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Day One: Friday: May 16, 2003
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| 12:30
PM - 02:00 PM |
Registration [back
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| 02:00
PM - 02:30 PM |
Opening Statements: [back
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- Radwan A. Masmoudi, President
Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)
- Professor Ali A. Mazrui, Chair of the
Board of Directors
Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)
- William Burns, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
U.S. State Department
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| 02:30
PM - 04:00 PM |
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Panel I |
"The Role of Women and
Gender in the Governance of Muslim States |
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Chair: Professor
Aziza Al-Hibri [back to top] |
- Nimat Hafez Barazangi, Cornell University
“Domestic Democracy: The Road to National and International Democracy”
- Lauhona Ganguly, American University
“Gender in the Governance of Islamic States”
- Nazia Khandwala, University of Texas at
Austin
“The Correlation between the Status of Women and Weak Democratization: A
Case Study of Pakistan”
- Meena Sharify-Funk, American University
“Overcoming the Barriers: The Role of Critical Islam in Empowering Muslim
Women”
Discussion |
| 04:00
PM - 04:30 PM |
Coffee
Break |
| 04:30
PM - 06:00 PM |
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Panel II |
"The Two Cities - Religious
and Secular in Governance of the Muslim Peoples" |
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Chair: Louay Safi
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- Douglas E. Streusand, independent
scholar, Maryland
“The Historical Muslim City: Lessons for the Discourse on Islam and
Democracy”
- Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Northwestern
University
A Moving Target: Democracy and the Place of Religion in Muslim Public
Life”
- Megan Rief, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor
“Legitimacy of Sources of Worldly and Religious Authority in Political
Decision-making”
- Benjamin Jensen, American University
“The Nexus of God and Citizen - Decoding Natural Law: Christian Traditions
in Western Democracy and Their Parallels in Islam”
Discussion |
| 07:00
PM |
Banquet Dinner [back
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Moderator: Radwan Masmoudi
Speakers:
- Lorne Craner
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor
U.S. Department of State
- Saadeddine Ibrahim
Leading democracy advocate in Egypt
- Abdelaziz Sachedina
Author of The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism
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Day Two: Saturday, May 17,
2003
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| 08:00
AM - 09:00 AM |
Registration |
| 09:00
AM - 10:30 AM |
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Panel III |
"Critical Assessment of
Islamic Resources and their Appropriateness for Building Democratic
Institutions" |
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Chair: Joseph
Montville [back to top] |
- Asma Asfaruddin, University of Notre Dame
“Obedience to Political Authority: An Evolutionary Concept”
- M. A. Muqtader Khan, Adrian College
“The Islamic State: Classical Understanding and Postcolonial Departures”
- Kamran A. Bokhari,University of Texas at
Austin
“Operationalizing Islamic Democracy: Challenges and Opportunities”
- Riffat A. Dika, University of
Michigan-Dearborn
“Akhbari/Usuli Debate and Islamic Political Theology Today”
Discussion |
| 10:30
AM - 11:00 AM |
Coffee
Break |
| 11:00
AM - 12:30 PM |
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Panel IV |
"Ijtihad and its
Application in Providing Cultural Legitimization to Democracy" |
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Chair: Nimat Hafez
Barazangi [back to top] |
- Margo Hoef, American University
“Prosperity, Fundamentalism, and Democracy”
- Mahruq Khan and Lauren Langman, Loyola
University
“Islam, Modernity and the Ordeals of
Change”
- Noah Feldman, NYU School of Law
“Modern Attempts to Synthesize Islam and Democracy”
- Muhammad Sharafuddin, George Washington
University
“Reviving the Spirit of Islam: Democracy Now”
Discussion |
| 12:30
PM |
Keynote Luncheon: [back
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The Hesham Reda Memorial Luncheon
| Keynote
Speaker: |
Zainah Anwar, Executive
Director
Sisters in Islam
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| 02:00
PM - 03:30 PM |
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Panel V |
"The Urgency of Dialogue
and Cooperation between the Traditional and Modern Institutions for a
New Political Discourse" |
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Chair: Louis Cantori
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- Hossein Seifzadeh, Tehran University
“The Impact of Academic-Seminary Correspondence on Approaches to
Democracy”
- Nadeem Kazmi, Al-Khoi Foundation, London,
UK
“Terrorism, Civil Rights and Discrimination”
- Mohammed Abu-Nimer, American University
“Non-violent Resistance in Islamic Tradition”
- Syed Shahabuddin, Indian Muslim
Mushawarat, India
“Secularism and Democratic Order - The only Viable Option for Muslim
Minorities”
Discussion |
| 03:30
PM - 04:00 PM |
Summary and Concluding Remarks [back
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- Tony Sullivan, Board Member
Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)
- Akbar Ahmed, Board Member
Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)
American University
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| 04:00
PM - 05:00 PM |
Business Meeting [back
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(CSID Members only) |
| 06:00
PM - 08:30 PM |
CSID Board Meeting [back
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(CSID Board Members only) |
