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Tuesday, October
20, 2009 |
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Time / Hall |
Events |
0900 – 1000
Al-Dafna Hall |
OPENING SESSION
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H.E. Ahmed Bin Abdulla Al-Mahmoud - Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs - Member of the Council of Ministers - State
of Qatar

Moderator:
Prof. Aisha Yousuf Al-Mannai - Dean, College of Sharia and
Islamic Studies, QU - Member, International Advisory Board,
DICID
SPEAKERS
H.E. Prof. Ibrahim Saleh Al-Naimi -Chairman, DICID
H.E. Dr. Akmaludheen Ihsan Üglo - Secretary General,
Organization of the Islamic Conference
H.E. Mr. Bernard Kanovitch - President, Council of French
Jewish Institutions
H.E. Pier Luigi Celata - Archbishop and Secretary General,
Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue – Vatican |
| 1000 - 1030 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
1030 - 1200
Al-Dafna Hall |
PLENARY SESSION I
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“H u m a n S o l i d a r i t y”
Human Action in Response to Wars and Disasters
Chair:
- Dr. Ali Al-Quradagi - Qatar
Speakers:
- Mr. George Gallaway, Member, British Parliament
- Sheikh Saleh Habib Habimana, The Mufti of Rwanda
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| 1200 - 1230 |
Break for Prayer |
1230 - 1400
Salwa Halls |
First Session
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(3 Groups simultaneously in session)
Group 1
“Achieving Unity and Solidarity through SpiritualValues”
Chair:
- Dr. John Taylor Switzerland
Rapporteur:
- Dr.Mohamed Al-Sulaimani Italy
Speakers:
- Dr. Ali al-Hashimi - UAE
- Rev. Donald Reeves - UK

- Rabbi Mark Shnaeir - USA
Group 2
“Religious Responses to Natural Disasters and Famines”
Chair:
- Rabbi Jakob Weisz UK

Rapporteur:
- Dr. Bouna Molwal Sudan
Speakers:
- Rev. Dr. Nick Wood - UK

- Rabbi José Rolando Matalon - USA
- Dr. Baheej Mullah Huwaish - Spain
Group 3
“Religious Views on Human Solidarity in Response to (Wars)”
Chair:
- Dr. Nihad Awad USA
Rapporteur:
- Mr. Stephen Thomas Biller UK
Speakers:
- Dr. Roger Bensky - Australia

- Dr. Asaad Al-Sahmarani - Lebanon
- Dr. William Vendley - USA |
1730 - 1900
Salwa Halls |
Second Session
(3 Groups simultaneously in session)
Group 1
“Achieving Unity and Solidarity through SpiritualValues”
Chair:
- Dr. Deen Muhammed Sri Lanka
Rapporteur :
- Mr. Boris Kožemjakin Bosnia
Speakers:
- Dr. Naji Al-Arfaj - Saudi Arabia

- Father Vitorio Ianari - Italy
- Mr. Bernard Kanovitch - France
Group 2
“Religious Responses to Natural Disasters and Famines”
Chair:
- Mr. Marcella Miguel Salazar Cuba
Rapporteur:
- Vjacheslay Ali Polosin Russia
Speakers:
- Bishop George Saleeba - Lebanon
- Dr. Ali Abou Lailah - Egypt
- Mr. Jacob Bandar - USA
Group 3
“Human Solidarity and Inter-dependence in Response to Wars”
Chair:
- Rabbi José Rolando Matalon USA
Rapporteur:
- Dr. Patrick Laud France
Speakers:
- Prof. Robert Eisen - USA

- Bishop Dr. Louis Sako - Iraq
- Dr. Ali Ben Mubarak - Tunisia |
1930 - 2100
Al – Tawash Restaurant |
OFFICIAL DINNER |
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Wednesday,
October 21, 2009 |
|
Time / Hall |
Events |
0900 - 1000
Al-Dafna Hall |
PLENARY SESSION II
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“Solidarity and Economic Inter-dependence: Religious
Financial Systems and the Economic Crisis”
Chair:
- H.E. Field Marshal. Abdel Rahman Mohamed Hassan Suwar al-Dahab,
Former President of the Republic of Sudan
Speakers:
- Mr. Quentin T. Woodon, Adviser & Program Manager
Development Dialogue on Values and Ethics The World Bank
- Prof. Hatim Al-Qaranshawi, Dean, College of Islamic
Studies, Qatar Foundation |
| 1000 - 1030 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
1030 - 1200
Salwa Halls |
Third Session
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(3 Groups simultaneously in session)
Group 1
“Solidarity and Economic Inter-dependence: Religious
Analysis of the Economic Crisis and its Consequences”
Chair:
- Prof. Robert Eisen USA
Rapporteur:
- Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh
Speakers:
- Dr. Hamid Al Rifaee - Saudi Arabia
- Rabbi Jakob Weisz - UK
- Dr. Hans Köchler - Austria

Group 2
“Solidarity in Defense of Religious Rights and Freedom”
Chair:
- H.E. Tariq Mitri Lebanon
Rapporteur:
- Dr. Hassan Al Sayed Qatar
Speakers:
- Father Nabeel Hadad - Jordan
- Dr. Sayed Mohamed Sadiq Najafi - Iran
- Prof. Steven T Katz - USA
Group 3
“Solidarity in Support of Holy Sites”
Chair:
- Dr. Khaled Mathkour Al-Mathkour Kuwait
Rapporteur:
- Father Pier Battista Pizzaballa Palestine
Speakers:
- Sheikh Dr. Tayseer Rajab Tamimi - Palestine
- Rabbi Marcelo Polakoff - Argentina
- Father Makarios -Malta |
| 1100 - 1230 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
1230 - 1400
Salwa Halls |
Fourth Session
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(3 Groups simultaneously in session)
Group 1
“Solidarity and Economic Inter-dependence: Religious
Responses to the Financial Crisis”
Chair:
- Bishop Paul Hinder UK
Rapporteur:
- Dr. Yousef Mahmoud Qatar
Speakers:
- Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Ghazi - Pakistan
- Mr. William Baker - USA
- Rabbi Reuven Firestone - USA
Group 2
“Responses in Defense of Religious Rights and Freedom”
Chair:
- Rabbi Marcelo Polakoff Agentina
Rapporteur:
- Mr. Michael Augustine Owen Lewis Cyprus
Speakers:
- Dr. Baker Zaki - Egypt
- Mr. Jose Maria Ferre de la Peña - Spain
- Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller - USA
Group 3
“Religious Responses for Supporting Holy Sites”
Chair:
- Patriarch Gregarious Third Laham Syria
Rapporteur:
- Dr. Abbas Al Halabi Lebanon
Speakers:
- Dr. Youhan thabet Qulta - Egypt
- Mr. Stein Villumstad - USA
- Dr. Ahmed Al Makheini - Oman |
| 1400 - 1730 |
Lunch Break |
1730 - 1900
Al-Dafna Hall |
PLENARY SESSION III
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Round Table Discussion
Session Chair:
- Ms. Susan Pausky
Speakers:
- Secondary School Students: their views on the “Role of
Human Solidarity in Response to the Financial Crisis”
- Al Jazeera Correspondents “How the Media Covers Natural
Disasters and Wars” |
1900 – 1930
Al-Dafna Hall |
CONCLUDING
SESSION
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Closing Remarks
H.E. Prof. Ibrahim Saleh Al Naimi
Chairman Doha International Centre for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) |