Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)
Seventh Annual Conference
The Challenge of Democracy in the Muslim World
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008
May 5-6, 2006
Welcoming Addresses
Tony Sullivan, Vice-Chair of CSID [Bio]
Radwan A. Masmoudi, President of CSID [Bio]
Keynote Addresses
Saad Eddine Othmani, S.G. of the Party of Justice and Development in Morocco
[Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
[Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Peter F. Mulrean ( Middle East Partnership Initiative, Department of State)
[Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Laith Kubba, Director of Middle East & North Africa, NED and former spokesman for the Iraqi government.
[Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session1: Theoretical Analysis of Democratization in the Muslim World
Chair: Tony Sullivan, Fund for American Studies [Bio]
“The Crisis of Non-Islamist Parties in the Middle East”
Marina Ottaway (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, DC)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Towards an Experiment in Libertarian Political Islam”
Anas Malik ( Xavier University, OH)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Islamization of Democracy: The Requisite of Democracy in the Islamic World”
Mohamed Berween ( Texas A&M International University, TX)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session 2: State of Democracy in the Muslim World
Chair: Joseph Montville, CSID [Bio]
“ Pakistan between Mosque and Military”
Husain Haqqani (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Transitional Politics in the Maghreb: Prospects for Democracy in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia”
John P Entelis ( Fordham University, NY),
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Democratization in Syria and the Interplay of Culture and Structure”
Louay Safi, (CSID Board Member)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session 3: Debate on Media and Democratization in the Muslim World
Chair: Abdallah Schleifer (Al Arabiya) [Bio]
Philip Seib (Marquette University, WI)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Abdallah Schleifer (Al Arabiya, DC)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Abderrahim Foukara ( Al-Jazeera , DC)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session 4: NDAW: Voices of Democrats from the Arab World
Chair: Abderrahim Sabir, [Bio] CSID Program Officer & Coordinator of the Network of Democrats in the Arab World
Session 5: Challenges to Democracy: Domestic and External
Chair: Abdulwahab Alkebsi, National Endowment for Democracy [Bio]
“U.S. Policy toward Political Reforms in Morocco”
Mustapha khalfi (visiting scholar, Carnegie endowment for international peace) [Abstract]
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Confronting the Real Enemy: An Islamic Perspective for Fighting Corruption”
Maryam Knight ( New York University, NY)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Revisiting Secularism and Revitalization of Islamism: Democratic Perspective”
Maimul Ahsan Khan (University of California-Davis)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Reform Movement in Iran”
Reza Eslami (Professor of Human Human Rights)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session 6: Prospects for Democracy in the Muslim World
Chair: Dan Brumberg, Georgetown University [Bio]
“The Intersection between Human Rights and Democratization”
Neil Hicks (Human Rights First, NY)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Core Strategic Challenges for Successful Democratic Reforms”
Alon Ben-Meir ( New York University, NY)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Are elections in the Muslim world in America’s interests?”
Joshua Muravchik (Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session 7: Islamists and Democratization
Chair: Najib Ghadbian, University of Arkansas [Bio]
“Democratization and Islamist ‘Auto-Reform’: Preliminary Findings from Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait”
Carrie Rosefsky Wickham ( Emory University, GA),
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“To Engage or Not to Engage? The Emerging Consensus on US Policy toward Political Islam”
Shadi Hamid ( Georgetown University, DC),
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Islamist Democrats?: Assessing and Evaluating the Democratic Commitments of Islamist Parties in Turkey, Morocco, and Jordan”
Sean Brooks ( Davidson College, NC)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“The Inter-Relations between Moderate Islamists, their Media and Democratization in the Arab World”
Carola Richter ( Erfurt University, Germany)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session 8: Citizenship in Islam
Chair: Muqtedar Khan, Brookings & Univ. of Delaware [Bio]
“Citizenship and non-Muslims in Modern Islamic Thought”
Rachel Scott (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA),
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Difficulties encountered by Muslims in Granada, Spain”
Alan Cordova ( Williams College, MA)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Citizenship and Democracy in Kyrgyzstan, one year after the Tulip Revolution”
Vanessa Ruget, comparative politics teacher at Bentley College (Massachusetts, USA)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session 9: Developing New and Just Interpretations of Islamic Principles for the 21st Century
Chair: Louay Safi, CSID [Bio]
“Bridging the Gap: Revisiting the Way We Interpret Islam”
Wael Nawara (Egyptian Alghad Party)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Can there be Democratic Governance without the Separation of Religion and Politics?”
Abdulaziz Sachedina ( University of Virginia)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Democratic Governance and the So-Called Islamic State”
Asma Afsaruddin ( University of Notre Dame)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session 10: The Status and Role of Women in the Muslim World
Chair: Robert Schadler, CSID [Bio]
“A Presentation on Freedom House’s Comparative, Region-Wide Study, Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Citizenship and Justice”
Mariam Memarsadeghi (Senior Program Manager of Middle East and North Africa, Freedom House,)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Responding to the Challenge: Moroccan Women and Democracy”
Sarah Swic (Program Assistant, Minaret of Freedom Institute),
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Education is the Foundation: Women Building Peace and Prosperity in Sudan”
Leigh Graham (Teachers College, Columbia University)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session 11: Challenges for Democracy in Muslim Asia
Chair: Louis Cantori , Univ. of Baltimore [Bio]
“Why Democracy? On the Need for Fresh Thinking about an Old Ideal”
John Keane ( University of Westminster and Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB),
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Domestic and external challenges to democracy in the Muslim world Case studies: Turkey and Afghanistan”
Nilofar Sakhi (Conflict Transformation Program, Eastern Mennonite University)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“Creating a Productive Discourse on Democracy in the Muslim World”
Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad (Minaret of Freedom Institute)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
Session 12: A Modern Islamic Democratic Discourse
Chair: Asma Afsaruddin, CSID & Univ. of Notre Dame [Bio]
“Liberating Islam from Bondage: The Radical Democratic Discourse of Al-Sadiq al-Nayhum”
Alberto Fernandez (Director, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy, Bureau of Near East Affairs, U.S. Department of State)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“A Comparison of the Compact of Medina and the Early Development of the United States Constitution”
Saeed Khan (Department of Near East & Asian Studies, Wayne State University)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
“The ‚Äö√Ñ√≤Ulama of Egypt: As a Progressive and Moderate Religious Authority?
Shaznene Hussain ( University of Arkansas)
[Abstract] [Bio] [Final Paper (PDF)]
