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U.S.-ISLAMIC WORLD FORUM
"Confronting What Divides Us"
February 17-19, 2007
The Ritz Carlton Hotel
Doha, Qatar
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FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 |
| Time |
Details |
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14:00 – 17:00
Lobby |
Registration and
Task Force Sign Up. |
15:00
– 16:00
Fatah Al-Khear
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Press Briefing *
Goals of the U.S.-Islamic World Forum
Speakers:
• Mohamed Abdulla Al Rumaihi, Assistant Foreign Minster
Follow Up Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar.
• Martin Indyk, Director, Saban Center for Middle East
Policy at the Brookings Institution, U.S.
• Steven Grand, Director, Project on US Relations with the
Islamic World, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the
Brookings Institution, U.S.
• Hady Amr, Fellow and Director of the Brookings Doha
Center, a project of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy
at the Brookings Institution. |
| 20:30
–22:30 |
Arts and Culture Initiative Film
Screening * -"Booye Kafoor, atre yas" (Smell of Camphor,
Fragrance of Jasmine), including discussion with director
Bahman Farmanara. |
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2007 |
| Time |
Details |
09:00
–12:30
Al-Wasail (Foyer) |
Registration and
Task Force Sign Up. |
12:30
– 14:30
Al-Mukhtasar1 |
Welcome Luncheon
and Roundtable. *
U.S. and Islamic World Opinion: How do we see each other?
What are our Different Narratives?
Chair:
- Shibley Telhami, Professor, University of Maryland; Senior
Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings
Institution, U.S.
Opening Speakers:
- Steven Kull, Director, Program Policy Attitudes, U.S.
- Dalia Mogahed, Executive Director, Muslim Studies, The
Gallup Organization, U.S.
- Khalil Shikaki, Director, Palestinian Center for Policy
and Survey Research, Palestine. |
17:30
– 18:30
Al-Wasail (Foyer) |
Welcome Reception. |
18:30
– 20:00
Al-Wasail Hall |
Opening Plenary:
*
Welcoming Remarks:
- Martin Indyk, Director, Saban Center for Middle East
Policy at the Brookings Institution, U.S.
Welcoming Address:
- Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani, First Deputy
Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qatar.
The Conflicts That Divide Us: Can We Find Productive Ways
Forward?
Speakers:
- Amre Moussa, Secretary-General of the League of Arab
States, Egypt.
- Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi, Qatar.
- Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Malaysia.
- Philip Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor of History,
University of Virginia, Former Counselor to Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice, Department of State, U.S. |
20:00
– 21:30
Al-Mukhtasar1 Hall |
Dinner and Dialogue
(for Participants only) :*
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict as a Microcosm of the
Conflicts that Divide Us.
Moderator:
- Shibley Telhami, Professor, University of Maryland;
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East
Policy at the Brookings Institution, U.S.
Panelists:
- Asaad AbdulRahman, Member, Executive Committee of the
Palestinian Liberation Organization, Palestine.
- Amre Moussa, Secretary-General of the League of Arab
States, Egypt.
- Philip Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor of History,
University of Virginia, Former Counselor to Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice, Department of State, U.S.
- Martin Indyk, Director, Saban Center for Middle East
Policy at the Brookings Institution, U.S. |
21:30 – 23:00
Fatah Al-Khear |
Arts and Culture Initiative Film
Screening*-"Shame", including a discussion with Mukhtar Bibi
and Producer Mohamed Ali Naqvi. |
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SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 18, 2007 |
09:00
– 10:30
Al-Wasail Hall
(1,2,3) |
Task Forces:
Session One
Security Task Force - What are the changing security
dynamics in the region?
-- Developed in partnership with the 21st Century Defense
Initiative, The Brookings Institution.
Convener:
- Peter Singer, Senior Fellow and Director of the 21st
Century Defense Initiative, The Brookings Institution, U.S.
• The Name Game: “War on Terrorism”, “Long War”, “Freedom
Fighter”, “Terrorist”, Mujahideen”, “Shadeed”, “Insurgent”,
Takfiri”, “Salafist”, or “Islamofascist” – How do we refer
to the current conflict(s) in which we find ourselves and
what is the impact of the names we use?
Presenters:
- M. J. Akbar, Editor-in-Chief, The Asian Age, India
- David Belt, Assistant Professor, National Defense
University, U.S.
- Marc Lynch, Associate Professor, Williams College, U.S.
Governance, Religion and Politics Task Force - Building
effective states; fitting in faith.
Convener:
- Shibley Telhami, Professor, University of Maryland;
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East
Policy at the Brookings Institution, U.S.
• In an age of globalization, why are so many states having
difficulty meeting the basic needs of their citizens? How do
we make government work better for its citizens?.
Presenters:
- John DeGoia, President, Georgetown University, U.S.
- Charles Henderson, Executive Director, Association for
Religion and Intellectual Life, U.S.
- Hadi Semati, Professor, Faculty of Law and Political
Science, University of Tehran, Iran.
Commentator:
- Khalil Shikaki, Director, Palestinian Center for Policy
and Survey Research, Palestine.
