Events - Foundation Office Jordan
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Expert conference
Medien in der neuen globalen Ordnung: Medien, Wirtschaft und Entwicklung
Gemeinsam mit dem United Nations University–International Institute for Leadership (UNU-ILI) organisiert die KAS eine Konferenz zum Thema "Medien in der neuen globalen Ordnung: Medien, Wirtschaft und Entwicklung" vom 15. bis 20.März 2008 in Amman.
Expert conference
Migration in the Middle East
The Social Impact of Globalization
While the Middle East is widely perceived as a region of emigration, it has become over the last years also one of immigration, in particular from Asia and Africa. The seminar will assess the situation and give policy recommendations.
Seminar
Modernity and Educational Institutions of Islam
Modernity and Islam in the Near East - Second Workshop
Social change in Muslim countries is not only linked to economic development; culture and religion are equally important. The seminar explores the role of academic institutions for future-oriented curricula.
Seminar
Modernity and Islam
New Approaches in Koranic Studies
After field studies in Yemen and reviewing early Koranic manuscripts kept in Sanaa and Tarim, this seminar will explore the ways of establishing a historical-critical edition of the holy book of Islam.
Book presentation
Modernity and its Political Discourse
Book Presentation
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Expert conference
Modernity and Koranic Studies
Modernity and Islam in the Near East
Modernity requires re-reading and re-interpreting Islam's holy book. The seminar will assess trends in Koranic Studies and requirements for establishing a historical-critical version of the text, of which Yemen holds invaluable early manuscripts.
Expert conference
Modernity and Koranic Studies
Modernity and Islam in the Near East
A modern interpretation of the Koran require that its text be put into a historical frame. Early manuscripts of Islam's holy book preserved in Tarim are important sources. The seminar will train staff of the Tarim Library in conservation techniques.
Expert conference
New Media and Change in the Arab World
Internationale Konferenz zur Rolle der Neuen Medien in der arabischen Welt
Die Medien im arabischen Raum wandeln sich. Das informationsmonopol der Regierung ist gebrochen. Neue Chancen enstehen fuer die politische Kultur mit Auswirkung auf die innenpolitischen Verhaeltnisse der arabischen Laender.
Seminar
New Media in the Arab World
Starting after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, satellite TV mushroomed throughout the Middle East. Channels such as Al-Jazeera, Abu Dhabi, Al-Arabiya, and LBC have challenged the state's monopoly over information and opinion.
Seminar
Reformist Thinking in the Muslim World
Roundtable with innovative Muslim Intellectuals
Fundamental texts of religions do not speak for themselves. They are translated according to present time by theologians and intellectuals in any generations. The seminar will start a collection of reformist ideas and invite for dialogue.