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The CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY - Tunisia
The Democratic Transition in Tunisia: Achievements & Challenges CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE: 
CSID-Tunisia's Third INTERNATIONAL Conference
Friday & Saturday, March 28-29, 2014
Tunis, Tunisia CSID-Tunisia is pleased to announce that it will be holding its Third International Conference in Tunis, Tunisia on Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, 2014. The main theme of this conference will be "The Democratic Transition in Tunisia: Achievements & Challenges".
Over 200-300 international experts, scholars, politicians, and democracy activists are expected to attend this international conference, from Tunisia and from outside Tunisia, to shed light on the main issues and challenges facing Tunisia and the rest of the post-revolutionary Arab Spring countries, and to discuss lessons learned from democratic transitions in other countries. The conference will last two days, and registration is required. A detailed program will be announced by March 15. MAIN THEMES OF THE CONFERENCE:
- Transitional Justice and reforming the Judicial System.
- Dialogue between Islamists and secularists, and how to build a common ground between them.
- The Role of Civil Society Organizations (CSO's) in a Successful Transition to Democracy
- The Experience of Democratic Transitions in other Countries of the Arab Spring (Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria).
- Building a Culture of Democracy through Civic and Democracy Education
- Risks and Threats - From Violence to Economic Development.
- Guarantees and Guidelines for Successful & Democratic Elections
- The Role of the International Community in Building and Strengthening Democracy in Tunisia and in the Arab World.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: - John Esposito - USA
- Radwan Ziadeh - Syria
- Kacem Kassir - Lebanon
- Rashid Shaz - India
- Mohammad Dawood Sofi - India
- Omair Anas -India
- Pietro Longo - Italy
- Valeria Resta - Italy
- Ruth Hanau Santini - Italy
- Nader Hashemi - USA
- Muqtedar Khan - USA
- Paul Gready & Simon Robins - USA
- Anouar Boukhars - USA
- Lynn Cole - USA
- Katie Saviano -USA
- Zouhour Kourda - Tunisia
- Karim Chedly - Tunisia
- Jalel Saafi - Tunisia
- Mahmoud Dhaouadi - Tunisia
- Monia Hammami Essheikh - Tunisia
- Omar Rawani - Tunisia
- Laila Bahria - Tunisia
- Taib Hamdi - Tunisia
- Rajab Said Dessouki - Egypt
- Ahmed Shawki Ibrahim Badawi - Egypt
- Marwa Youssef Mohamed Arabi - Egypt
- Marwa Youssef Mohamed Arabi - Egypt
- Kazi Nurul Islam - Bangladesh
- Fabian Stroetges - Belgium
- Frank Ubachs - The Netherlands
- Masykuri Abdillah - Indonesia
- Sultan Mahmood - Pakistan
- Leyla Slama- UK
- Maryame Alami - Morocco
- Hasan Tarek - Morocco
- Mokhles Sibti - Morocco
- Matt Gordner - Canada
- Mohamed Ben Jomaa - Canada
- Saad Rawi - Jordan
- Fathi Mohamed Fathi Hayani - Iraq
- Moujib Hamidi - Yemen
- Abdallah Ali Sabri - Yemen
- Fatma Sellami - Germany
- Walid Zidi - Iraq
- Sihem Brahimi - Algeria
- Boutayeb Ben Naceur - Algeria
- Felix Tusa - UK
- Baqer Darwish - Bahrain
- and many others....
This conference will be bilingual (English and Arabic) and so simultaneous translation services will be provided. Early Registration ENDS BY MARCH 20, and is recommended as seats are limited. Registration Fees: Early Registration (By March 20) With meal tickets ----- $100 Without meal tickets ---- $50 Onsite Registration (After March 20) With meal tickets ------ $150 Without meal tickets ----- $100. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE:   |
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By supporting CSID, you help to: - Create a better future for our children so they can have more opportunities for improving their lives and realizing their dreams.
- Educate and inform Americans about Islam's true values of tolerance, peace, and good will towards mankind, including peoples of other faiths.
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- Encourage young Muslim Americans, and Muslims everywhere, to participate in the political process and to reject calls for destructive violence and extremism.
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The Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy is a non-profit think tank, based in Washington DC - dedicated to promoting a better understanding of democracy in the Muslim world, and a better understanding of Islam in America. To achieve its objectives, the Center organizes meetings, conferences, and publishes several reports and periodicals. CSID engages Muslim groups, parties, and governments - both secularist and moderate Islamist - in public debates on how to reconcile Muslims' interpretation of Islam and democracy. CSID is committed to providing democracy education to ordinary citizens, civil society, religious and political leaders in the Muslim world, and has organized meetings, workshops, and conferences in over 25 countries, including Nigeria, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Iran, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, etc.
"In just a few years, CSID has done remarkable work in facilitating the vital discussion about Islam and democracy in the United States and beyond. In so doing it has made an invaluable contribution to breaking down prejudice and misunderstanding and to meeting the crucial challenge of advancing human rights and democracy in the Muslim world."
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Human Rights Defenders Program
"The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) plays an absolutely vital role in creating a platform for the voices of democracy and reform throughout the Muslim World. Equally vital is the role they play in bringing a better understanding of the diversity within Islam to the people of America. CSID's advocacy of Islamic values coupled with democratic principles needs and merits our support."
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"CSID's role is crucial in Muslim societies and in the West. It is instrumental in contextualizing democracy in Muslim societies by underscoring the areas where Islam values and democratic principles meet. The CSID also bridges this arbitrary and unnecessary gap between the Muslim democrats and the secular democrats, an essential step for making the establishment of democracy and effective participatory systems a mainstream quest. Further, the CSID's role in the US is equally important in presenting the moderate, tolerant and pluralistic nature of Islam."
Emad El-Din Shahin, Professor
University of Notre Dame
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