The Next Generation Task Force: New Media, the Economy and
Social Change.
-- Developed in partnership with the Wolfensohn Center, The
Brookings Institution.
Convener:
- Hady Amr, Fellow and Director of the Brookings Doha
Center, a project of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy
at the Brookings Institution.
• What are the hopes and frustrations of the next
generation? What is the role of the New Media in social
change?.
Presenters:
- Fowziyah Abdullah Abu-Khalid, King Saud University,
Department of Sociology, Saudi Arabia.
- Ahmad Humeid, Founder, www.itoot.net and www.ikbis.com,
Jordan.
- Nisreen Shocair, President, Virgin Megastores, Middle
East, Jordan. |
| 10:30
– 11:00 |
Coffee Break. |
11:00
– 12:30
Al-Wasail Hall
(1,2,3) |
Task Forces:
Session Two
Security Task Force
Should the United States withdraw from Iraq? If so, what
would happen next? Is civil war inevitable?
Presenters:
- Kenneth M. Pollack, Senior Fellow and Director of Research
of Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings
Institution, U.S.
- Jalal al-Din al-Saghir, member of parliament, Iraq.
Governance, Religion and Politics Task Force.
What is the place of religion in the public square?.
Presenters:
- Abdullah An-Naim, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law,
Emory University, U.S.
- James Donahue, President, The Graduate Theological Union,
US.
Commentator:
- Katharine Henderson, Executive Vice President, Auburn
Theological Seminary, U.S.
Next Generation Task Force.
What are the socio-economic, political and civil challenges
facing the next generation?.
Presenters:
- Abdelouahab Rezig, Director of United National Economic
Commission for Africa, Sub-Regional Office for North Africa,
Algeria
- Mark Ward, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the
Bureau for Asia and Near East, United States Agency for
International Development, U.S.
- Tarik Yousef, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Wolfensohn
Center for Development, Global Economy and Development, The
Brookings Institution; Dean, Dubai School of Government,
United Arab Emirates. |
13:00
– 15:00
Al-Mukhtasar1 Hall
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Luncheon and Plenary Session Three. *
Perspectives from Asia.
-- Developed in partnership with the Institute of Strategic
and International Studies (ISIS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Moderator:
- Mohammed Jawhar Hassan, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, ISIS, Malaysia
Speakers:
- Komaruddin Hidayat, President, Universitas Islam Negeri
Syarif Hidayatullah, Indonesia.
- Habib Rehman, Executive Director, ITC Ltd., India
- Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East
Policy at the Brookings Institution, U.S. |
15:15
– 16:45
Al-Wasail Hall
(1,2,3,4) |
Leaders Seminars
A) Muslim Minority Leaders Seminar: Bridging the Divide.
- Developed in partnership with the American Muslim Group on
Policy Planning and the Arab Western Summit of Skills.
How can American and European Muslim leaders work together
to help bridge the divide within their own societies and
with the Islamic world?.
Conveners:
- Akram Baker, Co-President, Arab Western Summit of Skills,
Palestine
- Rokhsana Fiaz, Founding Director, The Change Institute,
U.K.
- Muqtedar Khan, Professor, University of Delaware;
Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, U.S.
Presenters:
- Reza Aslan, Author, No God But God, U.S.
- Hisham Hellyer, Research Fellow, Centre for Research in
Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick, U.K.
- Shahid Malik, Member of Parliament and Parliamentary
Private Secretary to Minister of State, Department of
Education and Skills, U.K.
- Maggie Mitchell Salem, Regional Director, Middle East and
North Africa, IFES, U.S.
- Ahmed Younis, Independent Consultant, U.S.
B) Science and Technology Leaders Seminar: Technology
Partnerships
-- Developed in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National
Labs
How do we create international frameworks for spurring more
robust science and technology partnerships between the
United States and the Islamic world?
Co-Chairs:
- Abdalla Alnajjar, Executive Director, Arab Science and
Technology Foundation, United Arab Emirates
- Reno Harnish III, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, U.S.
Conveners:
- Michael d'Arcy, Researcher in Science and Security, King's
College London, U.K.
- Kristin Lord, Associate Dean, Elliott School of
International Affairs, The George Washington University,
U.S.
Presenters:
- Kamel Ayadi, President, World Federation of Engineering
Organizations, Tunisia.
- John Boright, Executive Director, International Affairs,
United States National Academy of Sciences, U.S.
- Cathleen Campbell, President and Chief Executive Officer,
United States Civilian Research and Development Foundation,
U.S.
- Ali Mufuruki, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Infotech Investment Group, Tanzania.
C) Arts and Culture Leaders Seminar: Arts and the Public
Sphere
--Developed in partnership with the Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation
How can artistic and cultural communities contribute to
improving understanding and relations between the United
States and the Islamic world?
Chairs:
- Salman Ahmed, Musician, Junoon, Pakistan
- Benjamin Chavis, President and CEO, Hip Hop Summit Action
Network, U.S.
Conveners:
- Shamil Idriss, Acting Director, Alliance of Civilizations,
United Nations.
- Cynthia Schneider, Distinguished Professor in the Practice
of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, U.S.
