 Since 2011, Tunisia has made tremendous progress on the path of building the first real and stable democracy in the Arab World. This has not been easy and has required great efforts at dialogue, consensus-building, and national reconciliation between the various political parties, leaders, and civil society. Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi, President of the moderate Islamist Ennahda Party, has taken the lead in this effort, and has urged his opponents and supporters alike to compromise for the sake of national unity and building a successful democracy. Why has Tunisia succeeded? Are moderate Islamists and secularists in other Arab countries ready to learn from the Tunisian experience? Can a successful democracy in the Arab World help to turn back the wave of violence and extremism that is threatening the whole region?
Introduction
The Honorable Jane Harman
Director, President and CEO, The Wilson Center
Speaker
Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi
Co-Founder and President of the Ennahda Party in Tunisia
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
9:30-10:30 am
6th floor Flom Auditorium
Wilson Center
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
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March 27 @ 9:00 am - March 28 @ 5:00 pm
International Affairs Building,
Room 1501 420 West 118th Street
Columbia University
Keynote Address:
- Rached Ghannouchi, Founder and President of Ennahdha
"Ennahdha's Democratic Commitments, Capabilities, and Practices: Major Evolutionary Moments and Choices"
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