Why Democracy Matters for Muslim-Majority Societies and the West: Lessons from the Last 20 Years

12 Sep 2019

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The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID), Georgetown University's Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the University of Denver's Center for Middle East Studies, and the Center for Global Policy are pleased to invite you to the following upcoming Conference.

Registration is FREE, but space is limited. Register at https://bit.ly/30hbN0U.

Program

Thursday, September 12th, 2019
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Copley Formal Lounge
Georgetown University

9:00 - 10:30 Democracy and Good Governance in Islamic Thought
Chair: Asma Afsaruddin (Indiana University)
Panelists: John Voll (Georgetown University);
Najib Ghadbian (University of Arkansas);
Ali Abootalebi (University of Wisconsin)

10:45 - 12:15 Whither Egypt? Eight Years After the Arab Spring
Chair: Tamara Sonn (Georgetown University)
Panelists: Peter Mandaville (George Mason University);
Dalia Fahmy (Long Island University);
Nathan Brown (George Washington University);
Michelle Dunne (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

12:30 - 1:30 Keynote: Carl Gershman (President, National Endowment for Democracy)

2:00 - 3:30 Jamal Khashoggi, Human Rights, and the U.S.-Saudi Alliance
Chair: Nader Hashemi (University of Denver)
Panelists: Sarah Leah Whitson (Human Rights Watch);
William D. Hartung (Center for International Policy);
Abdullah Alaoudh (Senior Fellow, ACMCU)

4:00 - 5:00 Tunisia and the Enduring Hope of Democracy in the Arab World: Roundtable
Host: Radwan Masmoudi (President, CSID)
Panelists: Andrew March (University of Massachusetts, Amherst),
Daniel Brumberg, Georgetown University,
Others TBA

Keynote Speaker: Carl Gershman

Carl Gershman is President of the National Endowment for Democracy, a private, congressionally supported grant-making institution with the mission to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through non-governmental efforts. In addition to presiding over the Endowment’s grants program in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union and Latin America, he has overseen the creation of the quarterly Journal of Democracy, International Forum for Democratic Studies, the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program, and the Center for International Media Assistance.

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For questions related to the event, please email

ACMCU Event and Program Coordinator Chirin Dirani: chirin.dirani@georgetown.edu.

Lunch and coffee will be provided. Registration is FREE, but space is limited.

Event Date: 
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 8:30am to 5:00pm
Institution(s): 
Sponsored By: 
Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID), Georgetown University's Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, University of Denver's Center for Middle East Studies, and the Center for Global Policy
Contact: 
Chirin Dirani, chirin.dirani@georgetown.edu
Location: 
Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, Washington, DC