 – 16.30 Lunch

18:00 – 21:00Closing Ceremony

Presentation of Results and Recommendations followed by a reception

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Venue

Amman, Jordan

Publication

To Meet the Challenges – Reforms in the Arab World
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The Network for Reform and Change in the Arab World: Conference Report
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Contact

Dr. Hardy Ostry

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Head of the USA office (in preparation)

hardy.ostry@kas.de
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Arabisches Netzwerk für Reform und Wandel

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