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Al Hewar Center- Terror International in the Heart of DC

March 22, 2006

MIM: The list of speakers at the Al Hewar Center shows that Thomas's prefacing an address at the center with the words"My Fellow Terrorists" may be her only accurate accessment in her 57 years as a political commentator.

The Al Hewar Center's claim that they are not "affiliated with any organisation, nation and ideology " could not be further debunked then by the names on the list below which reads like a Who's Who of radical Islamists, institutions, and organisations.

About Al Hewar

http://alhewar.com/center.html

Al-Hewar Center Opens Doors for Arab Dialogue

Over a period of two years ending in the summer of 1994, Al-Hewar Magazine invited a diverse group of Arabs and Arab-Americans in the Washington metropolitan area to hold regular discussions at the offices of the International Institute of Islamic Thought. The goal of these meetings was to work toward forging a common intra-Arab perspective that would be conducive to conflict resolution, bridging of differences, and advancement of understanding and cooperative relationships among Arabs of all backgrounds.

The discussions, which included scholars, diplomats, businessmen and members of the media, demonstrated that, notwithstanding a strong sense of common national (Arab) identity, the Arabs lack a common perspective on national life. Furthermore, they are disillusioned by the events of the recent past, present conditions, and ongoing trends in the Arab world, and they expect little meaningful reform in the absence of a shared national perspective.

This sense of a common national identity was instrumental in bringing the group together in the first place; however the disparate perspectives on national life, which the participants variously held and defended, has been a chronic dilemma facing Arab thinkers and reformers. It has frozen in place a status quo of economic, social and political fragmentation of the Arab homeland, and continues to thwart movement toward progressive and democratic governance.

The various participants brought their own diverse perspectives into the discussion - nationalist, secularist, Islamic, and one that supports the status quo as the only available choice. Rigid and contentious at first, the positions eventually softened somewhat over the period of sustained discourse. They also showed a propensity to synthesize. For example, the Islamic and secular perspectives approached common ground by recognizing that they each believe that human intellect is the final arbiter of the good and the bad in human affairs. The nationalist and status quo perspectives, likewise, converged on a symbiotic concept of Arabism in which national identity and individual state citizenship can mutually enhance the quality of Arab life.

The discussants, moreover, showed remarkable agreement about what they perceived to be the major deficiencies of the state of affairs in the Arab world. The concerns they voiced invariably related to increasing subordination to foreign will, political strife, defense vulnerability, economic fragmentation, underdevelopment, autocratic authority, and the lack of democracy and constitutional protection of human and civil rights. They agreed that, for a variety of reasons, the Arab governments could not be counted upon to undertake meaningful national reform and that only an intensive national discourse, generating and directing civic pressure, could move the governments to respond.

Encouraged by the threads of common thought and the positive results of the discussions, AlHewar magazine took the initiative to establish the ALHEWAR CENTER in December 1994 as a forum to encourage further discourse with a view to finding more common ground. The forum is designed to facilitate the participation of a wider and more diverse audience and to expand the scope of the gatherings to include the cultural side of Arabism as well.

The AL-HEWAR CENTER was founded upon the belief that a shared national perspective is essential both to achieve Arab cohesion and to serve as a solid platform for reform; that without it, the Arab national experience will continue to stumble from one debacle to another, putting at risk the very survival of Arabism as both the distinct identity of the Arabs and the repository and guardian of the great legacy of Islam.

Another goal of the AL-HEWAR CENTER is to provide a forum for dialogue in an effort to overcome the negative image of Arabs and Muslims which has pervaded American culture. This can be accomplished by Arab and Muslim dialogue with Americans. However, before this dialogue can take place, the Arabs must reach an understanding and a consensus about their own identity before they can present it to others.

While continuing its open Arab-Arab discussions, the AL-HEWAR CENTER has also begun holding parallel discussions between Arabs and Americans by inviting American speakers to address the Center's audience in the hope that a new mutual understanding, and even cooperation, can gradually be achieved.

For a list of past events hosted at Al-Hewar Center, click here.

Basic annual membership to Al-Center is only $100. Members may attend all regular events at the Center for free (entry is $5 for nonmembers). In addition, Members receive complimentary subscriptions to Al-Hewar Magazine, including its English supplement, the Arab-American Dialogue. Click Here for Membership Coupon.

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Dr. Taha Jaber Al-Alwani (L), Mr. Sadek Sulaiman,
and Mr. Ibrahim Al-Wazir

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Speakers at Al-Hewar Center

The following is a list of many of the people who have spoken
or performed at Al-Hewar Center (in alphabetical order)

