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National Unity and Social Coexistence Conference

T roughout its extensive history, the peoples of the Arab World have accumulated

diverse approaches to handling ethno-religious pluralism. T ey have woven thought

patterns that fostered tolerance among them. T rough their legal, economic, and

social systems they have accommodated customs and rights that guaranteed cultural

stability and security, as well as internal cohesion and positive interaction with

neighboring nations.T e coexistent societies in the Arab World experienced dignity and strength under

the canopy of Islam. T eir cohesion grew thanks to the rights that Islam ensures for

all peoples across the spectrum. Some people persisted to embrace their original

tenets while most continued to use their inherited languages, forti ed by their new

knowledge of the Arabic language, the language of the Quran. T e descendants of

these peoples, with all their various belief systems, languages, colors, and ethnicities,

succeeded in constructing a dynamic civilization whose in uence lasts to this day.

If coexistence, its values and e ff ects, is the salient feature of relationships among

the Arab Worlds various ethno-religious communities, then there is certainly a

strange wind wa f ing over it in these times of political exclusiveness and the

hushed voices of scholars. T e outcome is the emergence of racial and separatist

con icts and increased periods of sectarian tensions, accompanied by turmoil in

Arab cultural security in general. Perhaps the protection of ethnic and religious

diversity in the Arab World has become a new imperative, considering the need

to bolster these peoples strength, cohesion, harmony, and engagement in human

National Unity and Social Coexistence

ConferenceDoha, 2-3 April 2014

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civilization. It is crucial for all sentient groups among these peoples to mobilize and

confront radicalism and extremism, and to counter the calls for religious and ethnic

animosity that tend to be based on erroneous readings of doctrinal heritage or due

to ignorance of history and disturbed thinking.T e goal of this conference is to take inventory of current challenges and profound

changes occurring in Arab countries, with the prospect of guiding them to preserve

the historical cohesion of Arab peoples and encouraging a calm dialogue on ethno-

religious plurality. Bridges should be extended between all ethno-religious and

cultural groups in the Arab World. Doctrinal heritage should be reconsidered, along

with an authentic and innovative review that explores how the legacy of coexistence

is understood and how to reap its fruits in the context of current conditions. In

view of the urgency of the matter, this conference seeks to invite a distinguished

team of investigative scholars, academics, politicians, and media persons from

throughout the World.T e Conference on National Unity and Social Coexistence will be held in Doha on

the 2nd and 3rd of April 2014. We are striving to build the conference on dialogue

in order to provide all the invited scholars, academics, thinkers, and media persons

a suffi cient platform to discuss the points at hand and present their opinions and

consequent recommendations.

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Speakers , Pro les

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Islamic A ff airs. In addition, he is a member of several councils and

offi cial committees and has represented the state of Qatar in many

international forums. He has made academic contributions in the

elds of Islamic-Islamic dialogue, Islamic-western relations and

cultural security as well as issues relating to human rights, identities

governance, hosted communities and cultural diversity.

Dr. Ghaith Bin Mubarak Al-Kuwari

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Dr. Rashad HussainDr Hussein is the US envoy to the Organization of the Islamic

worked as a legislative assistant to the Judicial Committee in the

offi ce of the White House Counsel, where he worked on issues of

national security and modern communication media. He o ff ered

consultation to the US President concerning Islamic issues a f er he

Hussein works, through his position, on expanding partnerships

between the United States of America and the Islamic world,

especially in the elds of education, health, science and technology.

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in Egypt and Syria where his Islamic thought started to take shape.

Parallel to his studies, he became an Islamic activist among Arab and

books in the elds of public freedoms in the Islamic state, citizenship

rights, women rights, the road to civilization and the right to di ff er.

His books were translated into a number of foreign languages such as

led En-Nahda movements victory in the rst free elections a f er the 2011

revolution, but later declined public posts and resumed his dawa activity

Scholars.

Sheikh Rachid Al-Ghannouchi

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Dr. Nour Ad-Din Al-Khadmi

yielded by the democratic transition a f er 2011

revolution. He was later appointed to the same

position in the government of Ali Al-Arid in 2013.

higher education in the Higher Institute of IslamicT eology and as a fellow professor in the Islamic

academic contributions, articles, research and

studies, and has written articles for several Arabic

and Islamic periodicals and a number of books and

works prepared for publication.

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Sayyed Ali Al-Amin is a Lebanese religious authority. He

then in Lebanon. Sheikh Al-Amin has presented a number

of academic studies and has hundreds of recordings on

He has participated in an extensive number of seminars

and lectures in di ff erent Arab countries and in Europe,

Scandinavia, Australia and America.

Sayyed Ali Al-Amin is considered a revivalist of religion,

political and Islamic thought and a caller to dialogue and

unity between the adherents of di ff erent religions. He has

Sayyed Ali Al-Amin

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Father Dr. Peter Madros

in Beit Jala and was then called priest by His Beatitude Patriarch

Anton Bozo in the Birzeit parish; he later became the priest of the

He moved to the frre in Beit Lahm and was appointed as director

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Islamic Waqf and the Ummah.

Dr. Ahmed al-Raissoun

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Sheikh Dr Ibrahim is the secretary general of the Islamic Legitimate Body of

He has assumed many academic posts in Egypt. He worked as a researcher

in the American Open University in Cairo, and nally, head of academic

Institute.

in Jeddah, and a member of several councils of Islamic educational

foundations and bodies. He has published numerous writings in Islamic

Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Yusri Ibrahim

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the ten modes of recitation from Al-Shatibiyah.

