JQ1851.A91R44

''Papers presented at the first conference entitled ''Network of Reform and Democratic Change in the Arab World'' ... Amman, 8-10 December 2005''--p. 5 Includes bibliographical references

Part On1e: n Ittroeducd n ef ............. ...... .. ....... ......... 7 Opening Speech O rai R antawi .................. .... ................................ ......... ................. ......... ............... 8 rector lf A Quds Centr for Political Sudies - Joirdan W ecome Address Hardy Ostry ............. ........................................................................... .................. 10 Re giona Representatve, Konad Adenauer Foundation Aman Office The Barcelona Process - Ten Years of European Assistance towards Peace. Stability and Ireedom in the Mediterranean R alf Braiiksiepe ........................................................................... ... ... ...... 13 Me mber of he German Parliament and a Spokesperson to the Paiamentarian G ruc ior Development and Cooperation for the Christiaj Democrtic Party and the Christian Social Party - Germany Keynote Speech a ri R heihat ................ .... ............................................. Mirniser -for Political Deveopment and Pariiamentarian Affairs - Jordan Part Two: Political IReE -m Concept and Prospects for Joint V is ion ... ..... ...........................................1... 1 The Problematic Arab Exceptionaism betwenA 1iusion and En it ement brhaim Badran .................. ............... ........... ................. ....................... 22 Assistant oi Philadliphia Uncivrsity Dean of Faclty Engineering - JordaF Tie A rab  orld Challenges of Change and Reform Georg e Y aitzh ak ................................. .......... ........ ........... ........................ 30 Coordinator of the LoEgyptian Movement for Change - Egypt. Political Reform - Concept and Prospects for Constructing a Joint Vision for Arab Reformists H aider Hbrahim Ali .i............ . .................... ..... .......... ..................... .. 33 Di ector 1or the Center for Sudanese Studies - Sudan Ia on the Esus of Rerm and Democratic Change in the Arab World raib R a taw i .......................... ................................. ................... .............. 47 Director of Al-Quds Center for PoliticaI Studies - Jordan art ree: Arab Reform nitiative -Success and ailure ........... 61 Arab itiatives for Reform: Achievements and Failures in the GCC Countries Bahrain as a Case Study urr hman A N eimi ... . ............................................................ 62 Head of the board of directors of the National Center for Studies - Bahrain Part Four: Re no and the InternalExt ral ebate. .... .. 81 Re%orm beween I mpicit Rejection and Delayed Desire Fuad brahim . ............................................................................................ 82 A Write in the Jourmai for Gulf Affairs - UK / Saudi Arabia Poiiticsal Refor: External iinternal Dichotomy Akeam IkBu ii 8 Akram A -Bu i ....... ................. .......... .................................. .......... .............. 98 Swriter d political activist - Syria Part Five: Pota slam and emocrat....................................... 107 he Prophet's Behavior as Leader: The Nature of Poltic Practicen Isa Sa d E .......................... ....... .. ......... ..... 08 General Secretary of the Development and Justice Party - Morocco Conceps of Refeor for the Shiite Politici samic C urrent Ghanim Jawad . ................................. 123 Directr of Culture and Humdan Rights / Al-Khoei Foundation - UK samist an Democacy: Ab Ai A-Khamis ............. .................. 139 Editor in Chief of Arabian Observer Mangazine - UK / Iraq Democracy and the Authority of Relgious Text: A Study on the Convergence Between Religous Text and Democratic Condition Mohammed Habas ... ..... ........ 146 Member of the People Council - Syria aSix:g- Con ct inZ he% .... 1f57 SSanod iRoginal Ca flict in he ArabRe Jorda as A Model M h m mann d Al-H alayqb a ................. ............................................................... 58 IFmr deputy Prime Minster of Jordan N Member of Upper House Rcoirm and Regional Conflicts in the Arab Region I raq as a Model Bakhtar Am in .................... . ...................................................................... 162 Forr Minister of Human Rights - Iaq ar S'eve: The Reof CGivil Society in Rerm ndD omry ........ 15 ihe Role of Civii Society in the Process of Reform a eesah Lahrash ....................................................... .......................... 66 Ha of the Women's Association i Itisal - Algeria a inir t View of Reform and Change in the Arab World badr yya A Awadi ..................................................................................... 170 Prssor of Interrationa Law and Diretor of the Arab Regional Centr for the Enviromental Law - Kuwait T Role of Non Governmental Organizations in the Reform Proce in the Xrab Won d SBin YoE unis ..................................................................... 184 M iaExper - Tmisia