Last Name	First Name	Title
Abboud	H.E. Dr. Farid	Ambassador of Lebanon
Abboud	Edward	Author of "Invisible Enemy: Israel, Politics, Media, and American Culture"
Abdalla	Dr. Khalid	Chief Representative of the League of Arab States
Abdallah	Dr. Abdul Khaleq	Visiting Professor from the United Arab Emirates to Georgetown University
Abdallah	Amr	Conflict resolution specialist
Abdel-Rahman	Hassan	Chief Representative of the PLO in Washington D.C.
Abdul Samad	Youssef	Lebanese Poet
Abdul-Hadi Jadallah	Alma	Conflict resolution specialist
Abdul-Kader	Dr. Al-Tijani
AbdulKarim	Khalid	Middle East News Agency Washington Bureau Chief
AbiNader	Jean	Managing Director, Arab American Institute (AAI)
Abdelnasser	Dr. Walid	Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Egypt
Abousenna	Tarek	Deputy Consul General of Egypt in New York
Abouzakouk	Aly Ramadan	Executive Director of the American Muslim Council (AMC)
Abu-Ali	Mohammed	Financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Abu-Bakr	Mohammad Othman	Writer and former leader of the Eritrean Liberation Front
Abul-Fadl	Dr. Mona	Chair of Women's Studies at the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences (GSISS)
AbuZaid	Dr. Nasser Hamed	Egyptian writer and professor
Ahmad	Mohammad Ghaleb
Ahmed	Khidir H.	Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Sudan
Akins	Ambassador James	Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Al Kalby	Kais	Islamic thinker
Al-Adwani	Dr. Saad H.	Director-General of The Islamic Saudi Academy
Al-Aini	H.E. Mohsin	Former Ambassador of Yemen
Al-Akash	Munir	Editor-in-Chief of Jusoor Magazine
Al-Alwani	Dr. Taha Jaber	President of the School of Islamic and Social Sciences (SISS) and former President of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
Al-Araji	Ala Al-Din	from the United Nations' Arabic Club
Al-Asmar	Dr. Fawzi	Palestinian Writer
Al-Attar	Dr. Ali	Iraqi Activist
Al-Ayar	H.E. Talal	Vice Speaker of the Kuwaiti Parliament
Al-Azami	Tareq	Member, Iraqi Islamic Opposition
Al-Bayoumi	Dr. Mohammad Ashraf	Former professor in Egypt and the United States
Al-Bitar	Nadim	Arabist Thinker and Writer
Al-Dafa	Bader Omar	Ambassador of Qatar
Al-Dafa	Maryah	Youth program developer, Academy for Educational Development
Al-Faqey	Dr. Mustapha	Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Egyptian Parliament
Al-Hajji	H.E.Ambassador Faisal	Undersecretary of Information of Kuwait
al-Hakim	Su'ad	Professor at the Lebanese University in Beirut
al-Hammar	Abdelmalik	Former Head of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
Al-Hassan	Dr. Ahmad bin	professor from Yemen
al-Hibri	Dr. Azizah	Professor at the University of Richmond and President of KARAMAH: Women Lawyers for Human Rights
Al-Houdaisi	Sa'adi	Iraqi writer
Al-Ibrahim	Taibah A.	Kuwaiti Author
Al-Issa	Omar	Qatari musician
Al-Jabiry	Meaun	Film-maker
Al-Jarallah	Sulaiman	Director of the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America
Al-Jarani	Asiddeq	Director of the American Libyan Friendship Association
Al-Jaza'iry	Ambassador Idriss	Ambassador of Algeria
Al-Kebsi	AbdulWahab
Al-Kibsi	H.E. Ahmed Yehyia	Diplomat from the Foreign Ministry of Yemen
Al-Konayyesi	Dr. Hany	Abu Dhabi TV Washington Bureau Chief
Al-Mahdi	H.E. Alsadeq	Former Prime Minister of Sudan
Al-Mashat	Abdul Monem	former Cultural Attaché of Egypt
Al-Masri	Ab	ANA Program Director
Al-Masri	Yahyia	Director of Arabic Department at the Islamic Saudi Academy
Al-Meswari	Fethalla	Legal expert
Al-Methkoud	Khaled	Head of the Advisory Committee to Implement Sharia in Kuwait
Al-Mouallem	H.E. Walid	Ambassador of Syria
Al-Mousawi	Kareem	Washington Representative of SCIR in Iraq
Al-Muasher	H.E. Dr. Marwan	Ambassador of Jordan
Al-Nabilsi	Dr. Mohamed	Visting professor from Syria
Al-Naqbi	Dr. Mohamed
Al-Nouwab	Mouzafar	Iraqi poet
Al-Nye	Mohammad	Musician from Morocco
Al-Obeidi	Dr. Abdul Jabbar	Former professor of history at Baghdad, Kuwait and Zawia Universities
Al-Ouri	Dr. Ayman	Director of the Washington Center for International Studies
Al-Qudsi	Dr. Taghreed	Professor of Library and Information Systems at the Kuwait University and visiting professor at the University of Maryland
Al-Raba'ai	H.E. Ahmed	Writer and former Kuwaiti Minister
Al-Riyani	Ramzia Abbas	a woman activist from Yemen
Al-Sabah	H.E. Mohammed	Ambassador of Kuwait
Al-Sadoun	Dr. Mohammed	Iraqi Artist
Al-Sa'eed	H.E. Talal Othman	Member of the Parliament of Kuwait
Al-Sana'	H.E. Naser Jasim	Member of the Parliament of Kuwait
Al-Shaali	H.E. Mohammed	Former Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates
Alshabanah	Turki	President of Arab Network of America (ANA)
Al-Shoubailat	Leith	Head of the Union of Architects in Jordan
al-Shoush	Mohammed Ibrahim	Sudanese Writer and Professor
Al-Tayer	Dr. Abdalla Musa	Saudi journalist and Chairman of the Arabic Teaching Department, Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America (IIASA)
Alterman	Dr. Jon	Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Al-Tuwaijri	Dr. Ahmad	Former Dean of King Saud University in Riyadh
Al-Wazir	Al-Qassem bin Ali	Yemeni writer and poet
Al-Wazir	Ibrahim bin Ali	Yemeni Islamic thinker
Al-Wazir	Zaid	Yemeni Thinker and Writer
Aly	Dr. Abdel Monem Said	Director of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (Egypt)
Al-Zein	General Mohammad	former Ambassador of Sudan
Al-Zou'bi	Dr. Rostom	Charge d'Affaires of the Syrian Embassy in Washington
Al-Zuabi	Abdallah	Arab American Institute (AAI)
Al-Zumai	H.E. Ali Fahd	Minister of Islamic Affairs of Kuwait
'Amara	Fatimah	Award-winning Egyptian actress
Amin	Nora	Egyptian writer
Anthony	Dr. John Duke	President and CEO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Arafat	Dr. Mohamad Bashar	Muslim Chaplain and Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology in Baltimore
'Arif	Dr. Nasr Mohammad	Visiting Professor from Cairo University to Georgetown University and Award-Winning Author
Arikat	Said	Palestinian journalist
Asali	Dr. Ziad	Medical Doctor and President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
Ashqi	Dr. Anwar
Atiyeh	Dr. George	Head of the Near East Section of the Library of Congress
Atiyeh	Dr. Maurice	Doctor of Iinternal Medicine
Attiga	Dr. Ahmed Ali	Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank
Awad	Nihad	Executive Director of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Ballard	David	Director of the U.S. Department of State's Office of Foreign Press
Baqer	Dr. Mohammad Taki	General Secretary of FreeMuslim Association, Inc
Barah	Kamal Razaq	President of the Algerian National Observatory of Human Rights
Barakat	Dr. Halim	Professor of Sociology and Arabic Studies at Georgetown University
Bayoumi	Alaa	Director of Arabic Affairs of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
Bayoumi	Dr. Ashraf
Bohn	Michael K.	Author of "The Achille Lauro Hijacking: Lessons in the Politics and Prejudice of Terrorism"
Bouhabib	Dr. Abdallah	Advisor to the Vice President and Chief of External Affairs for the Middle East and North Africa Unit of the World Bank
Brahimi	H.E. Abdelhamid	Former Prime Minister of Algeria
Budeiri	Ishaq	General Director of the Arab Studies Society in Jerusalem
Burgan	Marwan
Bushrui	Dr. Suheil	Author and Director of the Kahlil Gibran Chair at the University of Maryland
Campbell	Leslie L.	Middle East Regional Director for the National Democratic Institute
Chatah	H.E. Mohamad	Former Ambassador of Lebanon
Christy	Dr. Lowell	Chairman and Co-Founder, City of Mind
Crow	Dr. Karim	Professor at American University in Washington
Curtiss	Richard	Executive Editor of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Dajani	Ra'afat	Director of the American Committee on Jerusalem
Dajani	Nahida Fadli	Broadcaster and poet
Dane	Ernest B., III	Retired Foreign Service officer
Darabya	Ghaleb	Counsel for Political and Congressional Affairs for the Palestinian Liberation Organization Mission in Washington DC
Docherty	Dr. Jayne	Associate Professor of Conflict Studies, Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia
Drake	Dr. Laura	Middle East expert, professor, and Editor of the Middle East Affairs Journal
El Bashir	Dr. Ahmed	Professor at the University of the District of Columbia and Sudanese scholar
Elbadawi	Dr. Ibrahim	Lead Economist, Development Economics Research Group, World Bank
El-Berdicy	Thabet	ANA Broadcaster
Elghamri	Atef	Bureau Chief of Al Ahram International in Washington and New York
El-Gindi	Khalid
El-Guindi	Dr. Fadwa	Visiting Professor of Anthropology, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University
El-Ibrahim	Youssef	Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of Kuwait
Elnakib	Dr. Hesham	Director of the Egyptian Information Office
El-Salloum	Hamad	former Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia
El-Sayed	H.E. Ahmed Maher	Ambassador of Egypt
Elsetouhi	Mohammad	Broadcaster
El-Shirazi	Al-Sayed Murtada
Elsalameen	Fadi	Youth program developer, Academy for Educational Development
El-Tinay	Hashim	Sudanese writer and expert on international relations
El-Zmeter	Victor	Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Lebanon
Ereli	Adam	Deputy Spokesman of the U.S. State Department
Erb	Jason	Director of Governmental Affairs, CAIR
Eshki	Dr. Anwar	Saudi writer and thinker
Estwani	Bassam	President of Dar Al-Hijrah in Falls Church, Virginia
Fahmy	H.E. Nabil	Ambassador of Egypt
Fahmy	Aziz	Bureau Chief of MBC TV in Washington D.C.
Fakhry	Dr. Majid	Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at American University of Beirut
Fandy	Dr. Mamoun H.	Professor and writer
Fanous	Dr. Hafez	Medical Doctor
Farsoun	Dr. Samih	Professor of Sociology at American University in Washington D.C.
Finaish	Dr. Mohamad	Economic Consultant and former Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Fustok	Dr. Abdul Kader	Medical Doctor
Ghabra	Dr. Shafeeq	Director of the Kuwait Information Office and Professor
Ghaffar	H.E. Dr. Mohammad	Ambassador of Bahrain
Ghandour	Sobhi	Publisher of Al-Hewar Magazine and Executive Director of Al-Hewar Center
Ghanem	Ghada	Singer
Ghani	Mohammad	Sculptor and Professor of Sculpture at the Fine Arts Academy of the University of Baghdad
Ghannam	Wendy	former USAID employee
Ghareeb	Dr. Edmund	Professor of political science at American University in Washington and Expert on Media Matters
Gubser	Peter	President of ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid)
Haddad	Dr. Yvonne	Professor at Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
Habib	Gabriel	Former Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches
Habiby	Naila	Culture Exchange Expert
Haddam	Anwar N.	President of the Parliamentary Delegation of the Algerian FIS
Haidar	Dr. Jalal	Airport Safety Expert
Hadair	Nazar	Iraqi journalist
Hakki	Mohamed	Journalist and former President of the Arab Network of America (ANA)
Hamarneh	Dr. Sami	Medical Doctor
Hamed	Dr. Safei El Deen	Professor of Environmental Planning and Architecture at Texas Tech University
Hami	Dr. Hassan	Minister in the Moroccan Embassy
Hamid	Dr. El-Tigani Abdelgadir	Professor at the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences (SISS)
Hamzawy	Dr. Amr	Senior Associate, Democracy and Rule of Law Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Haqqani	Ambassador Husain	Visiting Scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and leading journalist, diplomat, and former Advisor to Pakistani Prime Ministers
Harb	John	Former Chairman of the Lebanese Lawyers Association in Tripoli
Hasou	Dr. Tawfik	Visiting Professor from Jordan to the Middle East Institute
Hassan	Abdullah	former Diplomat from Libya
Hassan	Ahmad	Syrian poet
Hassouna	Dr. Hussein	Arab League Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States
Hathout	Dr. Maher	Egyptian medical doctor and Islamic activist from California
Hayek	Nouhad	Lebanese journalist
Heikal	Dr. Fawzi	Egyptian professor in Washington D.C.
Hishmeh	George	Columnist and President of the Washington Association of Arab Journalists
Hussaini	Sahirah	lawyer and president of the Child's Protection Society in Homs, Syria
Hussein	Mejdi	Editor-in-chief of Al-Shaab Newspaper in Cairo
Husseini	Sam	former ADC Media Director
Ibish	Hussein	Communications Director of ADC
Ibrahim	Dr. Hassan	Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
Ibrahim	Mohammed Al-Makki	Writer and former Sudanese diplomat
Ibrahim	Dr. Saad Eldin	Egyptian professor
Irani	George	Lebanese writer and professor
Irani (King-)	Laurie	Writer
Isma'il	Khalid bin	Secretary General for the Movement for Democracy in Algeria
Ismail	Lobna	Cultural Exchange Expert
Issa	H.E. Mohammad bin	Ambassador of Morocco
Iyahi	H.E. Ismail Ould	former Ambassador of Mauritania
Jabar	Dr. Faleh A.	Dr. Faleh A. Jabar, Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of PeaceSenior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace
Jabbour	Dr. George	Syrian thinker
Jahshan	Khalil	ADC/NAAA
Jarrah	Samar	Journalist, Teacher, Peace Advocate, and author of "Arab Voices Speak to American Hearts"
Jawdat	Namir Ali	Iraqi expert and Middle East Consultant
Jawhar	H.E. Hassan Abdullah	Member of the Parliament of Kuwait
Jouejati	Dr. Murhaf	Syrian professor and foreign policy analyst
Kamal	Said	Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League for Palestine
Karam	Samir	Egyptian Writer and Journalist
Karmi	Dr. Ghada	Senior Research Fellow at the Centre of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Durham University in England
Kayal	Dev	Lawyer
Khafaji	Dr. Bassem	Publisher from Ann Arbor, MI
Khairallah	Dr. David	Professor at George Washington University
Khaldi	Dr. Kamal	President of the Damascus Chapter of the Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists
Kheir	Dr. Ahmed	Broadcaster and expert on Sudan
Khikhia	Baha El-Omary	Wife of Disappeared Mansour Khikhia-Secretary General of the National Libyan Alliance
Khouri	Reverend Fuad H.	Pastor at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington
Kronemer	Dr. Alexander	Writer, lecturer, and filmmaker
Kubbah	Dr. Laith Kubbah	President of the Iraq National Group
Laher	Ismail	immigration attorney
Lamamra	H.E. Ramadan	Ambassador of Algeria
Maalouf	Dr. Wajih	Agricultural Development Specialist
MacDonald	Sandra	AED
Makdisi	Dr. Samir	Director of The Institute of Money and Banking; Chair of Economics Department and former Deputy President of AUB; and former Minister of National Economy of Lebanon
Maksoud	Dr. Clovis	Director of the Center for the Study of the Global South at American University in Washington D.C. and former Arab League Ambassador
Maksoud	Dr. Hala Salam	President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
Mazrui	Dr. Ali A.	Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton
McGee	Mr. Charles A.	consultant, lobbyist and political activist
Mehdi	Mohamad	President of the National Arab and Muslim Council
Metwalli	Abbas	Broadcaster
Moawad	H.E. Nayla	Member of the Lebanese Parliament and President and Founder of the René Moawad Foundation
Moghrabi	Hamza	former President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
Mohamad	Yumna Mohamad	who works for the Directorate of Labor and Social Affairs and is responsible for 28 NGOs in Lattakia, Syria
Mohammad	H.E. Mehdi Ibrahim	Ambassador of Sudan
Mokhiber	Dr. Albert	Lawyer and former President of ADC and AAUG
Moran	Congressman James D.	Democratic Congressman from Virginia
Morelli	Julia	Conflict Resolution Specialist
Murphy	Caryle	Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post reporter and author of "Passion for Islam: Shaping the Modern Middle East: The Egyptian Experience"
Mursi	Sa'ad	Former Secretary General of Hamas Algeria
Mustapha	Dr. Imad	Ambassador of Syria
Nagel	Dr. Caroline	Lecturer of Human Geography at Loughborough University in England
Najem	Hassan	Charge d'Affaires of the Lebanese Embassy
Nashif	Dr. Taysir	Office of Conference and Support Services of the United Nations
Nasser	David	National Field Director of the Arab American Institute (AAI)
Nasser	Dr. Mounir
Nour	H.E. Abdullah	former Ambassador of Ethiopia
Nowfel	Camille	Former State Department interpreter
Oakar	Mary Rose	President of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and Former Congresswoman
Obeid	Dr. Anis	Cardiologist and poet
Omeish	Salem	Former Economist in the World Bank
Osman	Dr. Fathi	Islamic scholar
Ouafi	Mohamed Said	Artist and former diplomat from Morocco
Oweiss	Dr. Ibrahim	Professor of Economics at Georgetown University
Percy	Former Senator Charles
Rabie	Mohamad A.	Palestinian writer and professor
Rabie	Rateb Y.	President of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation
Rainey	Dr. Daniel	Conflict Resolution Specialist
Ranne	Zuha	mechanical engineer, lawyer and member of the Executive Committee of the Youth Protection Center in Aleppo, Syria
Reda	Dr. Hesham N.	Former Washington Office Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
Rihani	May	Educator and Lebanese activist
Saad	Houeida	Lawyer and civil rights activist
Saad	Mariam Qassem	Poet
Saadawi	Dr. Nawal	President of the Arab Women's Solidarity Organization
Sabbagh	Dr. Suha	Professor at Birzeit University
Sabban	Dr. Rima	Professor
Sacirbey	H.E. Nadzib	Ambassador-at-Large for Bosnia-Herzegovina
Saeed	Dr. Mohamed El-Sayed	Assistant Editor in Chief of Al-Ahram Newspaper and Manager Director of Al-Ahram Overseas- USA
Saffouri	Khaled	former Director of American Task Force for Bosnia
Safi	Dr. Louay	Director of the Center for Balanced Development
Safuri	Khalid	Islamic Institute in Washington
Sahad	Ibrahim Abdul-Aziz	Leader of Libyan opposition group National Front for the Salvation of Libya
Sahyoun	Raji Habib	Palestinian Writer and Journalist
Said	Dr. Abdel-Aziz	Director of American University's Center for Global Peace
Said	Dr. Rushdi	Geologist and former Member of the Egyptian parliament
Sa'id	Jawdat	Syrian author
Saleh	H.E. Hamdi	Visiting Ambassador from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry
Salem	Dr. Philip	Director of the Cancer Research Program at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston
Saliba	Monsignor Paul	Head of Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Washington
Salih	Al-Tayeb	Famous Sudanese Writer
Salim	Dr. Adnan	Educator
Samman	Mazhar	Vice President of the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce
Shahid	Dr. Irfan	Professor of Arab and Islamic Literature at Georgetown University
Shaheen	Simon	Composer and Musician
Shami	Jamil	Arab American Republican activist
Shamseddin	Sheikh Mohammad Mehdi	Head of the Islamic Shi'ite Council in Lebanon
Sharabi	Dr. Hisham	founder of the Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine and former Professor at Georgetown University
Sharafuddin	Dr. Mohammed	Visiting Fulbright Professor in the English Department of George Washington University
Sharif	Dr. Abdo H.	Visiting scholar from Sana'a University to American University in Washington, D.C.
Shatah	Dr. Mohammad
Shawwat	Hussein	From the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America
Shipler	David K.	Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author and Former New York Times Foreign Correspondent
Shora	Nawar, Esq. (Dr.)	Legal Advisor for ADC
Simmons	John	Director of Dialogue Technologies, City of Mind
Skeen	Joseph	Immigration and Tax Attorney
Sleiman	Mounzer	Media Advisor in Washington
Smith	William	President, Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Staeheli	Lynn	Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado in Boulder
Stanton	Professor Don	Airline pilot, retired naval officer, and former adjunct professor of international relations and geography at Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria
Sulaiman	H.E. Sadek	former Ambassador of Oman to the United States
Sullivan	Paul (Dr.)	Professor at the National Defense University
Tabbarah	H.E. Riad	former Ambassador of Lebanon
Tarrawneh	H.E. Fayez	former Ambassador of Jordan
Tawfiq	Houda	Journalist from Egypt
Tayyara	Maria	Poet from New York
Telhami	Dr. Shibley	Director of The Center for Middle East Studies at Cornell University
Tera	Dr. Fouad	Poet
Thomas	Helen	Journalist and former Dean of the White House Press Corps
Thuruchad	Mohammad	Broadcaster from Morocco
Townsend	Sir Cyril	Director of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding and former Member of the British House of Commons
Turaani	Khalid	Director of American Muslims for Jerusalem
Tuso	Dr. Hamdesa	Professor of Conflict Resolution
Valadie	Gregory	Program Developer, Academy for Educational Development
Wagner	John	Commissioner Program Director, International Dispute Resolution, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services
Wajih	Dr. Hassan	Egyptian writer and professor
Waqi'Allah	Dr. Mohammad	Professor at the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America
Wehbi	Mohamad	Washington Bureau Chief of Al-Hilal publications
Wright	Dr. Neil H.	Director of International Education at Eastern Kentucky University
Younan	George	Editor-in-Chief of Al-Hakim Magazine (published by the National Arab American Medical Association)
Younis	Fatima Bakr
Yousef	Dr. Tarik M.	Professor of Economics at Georgetown University
Youssef	Dr. Ahmed	Executive Director of the United Association for Studies and Research
Youssef	Dr. Mohammad bin	Libyan opposition leader and author
Zabarah	Dr. Mohammad A.	Visiting Professor from Sana'a University
Zaki	Dr. Osama	Director of the Cultural and Educational Bureau of the Egyptian Embassy
Ziadeh	Roud	professor of civil engineering and member of the Executive Committee of the Family Protection Organization in Damascus
Zogby	Dr. James	President of the Arab American Institute (AAI)
*	Delegation from Egypt; Jordan; Morocco; Oman; Syria and Yemen participating in a study on the Role of Religion in America
*	Delegation of Water Experts from Eight Arab Countries
*	Special delegation from the Algerian Parliament representing different parties from both the government and the opposition

