Department of Political Science Research Researcher websites Mehdi Mozaffari CIR NEWS & EVENTS Conference audio recordings
Conference audio: "North Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities" - 27-28 May 2011
International conference organised by CIR (Centre for Studies in Islamism and Radicalisation),
Department of Political Science, Aarhus University - cir.au.dk
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Audio recordings from the conference are available on this web-page via links in the conference programme below.
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- Welcome
by Mehdi Mozaffari, Professor, dr.scient.pol. and head of CIR - Arab-Western Relations: New Challenges and a Different Perspective
by André Azoulay, Counselor to King Mohammed VI, Morocco - Discussion
- The Tunisian Revolution: the Role of Women and Young People
by Nadia Chaabane, Militant feminist, Tunisia/France - Discussion
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- France's Activist and Interventionist Policy
by Jean-Jacques Roche, Professor, Université de Paris 2, France - DISCUSSION
Please note: The following contribution is not available as an audio file - instead it can be downloaded in pdf format:
- Egypt's Political Situation and Foreign Relations
by Aly Maher El Sayed, Ambassador and Advisor, Egypt
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- The Role of Religious Actors in Egypt's Transition to Democracy
by Georges Fahmi, PhD, Cairo/Firenze - Discussion
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- Security and Turbulence around the Persian Gulf
Shahram Chubin, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment, Switzerland - General discussion
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- The Impact of Arab Revolutions on the Palestinian Issue
by Mohammad Shtayyeh, Minister, Palestine - Discussion
- Israel Faced with Arab Revolutions
by Ami Ayalon, Admiral, Israel - Discussion
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- Iran's Political Situation and its Regional Role
by A.S. Fatemi, Professor, American Graduate School in Paris - Discussion
- Turkey’s New Orientations and Ambitions
by Yildiz Akdogan, MP, Denmark - Concluding remarks
by Mehdi Mozaffari - General discussion