Venue: Hotel Greenville, Sofia
Address: 36 Atanas Dukov St.
(Lozenets Quarter, near to Nikola Vaptsarov Blvd.)
PUBLIC EVENT
ISLAM AND POLITICS IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTSFriday, 20 October, 17:30 – 20:00
Moderator: Simeon EvstatievAddresses by:The Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria – Petko Doykov, Head
of Middle East and Africa DirectorateSofia University St. Kliment Ohridski – Prof. Dr. Alexander Fedotoff, Vice-Rector
INTRODUCTION:
SIMEON EVSTATIEV – Sofia University, BulgariaIslam and Politics from a Wider Europe Perspective
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS:
DALE F. EICKELMAN – Dartmouth College, USAEmerging Middle Eastern Identities and Ideologies:The Role of Media and Information TechnologyOLIVIER ROY – EHESS, ParisIslam and Terrorism in EuropeROBERT M. HAYDEN – University of Pittsburg, USAIslam and Politics in the Balkans: Antagonistic Tolerance
Discussion
20:00 ReceptionWORKSHOP“ISLAM AND POLITICS IN EUROPE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD”
Saturday, 21 October 2006
Panel 110:00 – 12:30ISLAM AND THE POLITICAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN WEST EUROPEModerator: Olivier RoyAmel Boubekeur – EHESS, ParisDemocratic Transformation of Islamism in EuropeSamir Amghar – EHESS, ParisDynamic of Radicalization among Young European MuslimsSara Silvestri – University of CambridgeMobilization and Institutionalization of Islam in EuropeTufayl ChudhuriMuslims and Discrimination in EuropeDiscussants:Yordan Peev – Sofia University and the College of Europe, BrugesStilian Yotov – Sofia UniversityPeter Petrov – Center for Intercultural Studies and Partnership, Sofia12:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break
Panel 214:30 – 17:00 POLITICAL ISLAM IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA
Moderator: Dale F. EickelmanNeil Melvin – CEPS, BrusselsIslam and the War on TerrorFaris Ismailzade – Azerbaijan; Cornell Caspian ConsultingIslamic Religio-Political Movements in Central AsiaIbrahim Al Marashi – Iraq; Koc University, IstanbulEthno-Sectarian Discourse in the Iraqi MediaNazila Ghanea-Hercock – United KingdomRights of Migrant Workers in the Gulf StatesDiscussants:Amel Boubekeur – EHESS, ParisYordan Peev – Sofia University and the College of Europe, BrugesTzvetan Teofanov – Sofia UniversitySara Silvestri – Cambridge University17:00 – 17:30 Coffee & Tea20:00 DinnerWORKSHOP“ISLAM AND POLITICS IN EUROPE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD” Sunday, 22 October 2006
Panel 39:30 – 12:00ISLAM AND POLITICS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPEModerator: Robert M. HaydenSenem Aydin – Istanbul; Free University of Brussels (VUB) and CEPS, BrusselsEvolution of Islamist Parties in TurkeyAhmed Zildzić – Oriental Institute in SarajevoPanislamism in Bosnia and HerzegovinaChristian Moe – University of OsloIslam and Politics in the Western Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia,and MontenegroPlamen Makariev – Sofia UniversityInternal and External
Challenges to Religious Tolerance and their Manifestations in the Life
of the Muslim Communities in the BalkansDiscussants:Rossitsa Gradeva – Institute of Balkan Studies, Bulgarian Academy of SciencesYordan Peev – Sofia UniversityTzvetan Teofanov – Sofia UniversityIslam Yusufi, Center Analityca, Skopje, former IPF FellowAntonina Zhelyazkova, IMIR, Sofia12:00 – 12:30
CONCLUDING PANEL WRAP UP SESSION
Moderator: Michael EmersonConcluding observations by:Dale F. Eickelman – Dartmouth CollegeOlivier Roy – EHESS, ParisRobert M. Hayden – University of PittsburghSimeon Evstatiev – Sofia University
Lunch 12:30