MIM: The Al Hewar Institute's Islamist agenda is highlighted by this Universal Islamist Declaration of Human Rights, which is meant to replace the Constitution with the Koran when the Khalifate is implemented world wide.

The declaration, proclaims that "Islam gave to mankind an ideal code of human rights fourteen centuries ago" and that this is "a declaration for all mankind"

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http://www.alhewar.com/ISLAMDECL.html

Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights

21 Dhul Qaidah 1401 19 September 1981

Contents

Foreword
Preamble
I Right to Life
II Right to Freedom
III Right to Equality and Prohibition Against Impermissible Discrimination
IV Right to Justice
V Right to Fair Trial
VI Right to Protection Against Abuse of Power
VII Right to Protection Against Torture
VIII Right to Protection of Honour and Reputation
IX Right to Asylum
X Rights of Minorities
XI Right and Obligation to Participate in the Conduct and Management of Public Affairs
XII Right to Freedom of Belief, Thought and Speech
XIII Right to Freedom of Religion
XIV Right to Free Association
XV The Economic Order and the Rights Evolving Therefrom
XVI Right to Protection of Property
XVII Status and Dignity of Workers
XVIII Right to Social Security
XIX Right to Found a Family and Related Matters
XX Rights of Married Women
XXI Right to Education
XXII Right of Privacy
XXIII Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence
Explanatory Notes
Glossary of Arabic Terms
References

This is a declaration for mankind, a guidance and instruction to those who fear God.
(Al Qur'an, Al-Imran 3:138)

Foreword

Islam gave to mankind an ideal code of human rights fourteen centuries ago. These rights aim at conferring honour and dignity on mankind and eliminating exploitation, oppression and injustice.

Human rights in Islam are firmly rooted in the belief that God, and God alone, is the Law Giver and the Source of all human rights. Due to their Divine origin, no ruler, government, assembly or authority can curtail or violate in any way the human rights conferred by God, nor can they be surrendered.

