In the Name of God the Beneficent, the Merciful
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID)
The Institute of Islamization of Knowledge of Gezira University
Conference on Shari‘ah, Justice, and
Ijtihad
Developing Contemporary Interpretation of Shari‘ah Rule in Sudan
Monday 19 to Wednesday 21, April 2004
Friendship Conference Hall,
Khartoum, Sudan
Tentative Program
Day One: Monday, 19 April, 2004
9:00 – 10:00 Opening Session: Welcoming Remarks
Moderated by: The Chair and the Co-chair of the Conference
1- Dr. Radwan Masmoudi, President, CSID
(10 minutes)
2- Professor Isma‘il Hasan Husain, President of Gezira University
(10 minutes)
3- President of Sudan Omar Al Bashir
(15 minutes)
10:00 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:45 First Session: What is Shari‘ah? (a position paper)
Presented by: Shaikh Yusuf Al Qaradawi
(30-40 minutes)
Discussants:
1-Prof. Muhammad Osman Salih, President, Umm Durman Islamic
University, Head of Sudan Religious Scholars Association.
(10-15 minutes)
2-Prof. Tariq Al Bishri (Egypt)
(10-15 minutes)
Floor Participation
(50 minutes)
12:45-13:00 Coffee Break,
13:00-15:00
Second Session: Ijtihad and Tajdid
Panelists:
1- Prof. Zaki Badawi (UK)
(15 minutes)
2- Prof. Ahmad Raisuni (Morocco)
(15 minutes)
3- Prof. Abdurrahim Ali
(15 minutes)
4- Shaikh Abduljalil Al Nadhir Al Karuri
(15 minutes)
Floor Participation
(60 minutes)
19:30-21:30 Third Session: The Role of Ijtihad and Tajdid in Social Reform,
(A position paper), Presented by: Dr. Hasan Turabi
(30 minutes)
Discussants:
1- Dr. Muhammad S. Al Awwa (Egypt)
(15 minutes)
2- Dr. Abdullahi Al Naim
(15 minutes)
Floor Participation
(60 minutes)
21:30- 22:30 Reception “Dinner”
Speaker : Prof. Ibrahim Ahmad Omar
Day Two: Tuesday, 20 April, 2004
First session: 9:00 – 10:45 The Sudanese experience in Shari‘ah Rule
Roundtable Discussion led by:
1- Ahmad Ali Al Imam
(10 minutes)
2- Ghazi Salahuddin
(10 minutes)
3- Mudawwi Al Turabi
(10 minutes)
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4- AbdulWahhab El Affendi
(10 minutes)
Floor participation
(60 minutes)
Coffee Break 10:45 – 11:15
Second Session: 11.15 – 13:00: The Sudanese experience in Shari‘ah Rule :
Minority Rights
Roundtable Discussion lead by:
1- Prof. Hasan MaKki
(10 minutes)
2- Prof. Zain Al Abidin
(10 minutes)
3- Prof. Hafiz Al Shaikh Al Zaki
(10 minutes)
4- Dean of the Faculty of law, University of Khartoum
(10 minutes)
Floor participation
(60 minutes)
13:00-13:15 Coffee Break
13:15 – 15:00, Third Session: The Sudanese experience in Shari‘ah Rule:
Democracy and Political Pluralism
(A position paper), presented by Al Sayyid Sadiq Al Mahdi
(30 minutes)
Discussants:
1- Prof. Al Tayyib Zain Al Abidin
(15 minutes)
2- To Be Chosen (A Christian Sudanese Leader)
(15 minutes)
Floor Participation
(60 minutes)
19:00- 20:30, Fourth Session: Sudanese experience in Shari‘ah Rule
Gender Equality and the Role of Women
Speakers:
1- Dr. Azizah Al Hibri
(15 minutes)
2- Dr. Heba Raouf Ezzat
(15 minutes)
3- Dr. Mahassen Haj Assafi
(15 minutes)
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Discussant:
Mrs. Huwaidah Salahuddin
(10 minutes)
Floor Participation
(35 minutes)
20:30- 21:30, Banquet Dinner
Day Three: Wednesday, 21 April, 2004 First session: 9:00 – 11:00
Concurrent Workshops (1)
The conference will be divided to five workshops.
Each workshop will have a moderator and a reporter.
1st
Politics and Governance
Moderator: Prof. Abdurrahman Osman
Reporter:
2nd
Mr. Omar Al Khair
Economics & Finance
Moderator: Dr. Ahmad Al Majdub
Reporter: Dr. Al Tijani AbdulQadir
3rd
Women Rights
Moderator: Dr. Khadeega Karar
Reporter: Makkiyah Jumu’ah Himmat
4th
Justice and Punishment
Moderator Dr. Ahmad Ali Abdullah
Reporter: Ibrahim Al Darir
5th
Minority Rights
Moderator: Abindko Akok
Reporter: Dr. Muhammad Awad Al Barudi
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
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Second Session 11:30-13:30 Concurrent Workshops (11)
1st
Politics and Governance Moderator:
Prof. Abdurrahman Osman
Reporter:
2nd
Mr. Omar Al Khair
Economics & Finance
Moderator: Dr. Ahmad Al Majdub
Reporter: Dr. Al Tijani AbdulQadir
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Women Rights
Moderator: Dr. Khadeega Karar
Reporter: Makkiyah Jumu‘ah Himmat
4th
Justice and Punishment
Moderator Dr. Ahmad Ali Abdullah
Reporter: Ibrahim Al Darir
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Minority Rights
Moderator: Abindko Akok
Reporter: Dr. Muhammad Awad Al Barudi
13:30-15:00
Writing Committee Reports and Recommendations
Final Session 19:00 – 20:00
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Reading, discussing and approving the workshops recommendations for
future discourse
20:00-22:00
Summary, Conclusions, and Farwell Dinner
Dr. Radwan Masmoudi
Prof. Muhammad Al Hasan Biraima
Dr. Jamal Al Din Atiyyah
Shaikh Faisal Mawlawi
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