The Arab Spring: Getting It Right

Join us for our 13th Annual Conference on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at the Marriott Gateway Hotel, in Crystal City, VA, bringing together some of the best scholars, experts, practitioners, and policy makers from the US and the Muslim World.  REGISTER NOW.  Early Registration ends on April 15th.

 

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.             Registration                  
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.             Opening Statements
   

·       Dr. Tamara Sonn, Chair, Program Committee
·       Dr. Radwan Masmoudi, CSID President

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.                  Panel 1

·       Steven Heydemann, U.S. Institute of Peace

·       Jason Gluck, U.S. Institute of Peace

·       Alfred Stepan, Columbia University

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.         Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.         Panel 2

·  Religion and the Arab Spring:  Global Context and Implications – Brian Grim, Pew Research Center

·  Changing Regional Politics – Marc Lynch, George Washington University

·  A View from Syria – Radwan Ziadeh, Syrian National Council; Carr Center for Human Rights, Harvard University

·  A View from the Gulf – Caryle Murphy, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

·  Arab Spring and Its Effects on Regional Alignments – Aylin Unver Noi, Gedik University, Turkey

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.         Keynote Luncheon
  

 

2:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.        Panel 3
                

·   Islam and Democracy in the 21st Century:  Beyond Old Debates – John Voll, Georgetown University

·   Islam and Democratization in the Context of the Arab Spring  – Jocelyne Cesari, National Defense University

·   Youth Civic Engagement in the Arab Region:  An Analysis of Drivers and Outcomes – Jon Kurtz, Mercy Corps

·   Islamists in Power:  How Will Islamists Operate in a Democratic Context?  Egypt as a Case Study – Khalil al-Anani, Durham University

·   Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Islamic Centrism, and an Emerging Fiqh of Citizenship  – David Warren, University Manchester

·   Ten Promising Trends in the Middle East’s New Human Rights Landscape   – Shadi Mokhtari, American University

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.        Break

4:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.        Panel 4
                  

·   Algeria, the Arab Spring, and the Waving of Islamism’s ‘Red Flag’:  Prospects for a Genuine Change in Algeria – Anwar Haddam, Movement for Liberty and Social Justice (Algeria)

·   Serve or Rule:  Egyptian Security Sector and the Much-Needed Reform  – Marija Marovic, Balkan Center for the Middle East, Serbia

·   Tunisia’s Economic Challenges – Seth Rau, Tufts University

·   Post-War Transitions in Syria – Daniel Serwer, Johns Hopkins University

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.         Concluding Keynote

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