Human rights in Islam are an integral part of the overall Islamic order and it is obligatory on all Muslim governments and organs of society to implement them in letter and in spirit within the framework of that order.

It is unfortunate that human rights are being trampled upon with impunity in many countries of the world, including some Muslim countries. Such violations are a matter of serious concern and are arousing the conscience of more and more people throughout the world.

I sincerely hope that this Declaration of Human Rights will give a powerful impetus to the Muslim peoples to stand firm and defend resolutely and courageously the rights conferred on them by God.

This Declaration of Human Rights is the second fundamental document proclaimed by the Islamic Council to mark the beginning of the 15th Century of the Islamic era, the first being the Universal Islamic Declaration announced at the International Conference on The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Message, held in London from 12 to 15 April 1980.

The Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights is based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah and has been compiled by eminent Muslim scholars, jurists and representatives of Islamic movements and thought. May God reward them all for their efforts and guide us along the right path.

Paris 21 Dhul Qaidah 1401 Salem Azzam
19th September 1981 Secretary General

O men! Behold, We have created you all out of a male and a female, and have made you into nations and tribes, so that you might come to know one another. Verily, the noblest of you in the sight of God is the one who is most deeply conscious of Him. Behold, God is all-knowing, all aware.
(Al Qur'an, Al-Hujurat 49:13)

Preamble

WHEREAS the age-old human aspiration for a just world order wherein people could live, develop and prosper in an environment free from fear, oppression, exploitation and deprivation, remains largely unfulfilled;

WHEREAS the Divine Mercy unto mankind reflected in its having been endowed with super-abundant economic sustenance is being wasted, or unfairly or unjustly withheld from the inhabitants of the earth;

WHEREAS Allah (God) has given mankind through His revelations in the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of His Blessed Prophet Muhammad an abiding legal and moral framework within which to establish and regulate human institutions and relationships;

WHEREAS the human rights decreed by the Divine Law aim at conferring dignity and honour on mankind and are designed to eliminate oppression and injustice;

WHEREAS by virtue of their Divine source and sanction these rights can neither be curtailed, abrogated or disregarded by authorities, assemblies or other institutions, nor can they be surrendered or alienated;

Therefore we, as Muslims, who believe

a) in God, the Beneficent and Merciful, the Creator, the Sustainer, the Sovereign, the sole Guide of mankind and the Source of all Law;

b) in the Vicegerency (Khilafah) of man who has been created to fulfill the Will of God on earth;

c) in the wisdom of Divine guidance brought by the Prophets, whose mission found its culmination in the final Divine message that was conveyed by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) to all mankind;

d) that rationality by itself without the light of revelation from God can neither be a sure guide in the affairs of mankind nor provide spiritual nourishment to the human soul, and, knowing that the teachings of Islam represent the quintessence of Divine guidance in its final and perfect form, feel duty-bound to remind man of the high status and dignity bestowed on him by God;

e) in inviting all mankind to the message of Islam;

f) that by the terms of our primeval covenant with God our duties and obligations have priority over our rights, and that each one of us is under a bounden duty to spread the teachings of Islam by word, deed, and indeed in all gentle ways, and to make them effective not only in our individual lives but also in the society around us;

g) in our obligation to establish an Islamic order:

i) wherein all human beings shall be equal and none shall enjoy a privilege or suffer a disadvantage or discrimination by reason of race, colour, sex, origin or language;

ii) wherein all human beings are born free;

iii) wherein slavery and forced labour are abhorred;

iv) wherein conditions shall be established such that the institution of family shall be preserved, protected and honoured as the basis of all social life;

v) wherein the rulers and the ruled alike are subject to, and equal before, the Law;

vi) wherein obedience shall be rendered only to those commands that are in consonance with the Law;

vii) wherein all worldly power shall be considered as a sacred trust, to be exercised within the limits prescribed by the Law and in a manner approved by it, and with due regard for the priorities fixed by it;

viii) wherein all economic resources shall be treated as Divine blessings bestowed upon mankind, to be enjoyed by all in accordance with the rules and the values set out in the Qur'an and the Sunnah;

ix) wherein all public affairs shall be determined and conducted, and the authority to administer them shall be exercised after mutual consultation (Shura) between the believers qualified to contribute to a decision which would accord well with the Law and the public good;

x) wherein everyone shall undertake obligations proportionate to his capacity and shall be held responsible pro rata for his deeds;

xi) wherein everyone shall, in case of an infringement of his rights, be assured of appropriate remedial measures in accordance with the Law;

xii) wherein no one shall be deprived of the rights assured to him by the Law except by its authority and to the extent permitted by it;

xiii) wherein every individual shall have the right to bring legal action against anyone who commits a crime against society as a whole or against any of its members;

xiv) wherein every effort shall be made to

(a) secure unto mankind deliverance from every type of exploitation, injustice and oppression,

(b) ensure to everyone security, dignity and liberty in terms set out and by methods approved and within the limits set by the Law;

Do hereby, as servants of Allah and as members of the Universal Brotherhood of Islam, at the beginning of the Fifteenth Century of the Islamic Era, affirm our commitment to uphold the following inviolable and inalienable human rights that we consider are enjoined by Islam.

I Right to Life

a) Human life is sacred and inviolable and every effort shall be made to protect it. In particular no one shall be exposed to injury or death, except under the authority of the Law.

b) Just as in life, so also after death, the sanctity of a person's body shall be inviolable. It is the obligation of believers to see that a deceased person's body is handled with due solemnity.

II Right to Freedom

a) Man is born free. No inroads shall be made on his right to liberty except under the authority and in due process of the Law.

b) Every individual and every people has the inalienable right to freedom in all its forms¾ physical, cultural, economic and political — and shall be entitled to struggle by all available means against any infringement or abrogation of this right; and every oppressed individual or people has a legitimate claim to the support of other individuals and/or peoples in such a struggle.

III Right to Equality and Prohibition Against Impermissible Discrimination

a) All persons are equal before the Law and are entitled to equal opportunities and protection of the Law.

b) All persons shall be entitled to equal wage for equal work.

c ) No person shall be denied the opportunity to work or be discriminated against in any manner or exposed to greater physical risk by reason of religious belief, colour, race, origin, sex or language.

IV Right to Justice

a) Every person has the right to be treated in accordance with the Law, and only in accordance with the Law.

b) Every person has not only the right but also the obligation to protest against injustice; to recourse to remedies provided by the Law in respect of any unwarranted personal injury or loss; to self-defence against any charges that are preferred against him and to obtain fair adjudication before an independent judicial tribunal in any dispute with public authorities or any other person.

c) It is the right and duty of every person to defend the rights of any other person and the community in general (Hisbah).

d) No person shall be discriminated against while seeking to defend private and public rights.

e) It is the right and duty of every Muslim to refuse to obey any command which is contrary to the Law, no matter by whom it may be issued.

V Right to Fair Trial

a) No person shall be adjudged guilty of an offence and made liable to punishment except after proof of his guilt before an independent judicial tribunal.

b) No person shall be adjudged guilty except after a fair trial and after reasonable opportunity for defence has been provided to him.

c) Punishment shall be awarded in accordance with the Law, in proportion to the seriousness of the offence and with due consideration of the circumstances under which it was committed.

d) No act shall be considered a crime unless it is stipulated as such in the clear wording of the Law.

e) Every individual is responsible for his actions. Responsibility for a crime cannot be vicariously extended to other members of his family or group, who are not otherwise directly or indirectly involved in the commission of the crime in question.

VI Right to Protection Against Abuse of Power

Every person has the right to protection against harassment by official agencies. He is not liable to account for himself except for making a defence to the charges made against him or where he is found in a situation wherein a question regarding suspicion of his involvement in a crime could be reasonably raised

VII Right to Protection Against Torture

No person shall be subjected to torture in mind or body, or degraded, or threatened with injury either to himself or to anyone related to or held dear by him, or forcibly made to confess to the commission of a crime, or forced to consent to an act which is injurious to his interests.

VIII Right to Protection of Honour and Reputation

Every person has the right to protect his honour and reputation against calumnies, groundless charges or deliberate attempts at defamation and blackmail.

IX Right to Asylum

a) Every persecuted or oppressed person has the right to seek refuge and asylum. This right is guaranteed to every human being irrespective of race, religion, colour and sex.

b) Al Masjid Al Haram (the sacred house of Allah) in Mecca is a sanctuary for all Muslims.

X Rights of Minorities

a) The Qur'anic principle "There is no compulsion in religion" shall govern the religious rights of non-Muslim minorities.

b) In a Muslim country religious minorities shall have the choice to be governed in respect of their civil and personal matters by Islamic Law, or by their own laws.

XI Right and Obligation to Participate in the Conduct and Management of Public Affairs

a) Subject to the Law, every individual in the community (Ummah) is entitled to assume public office.

b) Process of free consultation (Shura) is the basis of the administrative relationship between the government and the people. People also have the right to choose and remove their rulers in accordance with this principle.

XII Right to Freedom of Belief, Thought and Speech

a) Every person has the right to express his thoughts and beliefs so long as he remains within the limits prescribed by the Law. No one, however, is entitled to disseminate falsehood or to circulate reports which may outrage public decency, or to indulge in slander, innuendo or to cast defamatory aspersions on other persons.

b) Pursuit of knowledge and search after truth is not only a right but a duty of every Muslim.

c) It is the right and duty of every Muslim to protest and strive (within the limits set out by the Law) against oppression even if it involves challenging the highest authority in the state.

d) There shall be no bar on the dissemination of information provided it does not endanger the security of the society or the state and is confined within the limits imposed by the Law.

e) No one shall hold in contempt or ridicule the religious beliefs of others or incite public hostility against them; respect for the religious feelings of others is obligatory on all Muslims.

XIII Right to Freedom of Religion

Every person has the right to freedom of conscience and worship in accordance with his religious beliefs.

