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PROF AN-NA'IM CONFERENCE IN ROME ON MAY 22

 

 "ISLAM, SHARI‛A AND DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION IN THE ARAB WORLD"

May 22, 2012 -  15.00

Venue: Palazzo Caetani, Via Michelangelo Caetani 32, Rome

Speaker: 

Prof. Abdullahi  An-Na‛im

Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law - Emory University (USA) 

Discussants: 

Prof. Gokhan Bacik        

Head - Center for Strategic Middle Eastern Studies, Zirve University (Turkey)

H.E. Lamia Mekhemar

Ambassador Republic of Egypt to the Holy See

The ongoing events in the Arab World may be an opportunity for Islam to bring about political, economic and social transformations in countries such as, for example, Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. The Conference will be an occasion to discuss the role of external and native actors in the advancement of democracy, human rights and religious freedom in countries affected by the Arab Spring.

The conference has been organized by the Foundation IFIIE with the contribution of Istituto Tevere - Centro Pro Dialogo.