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CONFERENCE PROGRAM- Why Democracy and Why Now?, CSID, May 16-17 

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY 

Tentative Program 

WHY DEMOCRACY AND WHY NOW? 

CSID's Fourth Annual Conference 
May 16-17, 2003 
Wyndham Washington, DC Hotel 
1400 M Street, NW, Washington DC, 20005 

Friday: May 16, 2003 

12:30 p.m. Registration 
Friday Prayers 

2:00 p.m. Opening Statements: 

Radwan A. Masmoudi, President of CSID 

Professor Ali A. Mazrui, Chair of the Board of Directors, CSID 

2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Panel I 
The Role of Women and Gender in the Governance of Muslim States 

Chair: Professor Aziza Al-Hibri 

Nimat Hafez Barazangi: "Domestic Democracy: The Road to National and 
International Democracy" 

Lauhona Ganguly: "Gender in the Governance of Islamic States" 

Nazia Khandwala: "The Correlation between the Status of Women and Weak 
Democratization: A Case Study of Pakistan" 

Meena Sharify-Funk: "Overcoming the Barriers: The Role of Critical Islam in 
Empowering Muslim Women" 

Discussion 

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Coffee Break 

4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Panel II 
The Two Cities - Religious and Secular in Governance of the Muslim Peoples 

Chair: Louay Safi 

Douglas E. Streusand: "The Historical Muslim City: Lessons for the 
Discourse on Islam and Democracy" 

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd: A Moving Target: Democracy and the Place of 
Religion in Muslim Public Life" 

Megan Rief: "Legitimacy of Sources of Worldly and Religious Authority in 
Political Decision-making" 

Benjamin Jensen: "The Nexus of God and Citizen - Decoding Natural Law: 
Christian Traditions in Western Democracy and Their Parallels in Islam" 

Discussion 

7:00 p.m. Banquet Dinner 

Moderator: Radwan Masmoudi 

Speakers: 

Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor 

Saadeddine Ibrahim, Leading democracy advocate in Egypt 

Abdelaziz Sachedina, Author of "The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism" 

Saturday: May 17, 2003 

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration 

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Panel III 
Critical Assessment of Islamic Resources and their Appropriateness for 
Building Democratic Institutions 

Chair: Joseph Montville 

Asma Asfaruddin: "Obedience to Political Authority: An Evolutionary 
Concept" 

M. A. Muqtader Khan: "The Islamic State: Classical Understanding and 
Postcolonial Departures" 

Kamran A. Bokhari: "Operationalizing Islamic Democracy: Challenges and 
Opportunities" 

Riffat A. Dika: "Akhbari/Usuli Debate and Islamic Political Theology Today" 

Discussion 

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.Coffee Break 

11:00 - 12:30 p.m. Panel IV 
Ijtihad and its Application in Providing Cultural Legitimization to Democracy 

Chair: Nimat Hafez Barazangi 

Margo Hoef: "Prosperity, Fundamentalism, and Democracy" 

Mahruq Khan and Lauren Langman: "Islam, Modernity and the Ordeals of 
Change" 

Noah Feldman: "Modern Attempts to Synthesize Islam and Democracy" 

Muhammad Sharafuddin: "Reviving the Spirit of Islam: Democracy Now" 

Discussion 

12:30 p.m. Luncheon: Keynote Speaker: Zainah Anwar 

2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Panel V 
The Urgency of Dialogue and Cooperation between the Traditional and Modern 
Institutions for a New Political Discourse 

Chair: Louis Cantori 

Hossein Seifzadeh: "The Impact of Academic-Seminary Correspondence on 
Approaches to Democracy" 

Nadeem Kazmi: "Terrorism, Civil Rights and Discrimination" 

Mohammed Abu-Nimer: "Non-violent Resistance in Islamic Tradition" 

Syed Shahabuddin: "Secularism and Democratic Order - The only Viable Option 
for Muslim Minorities" 

Discussion 

3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Summary and Concluding Remarks: 

Tony Sullivan, CSID Board Member 

Akbar Ahmed, CSID Board Member 

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Business Meeting (CSID Members Only) 

6:00 - 8:30 p.m. CSID Board Meeting