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20 May, 2010
Overcoming the logic of Arab-Israeli confrontation: Listening to constructive voices. What room is there for Arab-Israeli cooperation and Europe's involvement?
Speakers:
Arab perspective: Ahmed Badawi was Project Director (Israel/Palestine) for Oxford Research Group 's "Inclusive Approaches to the Arab-Israeli Conflict” 2007-09.
Israeli perspective: Ofer Zalzberg, Co- Founder and Chairperson of the Young Israeli Forum for Cooperation , an Israeli not-for-profit organization which works to increase the influence of young professionals on the regional integration of Israel in the Middle East and Europe.
5 May, 2010
NATO & the Arab World: Why and how to cooperate?
Speaker: Gabriele Cascone who is the desk officer at the Mediterranean Dialogue, Istanbul Cooperation Initiative and Contact Countries Section (MICC) within the Political Affairs and Security Policy (PASP) Division at NATO-HQ, where he is responsible for the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) programme, NATO's cooperative initiative addressed to the Gulf states.
REPORT
25 February, 2010
EuroArab relations: Why do political institutions matter?
Speakers:
For the Arab perspective: Sayed Torbey , Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of the League of Arab States in Brussels
For the European perspective: Eberhard Rhein , former Director for the Mediterranean, Near & Middle East, DG RELEX, EU Commission
EAF Report
20 January 2010
Religiously based ideologies in the Middle East: Why and to whom are they attractive?
Speaker: Dr. Prof. Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth is teaching at the University of Leuven. She has a postgraduate Diploma in Christian Theology and a PhD in Medieval Islamic Theology and Philosophy.
9 December 2009
Power transition: What might 2010 bring and how?
Open discussion and debate for all members where the following questions were posed: What is the process of power transition? Which Arab countries might face a power transition in 2010 and how? How is Europe (re)acting to possible power transitions after the Lisbon treaty?
28 October 2009
Political parties in the Arab world: Clubs to preserve power or dynamic forces of change?
Speaker: Yonnec Polet , Foreign Policy Coordinator of the Party of European Socialists
EAF Report
25 June 2009
After Obama's Cairo speech and Iran's elections: High time to act for Europe and the Arab World?
Speakers:
European perspective: Dr. Rosa Balfour, Senior Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre
Arab perspective: Adel Atieh, Counsellor, General Delegation of Palestine to the EU
Event Report, Speeches and Reations
17 March 2009
A New European Parliament: New Euro - Arab Relations? A conservative and a progressive perspective in debate
Speakers:
Hannes SWOBODA MEP, Vice-President PSE Group
Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, EPP Group
1. Programme
2. Welcome note
3. Report
4. Reactions of participants
11 February 2009
"Perspectives, problems and potentials - What is happening in Christian-Moslem dialogue?"
Speaker: Emilio Platti Dominican priest and professor at the Catholic University of Leuven
Event Report
17 September 2008
"Mixing European and Arab identities - In the quest for a mixed Mediterranean identity?”
For information on our speaker: Ali Khedher
Event Report
Open letter by Hela Khamarou: A critical reflection on Ali Khedher's presentation
Response by Ali Khedher
03 July 2008
Youth Group led by Mr. Badreddine, mayor of the city of Nabatieh in South Lebanon and Vice-President of the Middle East region of the Arab Federation of UNESCO Clubs.
For more information on the event, please read our report.
22 May 2008
“How does Media influence reforms in the Arab World?”
Keynote speech by Nadim Hasbani
Event Report
Power Point slides from his presentation
16 April 2008
“Islamic Feminist Movements in the West - discrimination and challenges”
Keynote speech by Malika Hamidi
13 February 2008
“What went wrong in the dialogue of cultures?”
Keynote speech by Dr. Traugott Schoefthaler
5 December 2007
“EU-Jordan relations and the role of Jordan in a conflict ridden zone “
Keynote speech by H.E. Dr. Ahmad Masa'deh
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