Wednesday  29 , June , 2005

09.00 – 10.00

Registration

10.00 – 11.00

Opening Session :

vDr. Yousef Al-Siddiqui . Vice-Dean of Sharia Faculty , Qatar University.

v   Speech by His Highness / Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa    Al – Thani , Emir of the State of Qatar.

v   Jews’ Speech: Mr./Bernard Canovich , Representative of the Jewish Institutions Council , France.

v   Christians’ Speech : Archbishop / Youhanna Thabet Qolta  the Rev. /, Bishop of the Egyptian Catholics & Chairman of the Middle East Council of Churches.

v   Muslims’ Speech: Prof. Dr. / Ali Muhi-Eddin Al-Qaradaghi , Principal of Jurisprudence & Religion Fundamentals Dept. , Faculty of Sharia ,  Qatar University.

11.00 – 12.00

Break

12.00

Lunch in honour of the conference participants

16.00 – 18.00

First Session

 16.00 – 17.00

Chairman : Dr. Aisha Yousef Al-Mannai , Dean of Sharia Faculty - Qatar University.

Reporter: Dr. Prof. Mohammad. Abdullah Al-Sherqawi ,   Principal of Religion Fundamentals Faculty, Qatar University.

Speakers :

1. Prof. Dr.  Abdul-Majeed Al-Sagheer , Prof. of Philosophy, College of Arts & Humanitarians , Al-Rabat  Morocco.

2. Father / Mourice Borrmans , Islamic-Christian Dialogue , France

3. Rabbi / Rolando Matalon , Congregation B’nai Jeshuriun – NY

4. Dr. Ali Akbar Sadeki Rashadi, Head of Supreme Institute of Islamic Culture and Jurisprudence (Iran).

17.00 – 18.00

Discussion

18.00 – 18.45

Break

18.45 – 20.35

Second Session

18.45 – 19.35 

Chairman : Mr. /George Fennec , Member of the French Parliament ( France )

Reporter : Dr. Yousef Mahmoud Al-Siddiqui , Vice-Dean of Sharia Faculty , Qatar University

Speakers :

1. Monsignor Father / Khaled Akasheh , Head Officer for Islam Pontifical Council for Inter Religions Dialogue , The Holy See,(Vatican).

2. Dr. Prof. /Al-Tayyeb Zein-UlAbidin , General Secretary of Religion Co-Living Council , Sudan.

3. Metropolitan / Sibo Sarkisian , Bishop of

 The Armenian-Orthodox Church , Tehran.

19.35 – 20.35

Discussion

Thursday 30 , June , 2005

09.30 – 11.30

Third Session

 09.30 – 10.30

Chairman :  Dr. Amna Nusser , Prof. of Faith & Islamic Philosophy , Al-Azhar University.

Reporter : Dr. Yousef Al-Siddiqui . Vice-Dean of Religion College , Qatar University.

Speakers :

1. Rabbi / Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College , USA.

2. Dr. Prof./ Mohammad Khalifa Hassan , Principal of

Orient Studies Centre , Egypt.

3. Archbishop / Youhanna Thabet Qolta , the Rev. /, Bishop of the Egyptian Catholics & Chairman of the Middle East Churches Council.

4. Prof. Dr./ Urfan Abdul-Hameed , Dept. of Religion Fundamentals & Religion Comparison ,  Malaysian Islamic University.

10.30 – 11.30

Discussion

11.30 – 12.15

Break

12.15 – 14.15

Fourth Session

12.15 – 13.15 

Chairman : Dr. Prof. / Yousef Kamal Al-Haj , Consultant  of the Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims ,Ms. Louisa University , Lebanon.
 

Reporter : Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sherqawi,

Dean of Usul al-din faculty – Qatar University.

Speakers :

1. H.E. Rev. Dr. / Safwat Al-Bayadi , Chairman of

The Synod’s Biblical Nile , Egypt.

2. Prof. Dr. /Abdul-Hameed Esmail Al-Ansari , Ex-Dean of Religion College, Prof. of Law , Qatar University.

3. H.E. Bishop / Boutros Mrayati , Chairman of Ecumenical  Committee & Archbishop of Armenian-Catholics in Aleppo & Suburbans.

4. Rabbi / Mark Cohen , Prof. of Near East Studies ,

Princeton University.

13.15 – 14.15

Discussion

14.15 – 16.30

Break & Lunch

16.30 – 18.30

Fifth Session

 16.30 – 17.30

Chairman : Prof. Dr. / Abdul-Hameed Madkour ,

Dar El-Uloum College , Cairo University.

Reporter : Dr. Yousef Al-Siddiqui . Vice-Dean of Sharia

Faculty , Qatar University.

Speakers :

1. Prof. Dr. Ridwan Al-Sayyed , Islamic Studies , Lebanon University , Lebanon.

2. Mr. /Jacques Hubert , Chairman of Religions Dialogue Society , France.

3. Bishop / George Saliba , Bishop of Orthodox-Surrealism of Lebanon Mountain , Lebanon.

17.30 – 18.30

Discussion

18.30 – 19.00

Break

19.00 – 21.00

Sixth Session

 19.00 – 20.00

Chairman : Mr. / Bernard Canovich , Representative of

the Jewish Institutions Council , France.

Reporter : Dr. Aisha Yousef Al-Mannai , Dean of Sharia Faculty - Qatar University.  

Speakers :

1. Dr./ Muzammil Al-Siddiqui, Chairman of Islamic Society, North America.

2. Prof. / Burton Visotosky , The Jewish Theological Seminary , New York. 

3. Mr. Daleel Bu-Bakir, , Chairman of Paris Mosque , France.

20.00 – 21.00

Discussion & Recommendations.