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DEMOCRACY
Future Transformations

09 : 00 – 11 : 00
Al-Dafna Hall

DEMOCRACY
Future Transformations
Moderator:
Scott Bates, National Democratic Institute, Washington, U.S
Speakers :
• H.E. Dr. Viktor Orban, Former Prime Minister, President of the Federation Young Democrats Party - Hungary
• Sir Malcom Rifkind, Mp, former Foreign Sec. N.C. UK
• Nathan Brown, Carneigie Fund For International Peace, U.S
• Lateefa Jababdi, MP Morocco
• Al-Tayeb Al-Misbahi- Head, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee, Arab Transitional Parliament, A.R.E
• Dr. Abdulrahim A. Eslaimi, Mohammed 5th University, Morocco
• Ali Harb, Writer, Lebanon
Topics:
• Reform and Democracy Pros and Cons
• Future of Arab Political Action
• Has Democratic Reform been a step forward or a setback
• Reform and Democracy Projects
• Islamic and Democratic Movements in the Arab World: Conflict of Attitudes and Fears
• Effective Democracy and Constructive Development
• The Influence of Society in Election Results
• Movement of New and Restored Democracies
• Western Stand on Democracy in Developing Countries

//future of democratic changes//
2008-04-15
The last session of the Doha Forum on Democracy Development and Free Trade concluded discussions on Tuesday after deliberating the theme //future of democratic changes//.

Arab and foreign Speakers touched on concept and definition of democracy and impact of foreign pressures on exercise of democracy, the rule of law and guarantee of rights.

Al Tayib Al Misbahi, head of the committee for legislative and legal affairs and human rights in the Arab Parliament (interim) said the true democracy is the one where people have the say and the rule of law has the final word.

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