XIV Right to Free Association

a) Every person is entitled to participate individually and collectively in the religious, social, cultural and political life of his community and to establish institutions and agencies meant to enjoin what is right (ma'roof) and to prevent what is wrong (munkar).

b) Every person is entitled to strive for the establishment of institutions whereunder an enjoyment of these rights would be made possible. Collectively, the community is obliged to establish conditions so as to allow its members full development of their personalities.

XV The Economic Order and the Rights Evolving Therefrom

a) In their economic pursuits, all persons are entitled to the full benefits of nature and all its resources. These are blessings bestowed by God for the benefit of mankind as a whole.

b) All human beings are entitled to earn their living according to the Law.

c) Every person is entitled to own property individually or in association with others. State ownership of certain economic resources in the public interest is legitimate.

d) The poor have the right to a prescribed share in the wealth of the rich, as fixed by Zakah, levied and collected in accordance with the Law.

e) All means of production shall be utilised in the interest of the community (Ummah) as a whole, and may not be neglected or misused.

f) In order to promote the development of a balanced economy and to protect society from exploitation, Islamic Law forbids monopolies, unreasonable restrictive trade practices, usury, the use of coercion in the making of contracts and the publication of misleading advertisements.

g) All economic activities are permitted provided they are not detrimental to the interests of the community(Ummah) and do not violate Islamic laws and values.

XVI Right to Protection of Property

No property may be expropriated except in the public interest and on payment of fair and adequate compensation.

XVII Status and Dignity of Workers

Islam honours work and the worker and enjoins Muslims not only to treat the worker justly but also generously. He is not only to be paid his earned wages promptly, but is also entitled to adequate rest and leisure.

XVIII Right to Social Security

Every person has the right to food, shelter, clothing, education and medical care consistent with the resources of the community. This obligation of the community extends in particular to all individuals who cannot take care of themselves due to some temporary or permanent disability.

XIX Right to Found a Family and Related Matters

a) Every person is entitled to marry, to found a family and to bring up children in conformity with his religion, traditions and culture. Every spouse is entitled to such rights and privileges and carries such obligations as are stipulated by the Law.

b) Each of the partners in a marriage is entitled to respect and consideration from the other.

c) Every husband is obligated to maintain his wife and children according to his means.

d) Every child has the right to be maintained and properly brought up by its parents, it being forbidden that children are made to work at an early age or that any burden is put on them which would arrest or harm their natural development.

e) If parents are for some reason unable to discharge their obligations towards a child it becomes the responsibility of the community to fulfill these obligations at public expense.

f) Every person is entitled to material support, as well as care and protection, from his family during his childhood, old age or incapacity. Parents are entitled to material support as well as care and protection from their children.

g) Motherhood is entitled to special respect, care and assistance on the part of the family and the public organs of the community (Ummah).

h) Within the family, men and women are to share in their obligations and responsibilities according to their sex, their natural endowments, talents and inclinations, bearing in mind their common responsibilities toward their progeny and their relatives.

i) No person may be married against his or her will, or lose or suffer dimunition of legal personality on account of marriage.

XX Rights of Married Women

Every married woman is entitled to:

a) live in the house in which her husband lives;

b) receive the means necessary for maintaining a standard of living which is not inferior to that of her spouse, and, in the event of divorce, receive during the statutory period of waiting (iddah) means of maintenance commensurate with her husband's resources, for herself as well as for the children she nurses or keeps, irrespective of her own financial status, earnings, or property that she may hold in her own rights;

c) seek and obtain dissolution of marriage (Khul'a) in accordance with the terms of the Law. This right is in addition to her right to seek divorce through the courts.

d) inherit from her husband, her parents, her children and other relatives according to the Law;

e) strict confidentiality from her spouse, or ex-spouse if divorced, with regard to any information that he may have obtained about her, the disclosure of which could prove detrimental to her interests. A similar responsibility rests upon her in respect of her spouse or ex-spouse.

XXI Right to Education

a) Every person is entitled to receive education in accordance with his natural capabilities.

b) Every person is entitled to a free choice of profession and career and to the opportunity for the full development of his natural endowments.

XXII Right of Privacy

Every person is entitled to the protection of his privacy.

XXIII Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence

a) In view of the fact that the World of Islam is veritably Ummah Islamia, every Muslim shall have the right to freely move in and out of any Muslim country.

b) No one shall be forced to leave the country of his residence, or be arbitrarily deported therefrom without recourse to due process of Law.

Explanatory Notes

1 In the above formulation of Human Rights, unless the context provides otherwise:

a) the term 'person' refers to both the male and female sexes.

b) the term 'Law' denotes the Shari'ah, i.e. the totality of ordinances derived from the Qur'an and the Sunnah and any other laws that are deduced from these two sources by methods considered valid in Islamic jurisprudence.

2 Each one of the Human Rights enunciated in this declaration carries a corresponding duty.

3 In the exercise and enjoyment of the rights referred to above every person shall be subject only to such limitations as are enjoined by the Law for the purpose of securing the due recognition of, and respect for, the rights and the freedom of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare of the Community (Ummah).

The Arabic text of this Declaration is the original.

Glossary of Arabic Terms

SUNNAH - The example or way of life of the Prophet (peace be upon him), embracing what he said, did or agreed to.

KHALIFAH - The vicegerency of man on earth or succession to the Prophet, transliterated into English as the Caliphate.

HISBAH- Public vigilance, an institution of the Islamic State enjoined to observe and facilitate the fulfillment of right norms of public behaviour. The "Hisbah" consists in public vigilance as well as an opportunity to private individuals to seek redress through it.

MA'ROOF - Good act.

MUNKAR - Reprehensible deed.

ZAKAH - The 'purifying' tax on wealth, one of the five pillars of Islam obligatory on Muslims.

'IDDAH - The waiting period of a widowed or divorced woman during which she is not to re-marry.

KHUL'A - Divorce a woman obtains at her own request.

UMMAH ISLAMIA - World Muslim community.

SHARI'AH - Islamic law.

References

Note: The Roman numerals refer to the topics in the text. The Arabic numerals refer to the Chapter and the Verse of the Qur'an, i.e. 5:32 means Chapter 5, Verse 32.

I 1 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:32
2 Hadith narrated by Muslim, Abu Daud,Tirmidhi, Nasai
3 Hadith narrated by Bukhari

II 4 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
5 Sayings of Caliph Umar
6 Qur'an As-Shura 42:41
7 Qur'an Al-Hajj 22:41

III 8 From the Prophet's address
9 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
10 From the address of Caliph Abu Bakr
11 From the Prophet's farewell address
12 Qur'an Al-Ahqaf 46:19
13 Hadith narrated by Ahmad
14 Qur'an Al-Mulk 67:15
15 Qur'an Al-Zalzalah 99:7-8

IV 16 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:59
17 Qur 'an Al-Maidah 5:49
18 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:148
19 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi
20 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
2l Hadith narrated by Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmdhi, Nasai
22 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
23 Hadith narrated by Abu Daud, Tirmidhi
24 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
25 Hadith narrated by Bukhari

V 26 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
27 Qur'an Al-Isra 17:15
28 Qur'an Al-Ahzab 33:5
29 Qur'an Al-Hujurat 49:6
30 Qur'an An-Najm 53:28
31 Qur'an Al Baqarah 2:229
32 Hadith narrated by Al Baihaki, Hakim
33 Qur'an Al-Isra 17:15
34 Qur'an At-Tur 52:21
35 Qur'an Yusuf 12:79

VI 36 Qur'an Al Ahzab 33:58

VII 37 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
38 Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah

VIII 39 From the Prophet's farewell address
40 Qur'an Al-Hujurat 49:12
41 Qur'an Al-Hujurat 49:11

IX 42 Qur'an At-Tawba 9:6
43 Qur'an Al-Imran 3:97
44 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:125
45 Qur'an Al-Hajj 22:25

X 46 Qur'an Al Baqarah 2:256
47 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:42
48 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:43
49 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:47

XI 50 Qur'an As-Shura 42:38
51 Hadith narated by Ahmad
52 From the address of Caliph Abu Bakr

XII 53 Qur'an Al-Ahzab 33:60-61
54 Qur'an Saba 34:46
55 Hadith narrated by Tirmidhi, Nasai
56 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:83
57 Qur'an Al-Anam 6:108

XIII 58 Qur'an Al Kafirun 109:6

XIV 59 Qur'an Yusuf 12:108
60 Qur'an Al-Imran 3:104
61 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:2
62 Hadith narrated by Abu Daud, Tirmidhi,Nasai, Ibn Majah

XV 63 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:120
64 Qur'an Al-Jathiyah 45:13
65 Qur'an Ash-Shuara 26:183
66 Qur'an Al-Isra 17:20
67 Qur'an Hud 11:6
68 Qur'an Al-Mulk 67:15
69 Qur'an An-Najm 53:48
70 Qur'an Al-Hashr 59:9
71 Qur'an Al-Maarij 70:24-25
72 Sayings of Caliph Abu Bakr
73 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
74 Hadith narrated by Muslim
75 Hadith narrated by Muslim, Abu Daud,Tirmidhi, Nasai
76 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
77 Qur'an Al-Mutaffifin 83:1-3
78 Hadith narrated by Muslim
79 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:275
80 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim,Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai

XVI 81 Qur'an Al Baqarah 2:188
82 Hadith narrated by Bukhari
83 Hadith narrated by Muslim
84 Hadith narrated by Muslim, Tirmidhi

XVII 85 Qur'an At-Tawbah 9:105
86 Hadith narrated by Abu Yala¾ Majma Al Zawaid
87 Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah
88 Qur'an Al-Ahqaf 46:19
89 Qur'an At-Tawbah 9:105
90 Hadith narrated by Tabarani¾ Majma Al Zawaid
91 Hadith narrated by Bukhari

