Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)

Sixth Annual Conference

Democracy and Development:

Challenges for the Islamic World

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel

2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Friday & Saturday, April 22 – 23, 2005

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

Friday, April 22, 2005

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration (Washington Foyer)

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks (Washington Room 1-3)

Dr. Asma Afsaruddin, Chair, Program Committee

Dr. Radwan Masmoudi, CSID President

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Session 1 (Washington Room 1-3)

Internal Resources and their Relevance

Chair: Louay M. Safi

“Islam, Development, and the Social Construction of Religion”

Robert F. Shedinger, Luther College, IA, shedinro@luther.edu

“Reconciling Secular Government with Islamic Law”

Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Minaret of Freedom Institute, MD, ahmad@minaret.org

“Is Secularism a Prerequisite or a Result of Democracy?

Islamists at the End of History”

Shadi A. Hamid, Georgetown University, DC, sh75@georgetown.edu

“Islam and Civil Society in Indonesia”

Robin Bush, The Asia Foundation, Indonesia, rbush@tafindo.org

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Session 2 (Washington Room 1-3)

Paradigms for Economic Development

Chair: Robert Schadler

“Barriers to Economic Development in the Arab World”

Paul Sullivan, National Defense University, DC, sullivanpj@ndu.edu

“Military Expenditure and Economic Development in the Middle East”

Sofia Mariam Khilji, Georgetown University, DC, smk23@georgetown.edu

“Human Development: The Unallocated Natural Resources

in our Muslim World”

Sherif Mansour, Ibn Khaldun Center, Egypt, sherifmnsour@yahoo.com

“A Politic of Partnership: Government-Association Relationship in Morocco” Nicole S. Bennett, Fulbright Scholar, Morocco, nicolesbennett@hotmail.com

12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Jumah Prayer (Washington Room 6)

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Address Washington Room 4 & 5

Keynote Speakers:

Andrew Natsios, USAID Administrator

“Democracy and the Islamic World”

Carl Gershman, National Endowment for Democracy

“Why Muslims Want Democracy”

Lorne Craner, International Republican Institute

“Progress and the Road Ahead”

2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Session 3 (Washington Room 1-3)

Open Forum: Voices of Muslim Democrats: Political Reform in the Muslim World

Chair: Radwan Masmoudi

Ali Paya, Iran

Merve Kavakci, Turkey

Aminah Rasul-Bernardo, Philippines

Anara Tabyshalieva, Kyrgyzstan

Saurjan T. Yakupov, Uzbekistan

Mahmoud Rashdan, Jordan

Saoud Al-Mawla. Lebanon

Muhammad Al-Habash, Syria

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 Break

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

CSID General Annual Meeting (CSID Members Only)

7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Annual Banquet (Virginia Room)

Banquet Keynote Speakers:

Michael G. Kozak, US Department of State

Saad Eddine Ibrahim, American University in Cairo, Egypt

Anwar Ibrahim, Muslim Democrat of the Year Award

Saturday April 23, 2005

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration (Washington Foyer)

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Session 4 (Washington Room 1-3)

The Impact of Globalization on Democratization & Development

Chair: Antony T. Sullivan

“Prospects for an American Muslim Polity: Implications for Muslim

World Democratization”

Mohamed Nimer, CAIR, DC, mnimer@cair-net.org

“Islam, Development and Reform in the Arab World”

Tarik M. Yousef, Georgetown University, DC, youseft@georgetown.edu

“Building Modern Islamic States: Practical Issues”

Wael Nawara, Hizb El Ghad, Egypt, wael_n@menanet.net

“Globalization’s Impact on Development and Democracy in Pakistan”

Ahsan Iqbal, former Minister for Economic Planning, Pakistan

ahsan_iqbal2010@yahoo.com

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break

10: 45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Session 5 (Washington Room 1-3)

Women and Political-Economic Development

Chair: Asma Barlas

“Rape Law in Islamic Societies: Theory, Application, and the

Potential for Reform”

Julie Norman, American University, DC, julie.norman@american.edu

“The Impact of the Hijab on the Political Participation of Muslim Women: Defining Identity and Creating Space in the Public Sphere”

Saeed A. Khan, Wayne State University, MI, sk1967@aol.com

“More than Clothing: Veiling as a Cultural, Social, Political and Ideological Symbol in our Changing Society”

Serap Kantarci, Tufts University, MA, serapkantarci@hotmail.com

“Back to Basics? Reading, Writing, and Religious Extremism in the Lives of Egyptian Women”

Mary Knight, New York University, NY, mk1153@nyu.edu

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Address Washington Room 4 & 5

Keynote Speakers:

Anisa Mehdi, Whetstone Productions, NJ

“The Tangle of Language: Challenges in Reporting”

S. Abdallah Schleifer, American University in Cairo, Egypt

“Arab Satellite Television: Its Impact and Development and Democracy”

Fawaz Gerges, Sarah Lawrence College, NY

“The American Media and the Muslim World: Personal Reflections"

2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m. Session 6 (Washington Room 1-3)

Barriers to Development

Chair: Joe Montville

“The Path Toward Democratization: What is the Real Impediment”

Fariha Perekli, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, fperekli@indiana.edu

“Political, Economic and Cultural Barriers to Development in the

Islamic World”

Adib F. Farha, Lebanese American University, adibfarha@yahoo.com

“The Oil Peril to Democracy and Development in Muslim Nations”

Gordon O. F. Johnson, Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, MI, gofjohn@comcast.net

“Barriers to Development: How to Address Corruption and Oppression

in the Arab World”

Hasan Qazwini, Islamic Center of America, MI, imamqazwini@icofa.com

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Break

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Session 7 (Washington Room 1-3)

Identifying Conceptual and Functional Pre-Requisites for Democratization in the Muslim World

Chair: Najib Ghadbian

“Moderate Islam, Progressive Muslims, Democracy and Post-Islamism” Kamran A. Bokhari, Howard University, kbokhari@howard.edu

“Designing Islamic Democracy”

Muqtedar Khan, Adrian College, MI, muqtedar@yahoo.com

“Promoting Democracy in the Muslim world: From Theory to Practice”

Farid Senzai, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, MI, fdsenzai@hotmail.com

“Democracy with an Adjective: Liberal Democracy in a Muslim Society”

Bican Shahin, Hacettepe University, Turkey, bican@hacettepe.edu.tr

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Closing Remarks (Washington Room 1-3)

Dr. Antony T. Sullivan, Vice-Chair, CSID Board of Directors

Dr. Akbar Ahmed, CSID Board of Directors