Presenters:
- Hany Abu Assad, Film Director, Palestine.
- Robert Pinsky, former Poet Laureate, U.S.
C) Media Leaders Seminar
-- Developed in partnership with the Joan Shorenstein Center
on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard
University
Can the media be "fair and balanced" in reporting on Mideast
conflicts?
Convener:
- Marvin Kalb, Senior Fellow, Shorenstein Center for the
Press, Politics and Public Policy; U.S.
Presenters:
- Mohamed Elmenshawy, Editor-in-Chief, Taqrir Washington,
Egypt.
- Martin Fletcher, Tel Aviv Bureau Chief and Correspondent,
NBC News, U.K.
- David Ignatius, Associate Editor and Columnist, The
Washington Post, U.S.
- Carol Saivetz, Research Associate, Davis Center for
Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University, U.S.
- Zafar Siddiqui, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CNBC
Arabiya, United Arab Emirates. |
16:00
– 17:00
Al-Wasail (Foyer) |
Coffee Break. |
17:00
– 18:30
Al-Wasail Hall
(1,2,3,4) |
Leaders Seminars continued. |
18:30
– 20:30
Al-Mukhtasar |
Plenary Session
Four. *
How Do We Make Iraq Work?
Moderator:
- Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow, The Brookings
Institution, U.S.
Presenters:
- Barham Saleh, Deputy Prime Minister, Iraq.
- Davis Setterfield, Senior Advisor for Secretary of State,
U.S.
Respondents:
- Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Assistant Managing Editor, The
Washington Post, U.S.
- Mark Kimmit, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of Defense,
U.S..
- Chris Kojm, Senior Advisor, Iraq Study Group, U.S.
- Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, United Nations Special
Representative for Iraq, U.S. |
20:30
– 22:30
Al-Wasail (Foyer) |
Social Dinner and Arts and Culture
Initiative Performance. |
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MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 19, 2007 |
09:00
– 10:30
Al-Mukhtasar |
Plenary Session
Five.
Injustice Within: Holding Up a Mirror to Our Own Societies.
Moderator:
- Jihad Khazen, Director, Al-Hayat Newspaper Ltd, U.K.
Speakers:
- Ismael Ahmed, Executive Director, Arab Community Center
for Economic and Social Services, Detroit, U.S.
- Riad Al Assaad, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer, South for Construction, Lebanon.
- Mukhtar Bibi, Community Activist, Pakistan.
- Rola Dashti, Chairwoman, Kuwait Economic Society, Kuwait.
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| 10:30
– 11:00 |
Coffee Break. |
11:00
– 12:30
Al-Wasail Hall
(1,2,3) |
Task Forces:
Session Three
Security Task Force
• The Aftermath of the Lebanon War: What are the lessons to
be learned? Has Hezbollah become a new model in the Middle
East? What happens next?.
Presenters:
- Rami Khouri, Editor-at-Large, The Daily Star; Director,
Issam Fares Institute, American University in Beirut,
Lebanon
- Philip Gordon, Senior Fellow, for U.S Foreign Policy, the
Brookings Institution, U.S.
Governance, Religion and Politics Task Force
• Where should the lines be drawn? What rights and
responsibilities should be accorded to religious minorities?
What happens when religious mores and public decision making
collide on social issues? Is there room for compulsion in
religion?.
Presenters:
- Al Sadig AbdulRahman al-Mahdi, Former Prime Minister,
Sudan.
- Bob Roberts, Founder and Senior Pastor, NorthWood Church,
U.S.
Commentator:
- Jillian Schwedler, Assistant Professor, Government and
Politics, University of Maryland, U.S.
Next Generation Task Force
• What conceptual framework should local and international
actors embrace to effect positive change for the next
generation? What are the key factors for success?
Presenters:
- J. Scott Carpenter, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Near Eastern Affairs, United States Department of State,
U.S.
- Stephen Heintz, President, Rockefeller Brothers
Foundation, U.S.
- Randa Jamal, Regional Bureau of Arab States, United
Nations Development Programme, U.S.. |
12:30 – 14:00
Al-Mukhtasar1 Hall |
Concluding Luncheon and Plenary
Session Six.
Where Do We Go from Here?
Moderator:
- Carlos Pascual, Vice President and Director of Foreign
Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution, U.S.
Speakers:
- Abdullah Abdullah, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Afghanistan.
- David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post, U.S.
- Rami Khouri, Editor-at-Large, The Daily Star, Lebanon.
- Al Sadig AbdulRahman al-Mahdi, Former Prime Minister,
Sudan.
Concluding Statement.
- Steven Grand, Director, Project on US Relations with the
Islamic World, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the
Brookings Institution, U.S. |
16:30 – 18:00
Fatah Al-Khear |
Outreach to Youth
Youth and the Future of U.S.-Islamic World Relations.
Video Conference with Students at Yale University, American
University of Jordan and Qatar University.
Moderator:
- Aaron Lobel, Chairman and President, American Abroad
Media, U.S.
Speakers:
- Reza Aslan, Author, No God But God, U.S.
- Bahman Farmanara, Film Director, Iran. |
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