XVIII 92 Qur'an Al-Ahzab 33:6

XIX 93 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:1
94 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:228
95 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim,Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
96 Qur'an Ar-Rum 30:21
97 Qur'an At-Talaq 65:7
98 Qur'an Al-Isra 17:24
99 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim,Abu Daud, Tirmidhi
100 Hadith narrated by Abu Daud
101 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
102 Hadith narrated by Abu Daud, Tirmidhi
103 Hadith narrated by Ahmad, Abu Daud

XX 104 Qur'an At-Talaq 65:6
105 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:34
106 Qur'an At-Talaq 65:6
107 Qur'an AtTalaq 65:6
108 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:229
109 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:12
110 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:237

XXI 111 Qur'an Al-Isra 17:23-24
112 Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah
113 Qur'an Al-Imran 3:187
114 From the Prophet's farewell address
115 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
116 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim,Abu Daud, Tirmidhi

XXII 117 Hadith narrated by Muslim
118 Qur'an Al-Hujurat 49:12
119 Hadith narrated by Abu Daud, Tirmidhi

XXIII 120 Qur'an Al-Mulk 67:15
121 Qur'an Al-Anam 6:11
122 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:97
123 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:217
124 Qur'an Al-Hashr 59:9

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7/9/97: Documentary Film by Mohammad Elsetouhi and Mohammad Thuruchad: About Terrorism in the United States [Arabic]

7/2/97: Special Evening: to resume the activities of Al-Hewar Center after a hiatus in June, and to celebrate the 8th Anniversary of Al-Hewar Magazine. Including a poetry reading. [Arabic]

5/28/97: Dr. George Younan, Editor-in-Chief of Al-Hakim Magazine published by the National Arab American Medical Association (AAMA ): "The Conflict Between Nationalism and Regionalism" [Arabic]

5/23/97: Special Event at the Holiday Inn in Tysons Corner, Virginia with Former Prime Minister of Sudan, Mr. Alsadeq Al-Mahdi: General Comments about the Arab World and Sudan

5/21/97: Member's Platform: Dr. Safei El Deen Hamed: "The Islamic Movement in North America" [Arabic]

5/19/97: Panel Discussion featuring Mr. Leslie L. Campbell, Middle East Regional Director for the National Democratic Institute; Ms. Laura Drake, Editor, Middle East Affairs Journal; and Dr. John Duke Anthony, President and CEO of the National Council on US-Arab Relations: "Impressions About the Yemeni Elections" [English]

5/18/97: Arabist Thinker and Writer, Dr. Nadim Al-Bitar: "The Decline of the Arab Intelligentsia" [Arabic]

5/14/97: Dr. Peter Gubser, President of ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid): "The Social and Humanitarian Situation in the Palestinian Lands" [English]

5/7/97: Dr. Rushdi Said, former member of the Egyptian Parliament: Realities and Illusions about the Current Situation in Egypt [Arabic]

5/5/97: Special Meeting for Members of Al-Hewar Center: To discuss ways to raise support for the Center [Arabic]

4/30/97: An Evening of Poetry organized by ms. Nahida Fadli Dajani [Arabic]

4/28/97: Special Meeting with the Head of the Union of Architects in Jordan, Mr. Leith Al-Shoubailat [Arabic]

4/23/97: Members Platform: Mr. Salem Omeish: "The Role of Foreign Investment in the Economies of Developing Countries" [Arabic]

4/18/97: Film: "Sayyed Darwish"- story of the famous nationalist Egyptian musician [Arabic]

4/16/97: Mr. Sam Husseini, ADC Media Director and Mr. Rafat Dajani, Director of the American Committee on Jerusalem: A special evening about Jerusalem in coordination with ADC. Featuring the video: "Jerusalem: An Occupation Set in Stone" [English]

4/11/97: Video and presentation by Dr. Hussein Shawwar from the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America: "The Meaning of Hajj - the Pilgrimage to Mecca" [Arabic & English]

4/9/97: Dr. Mohammad Zabarah and Dr. Abdo Al-Sharif, Visiting Professors from Sana'a University, with remarks by Mr. Ahmad Al-Kibsi, diplomat from Embassy of Yemen: "Expectations Regarding the Parliamentary Elections in Yemen" [Arabic]

4/5/97: Panel Discussion at The School of Islamic and Social Sciences (SISS) in Leesburg, Virginia. Main paper presented by Dr. Taha Jaber Al-Alwani, President of SISS, with remarks by Dr. Clovis Maksoud, Mr. Sadek Sulaiman, Mr. Samir Karam, and Sobhi Ghandour. Event moderated by Dr. Khalid Abdulla, Chief Representative of Arab League: "The Consequences of Religious Divisions in the Arab World" [Arabic]

4/2/97: Dr. Philip Salem, Director of the Cancer Research Program at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas: "Arab-American Intellectuals: A New Opportunity and a New Challenge" [Arabic]

3/30/97: An Evening of Poetry and Music, featuring Qatari musician Omar Al-Issa [Arabic]

3/28/97: Film: "Naji Al-Ali," the life story of the famous Palestinian cartoonist [Arabic]

3/26/97: Member's Platform: Hassan Al-Talib and Nabil Al-Moufti: "Elements of Investment and Financial Planning" [Arabic]

3/23/97: Ms. Ramzia Abbas Al-Riyani: "The Literature of Yemeni Women Writers" [Arabic]

3/19/97: Dr. Nasser Mohammad ‘Arif, visiting professor from Cairo University to Georgetown University: "The Difference Between Civilization and Culture" [Arabic]

3/16/97: Dr. Suheil Bushrui, Director of the Kahlil Gibran Chair at the University of Maryland: "An Arab Looks at Himself" [English]

3/14/97: Mr. Victor Al-Zmeter, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Lebanon: "A Day of Solidarity with Lebanon: a Look at Israeli Intervention from the 1978 Invasion through the 1996 Qana Massacre: The Need to Implement UN Resolution 425" Featuring Documentary Films [Arabic]

3/12/97: Members' Platform: Dr. Wajih Maalouf, Agricultural Development Specialist: "Women and Rural Development" [Arabic]

3/9/97: Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Al-Bayoumi, former professor in Egypt and the United States: "The Risks of Asharq Awsatiya" [Arabic]

3/7/97: Film: "Tharthara Fawq Al-Nil,"a story by Nagib Mahfouz [Arabic & English]

3/5/97: Middle East Specialist Laura Drake: "Netanyahu: The First Year in Power" [English]

3/2/97: Open Discussion: "The Definition of Arab Unity" [Arabic]

2/26/97: Mr. David K. Shipler, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author and Former The New York Times Foreign Correspondent: "Arab and Jew: The Psychology of Peace" [English]

2/24/97: Members' Platform: Mr. Bassam Haddad: "The Politics of Economic Reform in Late Developing Countries: A Middle Eastern Case" [Arabic]

2/19/97: Dr. Mohamad Finaish, Economic Consultant and former Executive Director at the IMF: "The Role of State in a Changing World Economy– The Case of Arab Countries" [Arabic]

2/17/97: Members' Platform: Dr. Hafez Fanous: "From Illness to Wellness to Wholeness" [English]

2/12/97: An Evening of Poetry and Music organized by Ms. Nahida Dajani [Arabic]

2/10/97: Members' Platform: Mr. Mounzer Sleiman: "A Critique of Samuel Harrington's Book, Clash of Civilizations" [Arabic]

2/5/97: Conversation about "Islam and Muslims in the United States" [Arabic]

2/3/97: Members' Platform: Mr. Asiddeq Al-Jarani: The American Libyan Friendship Association [Arabic]

1/29/97: Dr. John Duke Anthony, President of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations: "Perspectives on the Future of U.S.-Gulf Relations" [English]

1/27/97: Members' Platform: Mr. Al-Qassem Al-Wazir: "A Vision of Democracy" [Arabic]

1/24/97: Film: "Shaqa'ik el-Na'aman" by Duraid Lahham [Arabic]

1/22/97: Ambassador of Algeria Mr. Ramadan Alamamra: "The Question of Democracy in Algeria" [Arabic]

1/20/97: Members' Platform: Dr. Maurice Attiyeh: "The Digestive System: in Health and Sickness" [Arabic]

1/17/97: Film: "The Rainmaker" a Play by Duraid Lahham [Arabic]

1/15/97: Mr. Sobhi Ghandour, Publisher of Al-Hewar Magazine and Director of Al-Hewar Center: An Overview of the Thought of Distinguished Egyptian Arabist Thinker and Writer, Dr. Esmat Saif Al-Dowla [Arabic]

1/13/97: Members' Platform: Mr. Sadek Sulaiman: "The Connection Between Truth and Honesty" [Arabic]

1/12/97: Kais Al Kalby, Islamic thinker: "Historical Facts About the Holy Land" [Arabic]

1/8/97: Dr. Khaled Abdallah, Chief Representative of the League of Arab States to the United States: Economic Development: Purpose and Meaning [Arabic]

1/6/97: Special Meeting for Al-Hewar Center Members: Review of previous year's events and suggestions for the upcoming year [Arabic]

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1998

12/13/98: CELEBRATION OF THE 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF AL-HEWAR CENTER! Featuring a buffet dinner at Kan Zaman restaurant (Arabian House Cafe), music by Omar Al-Issa, poetry by Youssef Abdul-Samad and Fuad Tera, and speeches by Sobhi Ghandour, Dr. Mohammad Finaish, Dr. Khalid Abdullah and Mr. Abdullah Hassan. Hosted by Ms. Nahida Fadli Dajani.

