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Dear Friends and Colleagues:
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) cordialy invites you to a lecture and discussion on:
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The Birth of Arab Democracy:
Can Tunisia serve as a Model?
By Sheikh Abdelfattah Mourou
Noted Islamic Scholar and VP of the Nahdha Party in Tunisia
Monday, December 2, 2013
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
@ Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Lecture will be in Arabic, but English translation will be provided. This event is free and open to the public, but rsvp is required because seating is limited Click here to rsvp to this event  Sheikh Abdelfattah Mourou
Mourou is a lawyer and a noted Islamic Scholar, and currently serves as a Vice President of the ruling Nahdha Party in Tunisia. He was one of the Founding members of the Islamic Tendency Movement in Tunisia in 1981, and then was imprisoned and exiled for many years under the Bourguiba and Ben Ali regimes.
He is considered one of the most moderate Islamic thinkers and leaders in the Arab World today, always arguing for moderation, modernity, democracy, and reconciliation between all Tunisians. In 2011, he ran as an independent candidate on the Independent Democratic Alliance for a seat on the National Constituent Assembly. In July 2012, he reintegrated the Nahdha movement and was elected as Vice President of the party in charge of public affairs.
_______________ We look forward to seeing you in Washington DC, on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013 HAPPY THANSKGIVING
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