He is also authorized to teach Hadith books such as the authentic collections

and Education. He has also contributed to the establishment of

and Europe. He has given many lectures and media interviews.

Sheikh Muhammad Al-Hasan ibn Ad-Dadu

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Dr. Hussein Hamed HassanDr Hussein Hassan received a PhD from the faculty of Sharia

in Al-Azhar University. He has an honorary doctorate from

Cairo University and Al-Azhar University in Egypt, respectively.

Dr Hussein is a professor in many universities in the Arab and Islamic

worlds. He has assumed various important high posts, heading a number

of universities and serving as an advisor to several presidents. He is the

He has participated in various activities, events and conferences, and has

contributed to the dra f ing of laws and constitutions in several countries.

he heads a number of Sharia councils in Islamic banks. Dr. Hussein

has written many books, academic papers and articles in elds such asbanking, nancing and Islamic insurance. He is considered a pioneer

in the eld of Islamic banking and nancial work on the international

level.

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Dr. Ahmed Haqqar is a Chadian Islamic thinker. He studied at the Law and

He wrote many books about the Arabism of Chad, Biblical studies and

evangelism in Chad.

Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Haqqar

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Dr. Mazen Muwafaq Hashem

California and works as a lecturer at the University of Southern

California. He is the founder of the Center for Civilization Studies in

the American Sociological Association and a member of the Council

He participates in seminars and scienti c conferences in his specialty

has carried out research in several elds including reviews on Islamic

North America.

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Dr. Ahmad Mahmoud Ajaj

studies and research.

He works as a media, legal, and political consultant in the Saudi Arabian

Embassy in London and has participated in several conferences and

given lectures at Chatham House on water issues, border disputes,

human rights, and Islam. He has published many papers in the eld of

the international law such as "Armed humanitarian intervention and the

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psychology from the College of Education at the Lebanese University

philosophy and psychology from the College of Education at the Lebanese

in advanced studies in the social and political history of Arab countries

and intellectual studies. He has authored several books and publications in the

Islamic unity, and Islamic groups. He is one of the founders of the Permanent

Dr. Saud Nimah Al-Mawla

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He received his PhD in Agricultural Engineering. He held many positions

Agriculture in Adel Safars Cabinet, formed in April 2011. He served as

and le f Syria with his family to Jordan to declare himself a humble soldier

in the Syrian revolution.

Dr. Riyad Farid Hijab

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SHEIKH AHMED MUAZ AL-KHATIB

He studied applied geophysics and spent six years working for the

received a diploma in political sciences and international relations

published many studies in Islamic Sharia and civilization, some of which

have been translated into Bosnian, English, Dutch and Persian.

He has given lectures at Clingendael institute of international relations in

and teaching in Syria; and since 2008, from administering any

civil society in Syria. He has been detained on several occasions

for calling for public freedoms and defending human rights.

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MR. GEORGE SABRA

in educational technology systems. Since then he has worked in

programs, and he has made several contributions to childrens literature.

sentenced to eight years in prison by the Supreme State Security Court

for his membership in the Syrian Peoples Democratic Party . He spent

He played a part in some activities and events of the revolution in

the revolution on 10th April, 2011, and for the second time on

Syrian National Council, of which he was elected president in November

2012. He is still in o ffi ce.

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DR. ABDULBASET SIEDADr Sieda earned a Ph.D. from the University of Damascus Department

where he has completed his studies in the history of ancient civilizations

and Semitic languages. Dr Sieda is currently a teacher and researcher.

and abroad, before later devoting himself to teaching and research, in

addition to being involved in activities in civil society organizations.

He has participated in many national activities and media programs

about Syria before the revolution and has written a number of articles

about the reality in Syria and the limited opportunities of Syrian youths.

contributed to pro-revolution activities such as demonstrations, gatherings

and press conferences. Dr Sieda also played a part in establishing the Syrian

National Council in October 2011 and became its president in June 2012. He

has also participated in scienti c conferences in the eld of his specialty and

in many meetings about Syria both before and a f er the revolution. He has a

number of publications.

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Dr. Jawad al-Jawhari is an Islamic thinker and academic of Iranian origin.

He studied at the Imam Sadiq University in Iran then he moved to the

from the University of Leeds, and a PhD in Law from Oxford University.

He worked at the Department of Law at Oxford Brookes University and

He is currently serving as an International Legal Advisor and Chairman of

the International Association of Dialogue among Legal Systems, Oxford.

He wrote many books about Islam and Judaism, Islam and Christianity, an

English translation of the meanings of the Noble Quran, a translation of

Dr. Jawad al-Jawhar

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caretaker government led by President Omar Al-Bashir was appointed, Al-

includes representatives from 45 Arab and Islamic countries. He was elected

as corruption, Shura , and freedoms. He has also written a number of books

Dr. Hassan Abdullah Al-Turabi

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Dr. Sulayman Zaghidoor

He began his career as a photographer for the Pilote and Libration

newspapers and then worked as a writer and reporter for several daily

Le Nouvel Observateur. He was appointed as a lecturer of political

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long period in Islamic legislation and religious polemic and disputations

in west Islamic world.

thought and the formation of western islam

- Islamic reformism and Christianity: a critical reading of the works of

Professor Emeritus P.S. van Koningsveld

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