12/9/98: A conversation with President of American University's Center for the Global South, Dr. Clovis Maksoud and President of the School of Islamic and Social Sciences (SISS) Dr. Taha Jaber Al-Alwani, about "Where is the problem... in the thoughts or in the thinkers?" (in Arabic)

12/6/98: Discussion, in English, with lawyer Dr. Albert Mokhiber about "Personal and Public Experiences as an Activist Arab American"; followed by a Youth Meeting (ages 20s & 30s) (in English and Arabic)

12/2/98:A discussion with Dr. Osama Zaki, Director of the Cultural and Educational Bureau of the Egyptian Embassy about "Current Challenges Facing Arabic Culture" (in Arabic)

11/25/98: A conversation with geologist and former member of the Egyptian parliament, Dr. Rushdi Said about "Water Disputes in the Middle East" (in Arabic)

11/18/98: A conversation with Ambassador of Syria Walid Al-Moualem, about "Syria and Regional Developments" (in Arabic)

11/11/98: A conversation with Ambassador Nadzib Sacirbey, Ambassador-at-Large for Bosnia-Herzegovina, about "The Renewed Conflict in the Balkans." To be moderated by Mr. Khaled Saffuri, Executive Director of the Islamic Institute in Washington, D.C. (in English)

11/8/98: A conversation with Dr. Hisham Sharabi, about "The Future of the Palestinian Question" (in Arabic)

11/4/98: An open discussion about "The Relationship Between Theories and Practice... Making Goals and Achieving Them" (in Arabic)

11/1/98: An Evening of Music and Poetry prepared by Ms. Nahida Fadli Dajani (in Arabic).

11/1/98: Special Meeting for Arab Youth (ages 20s & 30s) (in Arabic and English)

10/29/98: A conversation with Mr. Camille Nowfel, former State Department interpreter, about "Memories and Impressions about Arab Leaders Meetings with Five American Presidents" (in Arabic)

10/27/98: A conversation with Dr. James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute (AAI), about "The Role of Arab Americans in the Upcoming Elections." To be moderated by Mr. Jamil Shami (in English)

10/21/98: A conversation with Thinker and Writer, Mr. Kassem bin Ali Al-Wazir and Mr. Hesham N. Reda, Washington Office Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) about "Conclusions for Arabs About the Challenges of the Twentieth Century" (in Arabic) and Mr. Hesham N. Reda, Washington Office Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) about "Conclusions for Arabs About the Challenges of the Twentieth Century" (in Arabic)

10/14/98: A conversation with Mr. Mohammad Othman Abu-Bakr, writer and former leader of the Eritrean Liberation Front about "The Current Struggles in the Horn of Africa" (in Arabic)

10/7/98: A conversation with Dr. Shafiq Ghabra, writer, professor and new Director of the Kuwait Information Office in Washington, about "Kuwait and the Palestinian Issue" (in Arabic)

10/2/98: Film: "Bayni wa Bayniq" ("Between You and Me"), humanitarian documentary about Beirut after the civil war as seen through the eyes of two sisters, one who emigrated and one who stayed. By Dima Al-Jundi. Moderated by Ms. Nahida Fadli Dajani (in Arabic)

9/30/98: Open Discussion about "The Current Situation in Lebanon and the Upcoming Presidential Election" with comments by Ambassador of Lebanon Dr. Mohamad Chatah (in Arabic)

9/27/98: A point-of-view about Gamal Abdul Nasser's Era by Sobhi Ghandour, publisher of Al-Hewar Magazine (in Arabic)

9/23/98: Open Discussion about "Possible Alternatives to the Oslo Accords" (in Arabic)

9/20/98: Conversation with lawyer and civil rights activist Houeida Saad about "The State of Civil Rights of the Arab and Muslim Communities in America" (in English)

9/17/98: Conversation with Sir Cyril Townsend, Director of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding and former Member of the British House of Commons, about "A European Look at the Palestinian Problem and Arab Israeli Conflict." Moderated by Dr. Clovis Maksoud (in English)

9/16/98: Conversation with Reverend Fuad H. Khouri, Pastor at National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. about "Arab Christians and Arabism" (in Arabic)

9/13/98: Meeting for Young Adults (20s and 30s) (in Arabic)

9/9/98: Conversation with Mr. Ibrahim Al-Wazir, Yemeni Islamic Thinker, about "The Role of Immigrants in Bringing About the Arab and Islamic Renaissance" (in Arabic)

9/2/98: Evening of Literature and Culture with Dr. Yehyia Al-Masri, head of the Arabic Department at the Islamic Saudi Academy in Northern Virginia (in Arabic)

8/26/98: Open discussion about the current violence in Africa and the Middle East (in Arabic)

7/22/98: Conversation with Ambassador of Bahrain Dr. Mohammad Abdul-Ghaffar about "The Question of Identity in the Arab World" (in Arabic)

7/15/98: A Conversation with Mr. Turki Alshabanah, President of Arab Network of America (ANA), and Ab Al-Masri and Thabet El-Berdicy of ANA about "The Experience of ANA and its Role in the Community" (in Arabic)

7/12/98: Special Meeting for Young Adults (20s&30s) about "The Role of Young Adults in the Community" (in Arabic)

7/8/98: A Conversation with Mr. Bassam Estwani, President of Dar Al-Hijra Mosque in Northern Virginia, about "An Islamic Point of View About Diversity of Opinions" (in Arabic)

7/1/98: Open discussion about "Building A Better Arab Society" with an introduction by Mr. Sadek Sulaiman (in Arabic)

6/24/98: An open discussion about "Communicating Across Cultures: Arabs and Americans" (in Arabic)

6/20/98: Film: "Salah El-Deen (Saladin)" the story of the liberator of Jerusalem from the Crusaders (in Arabic)

6/17/98: A conversation with Mr. Mazhar Samman, Vice President of the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, about "Improving the Balance of Trade Between the Arab World and the United States" (in Arabic)

6/10/98: Meeting to Mark the Beginning of the Tenth Year of Publishing Al-Hewar Magazine and The Arab American Dialogue followed by a Documentary film about Gamal Abdul Nasser and the 1967 War (in Arabic)

6/7/98: Special meeting for Arab and Arab-American Young Adults (20's and 30's) to get to know each other and to have a dialogue about your common interests and your vision for the future (in Arabic)

6/3/98: Conversation with Chief Representative of the Arab League Dr. Khalid Abdulla about "Arabs... and the Relation Between the United States and Israel." Also: a short documentary about the 1967 War and the bombing of the U.S. ship "Liberty," prepared by MBC TV correspondent Mr. Aziz Fahmy (in Arabic)

5/27/98: A panel discussion about "The Role of Arab American Organizations Regarding Jerusalem and Palestine," featuring Dr. Hala Salam Maksoud (in Arabic)

5/23/98: Film: "Four Women of Egypt," directed by Tahani Rached.

5/20/98: A panel discussion regarding "How to Address the Issues of Jerusalem and Palestine to the American Public," featuring Mr. Richard Curtiss, Dr. Murhaf Jouejati and Mr. Ra'afat Dajani (in English)

5/13/98: Discussion about "The Palestinian Issue and the Future of the Peace Process," featuring Dr. Ahmed Youssef (in Arabic)

5/10/98: An Evening of Poetry About Jerusalem and Palestine, prepared by Ms. Nahida Fadli Dajani (in Arabic)

5/6/98: A conversation with writer and lecturer Mr. Alexander Kronemer, about "Building Bridges of Understanding Between Islam and America", followed by remarks by Islamic scholar Dr. Fathi Osman (in English)

5/2/98: Film: "Al-Masseer" directed by Youssef Shaheen (in Arabic). Compliments of Al-Hikmah Bookstore.

4/9/98.: A conversation with Dr. Saad H. Al-Adwani, Director-General of The Islamic Saudi Academy, about "Why Teach Arabic Culture in the United States? (in Arabic)

4/26/98: A conversation with Dr. Taha Jaber Al-Alwani, President of the School of Islamic and Social Sciences (SISS), about "Definitions of Civil Society" (in Arabic)

4/22/98: A conversation with Dr. Rushdi Said about "The Coptic church and the Question of Jerusalem" (in Arabic)

4/15/98: A conversation with Ambassador of Lebanon Dr. Mohamad Chatah, about "Twenty Years After the First Israeli Invasion of Lebanon" (in Arabic)

4/8/98: A conversation with Dr. Mohamad Finaish, former Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), about "The Economic Crisis in Asia" (in Arabic)

4/1/98: Open Discussion about "Elements of Improvement and of Decline in the Arab World Today" (in Arabic)

3/29/98: An Evening of Poetry with Dr. Anis Obeid and Mr. Yussef Abdul Samad. Prepared by Ms. Nahida Fadli Dajani (in Arabic)

3/25/98: A Conversation with Dr. Karim Crow, professor at American University in Washington, about "Islamic Views on Intelligence and Wisdom." (in English and Arabic)

3/18/98: A Conversation with Dr. Clovis Maksoud, former Arab League Ambassador, about his experiences in India. Moderated by current Chief Representative of the Arab League in Washington, Dr. Khalid Abdulla (in Arabic)

3/15/98.: A Conversation with Dr. Suheil Bushrui, Director of the Kahlil Gibran Chair at the University of Maryland, about "Arab American Cultural Relations: The Achievement of Ameen Rihani." Moderated by Ms. May Rihani (in English)

3/11/98: Film: Turkish movie "Nour Al-Iman" (dubbed into Arabic)

3/4/98: A Conversation with Mr. Salem Omeish, former Economist in the World Bank, with "A Spotlight on the economic issues in the 'Neighbors in One World' Report" (in Arabic)

2/25/98: A Conversation with Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, about "Muslims and the Challenges of the 21st Century: Information Technology in the New World Order" (in English)

2/18/98: A Conversation with Ambassador of Egypt, Mr. Ahmed Maher El-Sayed about "The Situation in the Middle East" (in Arabic)

2/11/98: A Conversation with legal expert, Dr. Fethalla Al-Meswari, about "The Relationship Between the International Court of Justice and the Security Council in the Light of the Lockerbie Case" (in Arabic), followed by a discussion with a special delegation from the Algerian Parliament representing different parties from both the government and the opposition, about the situation in Algeria.

