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Tuesday,
May 13th, 2008 |
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10:00 – 11:00
Al-Dafna Hall (1) |
Opening Session
Welcoming Speech:
-H.E. Faisal Bin Abdulla Al-Mohmoud, Minister of
Endowment & Religious Affairs.
Moderator:
-Prof Aisha Yousef Al-Mannai , Dean College of
Sharia and Islamic Studies.
DICID Welcoming Remarks:
-Prof. Ibrahim Salih Al-Naimi, President, Doha
International Center for Interfaith Dialogue
Speakers:
- Rabbi Rene Gautman (France) – Jewish Scholar
- Cardinal John Levy Turan (Vatican City) –
Christian Scholar
- Prof. Ahmad Mohamed al-Tayyib (Egypt) – Muslim
Scholar |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Break |
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11:30 – 13:30
Salwa Hall |
First Session
Three groups would be conducted simultaneously
Group One
Peace in Revealed Religions
Session Chair:
Dr. Said Harib (U.A.E.)
Coordinator: Dr.
Dheen Mohamed (Qatar)
Speakers:
1- Dr. Hamid bin Ahmad al-Rifai (Saudi Arabia)
2- Rabbi Herschel Gluck (U.K)
3- Dr. Joseph L. Cumming (U.S.A.)
Group Two
Respect for Life in Revealed Religions (Suicide and
Abortion)
Session Chair:
Dr. John Smith (U.S.A.)
Coordinator: Dr.
Abdul Haq Azuzi (Morocco)
Speakers:
1- Dr. Mohamed Ali al-Baar (KSA)
2- Dr. Lieth Anderson (U.K.)
3- Rabbi Rene Gautman (France)
Group Three
Violence and Self-Defense
Session Chair:
Dr. Charles Garry
Coordinator:
Speakers:
1- Dr. Mohamed al-Sammak (Lebanon)
2- Rabbi Chaim Seidler. Feller (U.S.A.)
3- Father Donald Reeves (U.K.) |
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13:30 – 16:00
Al-Dafna Hall (2) |
Lunch Break |
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16:00 – 18:00
Al-Dafna Hall (1) |
Discussion on papers presented
during the First Session
Coordinators would conduct their respective groups
Session Chair:
- Archbishop George Saliba (Lebanon) |
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18:00 – 18:30 |
Break |
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1830 – 2030
Salwa Hall
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Second Session
Three groups would be conducted simultaneously
Group One
Peace in World Religions
Session Chair:
Governor Bell White (U.S.A.)
Coordinator:
Speakers:
1- Dr. Jamal Badawi (Canada)
2- Dr. William F. Vendley (U.S.A.)
3- Rabbi Douglas E.Krantz (U.S.A.)
Group Two
Euthanasia
Session Chair:
Bishop Michael Louis (Cyprus)
Coordinator: Dr.
Bashir Kamoala (U.S.A.)
Speakers:
1- Dr. Abdullah Musir (Morocco)
2- Dr. Bill Sash (U.K.)
3- Naom Zohar (U.S.A.)
Group Three
Desecration of Religious Symbols
Session Chair:
Dr. Bobowof Benjamin (Russia)
Coordinator:
Father Johannes Qaltah (Egypt)
Speakers:
1- Dr. Mustafa al-Sharif (Algeria)
2- Dr. Velda Cox (U.S.A.)
3- Dr. Raquel Ukles (U.S.A.) |
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21:00
Al-Dafna Hall (2) |
Dinner |
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 |
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09:00 – 11:00
Al-Dafna Hall (1) |
Discussion on papers
presented during the Second Session.
Coordinators would conduct their respective groups.
Session Chair: Dr. Stephen Cohen (U.S.A.) |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Break |
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11:30 – 13:30
Salwa Hall |
Third Session
Three groups would be conducted simultaneously
Group One
Attitude Towards Other Religions
Session Chair:
Coordinator: Dr.
Rodni B. Blackhirst (Australia)
Speakers:
1- Dr. Ahmad al-Mukhini (Oman)
2- Rabbi Dr. Ronaldo Matlon (U.S.A.)
Group Two
Human Trafficking and Selling of Organs
Session Chair:
Dr. John Taylor (Switzerland)
Coordinator: Dr.
Patrick Laude (Qatar)
Speakers:
1- Dr. Mohamed Matar (U.S.A.)
2- Father Vitorio Yanari (Italy)
3- Rabbi Dr. David Seperstin (U.S.A.)
Group Three
Media and Violence
Session Chair:
Abdul Aziz Aal Mahmoud (Qatar)
Coordinator: Dr.
Jacob Bender (U.S.A.)
Speakers:
1- Dr. Mohamed Misfer (Qatar)
2- Dr. Richard Dean Love (U.S.A.)
3- Ari Alexander (U.S.A.) |
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13:30 – 16:00
Al-Dafna Hall (2) |
Lunch Break |
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16:00 – 18:00
Al-Dafna Hall (1) |
Discussion on papers presented
during the third session.
Coordinators would conduct their respective groups.
Session Chair:
Dr. Mohamed Allal C. Nasir |
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18:00 – 19:00
Al-Dafna Hall (1) |
Concluding Session
Concluding Remarks:
Dr. Ibrahim Saleh al-Naimi
President, Doha International Center for Interfaith
Dialogue |
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19:30 |
Official
Dinner
- Meet in the Lobby to transport to Old Town (Souq
Waqif),
- Dinner at Al-Tajen Restaurant |
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Thursday,
May 15, 2008 |
| Visit to
Folk Shopping Malls and Tour of Doha |
