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