2/8/98: A Conversation with Mrs. Raba al-Sadr Charafeddine, Director of Mu'assasat al-Sadr in Beirut; Mr. Jawdat Sa'id, Syrian author; and Dr. Su'ad al-Hakim, professor at the Lebanese University in Beirut, about "The Islamic Definition of Peace and Violence" (in Arabic)

2/4/98: A Conversation with Dr. Abdullah Bouhabib, Chief of External Affairs for the Middle East and North Africa Unit of the World Bank about "The World Bank and the Economic Situation in the Arab World" (in Arabic)

2/1/98: An Evening of Poetry prepared by Ms. Nahida Fadli Dajani (in Arabic)

1/28/98: Film: a play in Arabic

1/24/98: Evening with the Egyptian Satellite Channel prepared by Mr. Abbas Metwalli (in Arabic)

1/21/98: A Conversation with writer and journalist Mr. Samir Karam, about "The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Jewish Lobby" (in Arabic)

1/17/98: Film from Al-Jazeera TV: Debate between Kuwaiti former Minister Dr. Ahmed Al-Rabai and Iraqi newspaper Editor-in-Chief Mr. Salah Al-Moukhtar about "Iraq and Relations with the Arab World" (in Arabic)

1/14/98: A Conversation with Mr. Sadek Sulaiman about "A Look at the Future Through the Lessons of Modern Arab History" (in Arabic)

1/10/98: An Evening of Literature from Morocco with Mr. Mohamed Said Ouafi (in Arabic)

1/7/98: A Conversation with Ambassador of Algeria, Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, about "Ending the Crisis in Algeria, the Dynamic Process Underway" (in Arabic)

1/3/98.: An Evening of Literature from Libya with Mr. Abdullah Hassan (in Arabic)

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1999

12/7/99: Panel discussion about "The Arab Nationalist Movement in the 1950's and the Islamic Awakening in the 1980's: Remarks and Conclusions," featuring Dr. Taha Jaber Alalwani, Dr. Clovis Maksoud, and Mr. Sadek Sulaiman with remarks by Chief Representative of the Arab League Dr. Khalid Abdulla (in Arabic).

12/1/99: A conversation with former Lebanese Ambassador Dr. Mohamad Chatah about "The Lebanese Economy - Now and in the Future" (in Arabic).

11/17/99: A conversation with Dr. Nasr Aref, professor of political science from Cairo University, about "The Freedom of Thought in the Muslim World" (in Arabic).

11/14/99: A conversation with Mr. Mohammed Abu-Ali, financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, about "Investing with Ease: Will You Achieve Your Financial Dreams?" (Presentation and Discussion in English and Arabic).

10/22/99: Discussion with Dr. Mona Abul-Fadl, Chair of Women's Studies at the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences (GSISS), about "Tradition and the Contemporary Arab Woman" (in Arabic). Followed by an open discussion with Six Members of The Legal Committee of the Palestinian Legislative Council (a special project sponsored by the West Bank/Gaza Mission of USAID).

10/19/99: - A conversation with Dr. Taghreed Aqudsi, professor of Library and Information Systems at the Kuwait University and visiting professor at the University of Maryland, about "Literature for Arab Children and Young Adults."
Followed by an open discussion with Syrian thinker, Dr. George Jabbour, about "The Three Initiatives Needed to Serve Arab Civilization" (both events in Arabic).

10/12/99: - A conversation about "What The Community Wants from Arab and Muslim Organizations" with Dr. Hala Maksoud, President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and Mr. Aly Ramadan Abouzakouk, Executive Director of the American Muslim Council (AMC) (in Arabic).

9/29/99: Panel Discussion about "Arab Solidarity During Gamal Abdul Nasser's Era" (in Arabic).

9/22/99: Panel Discussion about "How to Approach the Issue of Jerusalem with Americans" (in English and Arabic), featuring Khalid Turaani, director of American Muslims for Jerusalem, and Khalid El-Gindi, from the American Committee for Jerusalem.

9/17/99: An evening of poetry with Dr. Anis Obeid reading from his new book of poetry "Sada Assineen (The Echo of the Years)" (in Arabic).

9/1/99: "A Point-of-View About the Upcoming Presidential Election in Yemen" with Mr. Mohammad Ghaleb Ahmad, a representative of the Social party (in Arabic).

8/30/99: Special event organized in coordination with ANA TV about "The U.S.-Arab Community: What it Means to Come from Different Countries with a Single Culture to One Country with Numerous Cultures" (in Arabic). Broadcast live on ANA TV with a studio audience and call-in participation on Abbas Metwalli's show.

8/4/99: Open Discussion on "Expectations about the Middle East Peace Process", including opinions by Palestinian writer, Dr. Fowzi Al-Asmar, Saudi writer Dr. Anwar Al-Ashqi, and Egyptian writer Dr. Hassan Wajih. Moderated by Chief Representative of the Arab League Dr. Khalid Abdulla (in Arabic).

7/17/99: Panel discussion about "Elements of an Arab Renaissance," featuring a main paper by Dr. Taha Jaber Al-Alwani and comments by Dr. Clovis Maksoud, Mr. Sadek Sulaiman, and Dr. Khalid Abdullah (in Arabic). (Held at The School of Islamic and Social Sciences in Leesburg, Virginia)

7/11/99: A conversation with lawyers Houeida Saad and Dev Kayal about "Legal Issues Concerning Arab Americans: Immigration and Civil Rights" (in English)

6/30/99: A conversation with Dr. Shafeeq Al-Ghabra, Professor of Political Science at Kuwait University, about "Impressions about the Political Life of Kuwait and its Upcoming Elections" (in Arabic)

6/23/99: A conversation with Dr. Sami Hamarneh about "Medicine During the Arab Golden Age" (in Arabic)

6/16/99: An Evening of Music and Poetry to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Al-Hewar Magazine (in Arabic)

6/9/99: Panel discussion about "How the Arab World Can Handle Regional and International Challenges" (in Arabic)

6/2/99: A conversation with the New Ambassador of Lebanon, Dr. Farid Abboud about "The Current Situation in Lebanon" (in Arabic)

4/28/99: Social gathering on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of Al-Hewar Magazine and conversation with a delegation from some Arab countries invited by the United States Information Agency

4/21/99: A conversation with Ambassador of Egypt Ahmed Maher El-Sayed, about "Egypt and the Current Situation in the Arab World" (in Arabic)

4/18/99: Young Adult Meeting (for ages 20s & 30s), followed by a conversation with political science professor and media expert, Dr. Edmund Ghareeb, about "The Technology Revolution and its Effects on the Arab Media" (English and Arabic). Followed by a Screening of "Nahr el-Hayat," a short film produced, directed and performed by Arab Americans in Washington, D.C.

4/14/99: Open discussion about "Does Our Arab Identity Clash with Our Other Identities?" (in Arabic)

4/11/99: A conversation with Islamic Scholar, Dr. Fathi Osman, about "A Point-of-View About Islam and Democracy" [Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) in Washington, D.C]. Followed by an open discussion about "The Situation in Kosova." (in Arabic)

4/7/99: A conversation with Dr. Mohamad Finaish, former Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), about "The International Financial Crisis: Developing Countries' Policies and Prospects" (in Arabic)

3/31/99: A conversation with Dr. Fowzi Al-Asmar and Dr. Kamal Khaldi about "The Palestinian State and the Upcoming Israeli Elections" (in Arabic)

3/24/99: A conversation with Dr. Ahmed El Bashir, professor at the University of the District of Columbia, about "American-Sudanese Relations: Terrorism and Sanctions" (in Arabic)

3/21/99: A conversation with Ambassador of Jordan, Dr. Marwan Muasher, about "Jordan After King Hussein" (in Arabic)

3/17/99: An open discussion about "Ethnic Conflicts in the Arab World" (in Arabic)

3/15/99: Special evening about the "First Israeli Invasion of Lebanon (1978) and UN Security Council Resolution 425" with Dr. Victor El-Zmeter, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of Lebanon (in Arabic)

3/8/99: Open Informal gathering for members to get acquainted.

3/7/99: An Evening of Music and Poetry prepared by Ms. Nahida Fadli Dajani (in Arabic)

3/3/99: A conversation with Dr. Suheil Bushrui, author of the new book Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet, about "The Permanency of Kahlil Gibran." To be moderated and with an introduction by poet Mariam Qasem El Saad. (Event in English)

3/1/99: Open Informal gathering for members to get acquainted.

2/24/99: A conversation with Mr. Hashim El-Tinay, Sudanese writer and expert on international relations, about "International Relations at the Dawn of a New Millenium: Myth and Reality" (in Arabic)

2/17/99: Open discussion about "The Arabs: A Date with -or Passing Out of- History?" (in Arabic)

2/10/99: Conversation with Ambassador Mohammed Al-Shaali, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates with "Remarks About the Current Situation in the Gulf" (in Arabic)

2/3/99: A conversation with Dr. Mohammed A. Zabarah, professor at Sanaa University, aand Dr. Abdu H. Sharif, visiting scholar at American University in Washington, D.C., about "Yemen and the Gulf States: Continuity and Change" (in Arabic)

1/27/99: A conversation with conflict resolution specialists, Ms. Alma Abdul-Hadi Jadallah and Mr. Amr Abdallah about "Conflict Resolution: The Culture Conflict Nexus" (in English)

1/20/99: A conversation with Dr. Abdul Jabbar Al-Obeidi, former professor of history at Baghdad, Kuwait and Zawia Universities, about "An Evaluation of the Islamic and Arabic Heritage and Conclusions for the Future" (in Arabic)

1/13/99: A conversation with Dr. Mounir Nasser, former professor of media at Bir Zeit University in the West Bank, about "The Role and Realities of the Palestinian Media" (in Arabic)

1/9/99: "Sahra Ramadania" with an open discussion about the current situation in the Arab world (in Arabic)

1/6/99: Social gathering including a presentation by internist Dr. Maurice Atiyeh about "Prevention and Health" (in Arabic)

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