Edward Channer speaks at a conference on 'The Right to Difference and Pluralism from an Islamic Perspective', supported by the British Council, An-Najah University, Nablus, West Bank, 4th July 2012
Edward, the Forward Thinking Projects Officer, attended a conference supported by the British Council and hosted and organised by An-Najah University, Nablus, West Bank. Edward gave a paper on the 'Internal and External Obstacles and their Impact on Pluralism', where he discussed the work and findings of Forward Thinking and the Nyon Process in relation to the challenges faced by transitioning states when trying to achieve a pluralist political system.
Announcement
An-Najah National University
The Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Faculty of Islamic Law
Based on the successive changes that are taking place in the Arab and Islamic world these days, and the concern of An-Najah National University to be in the lead with respect to establishing the idea of pluralism and freedom of expression, the Faculty of Graduate Studies at An-Najah announces the:
“The Right to Difference and Pluralism from an Islamic Perspective
And the Role of Universities in the Development of this Right”
Conference
Which will be held on July 4th 2012
Chair of the Conference’s Organizing Committee: Dr. Naser El-Deen Al-Sha’er