Brussells Tribunal for Irak

The aim of the seminar is to draw international attention to the ongoing criminal violence against Iraqi academics, to situate this violence within the wider dynamics of the ongoing occupation of Iraq, and to work towards practical remedies.                               More information & registration: www.brussellstribunal.org/Seminar	&      invite you to the   International Seminar on the situation of the Iraqi Academics.     DEFENDING EDUCATION IN TIMES OF WAR AND OCCUPATION     March 9-10-11, 2011  GHENT UNIVERSITY - Belgium

 

 

 

DAY 1	March 9
09.00	Opening of the seminar Welcome The Gent declaration Objectives of the seminar	Sami Zemni Paul Van Cauwenberghe Saad Naji Jawad
09.30	OPENING SESSION: dismembering Iraq: 1990-2011 It started in 1990 State ending Panel discussion	Lieven De Cauter Hans von Sponeck Raymond Baker Sabah Al Mukhtar/ François Houtart/ Raymond Baker/ Hans von Sponeck
14.00	SESSION 2: The struggle over the production of knowledge The human terrains analyses Engineering: trust of the indigenous Population	Christopher Parker   Derek Gegory Dahr Jamail
16.00	SESSION 3: The destruction of intellectual life Killing the intellectual class The organized plan of destructing Iraqi intellectuals	Denis Halliday Dirk Adriaensens Riadh Al-Dabagh
DAY 2	March 10
09.00	SESSION 4: The crisis of higher education The current state of Iraqi higher and general education Amending laws and curricula in higher education	Hans von Sponeck Saad Naji Jawad Haifa Zangana
11.00	SESSION 5: The situation of women Contrasting perspectives on Iraqi women political rules The role of women in higher education compared to the situation now	Cynthia McKinney Sawsan Al Assaf Soaud Al-Azzawi
14.00	SESSION 6: Academics in the diaspora Overview The link between outside and inside Iraq	Zuhair Al Sharook Pedro Rojo Basim Aljanabi
16.00	SESSION 7: Reflections and directions Panel discussion	Ludo de Brabander Souad Al-Azzawi/ Saad Naji Jawaad/ Sabah Al Mukhtar / Hans v Sponeck
DAY 3	March 11
09.00	WORKSHOP 1: Academics in the diaspora	Pedro Rojo/ Saad Naji Jawad/ Haifa Zangana/ Mundher Al-Adhami
09.00	WORKSHOP 2: Education inside Iraq	Souad Al-Azzawi/ Omar Al Kubaissi/ Zuhair Al Sharook/ Riadh Al-Dabagh
09.00	WORKSHOP 3: Responsabilities of international organizations	Denis Halliday/ Cynthia McKinney/ Hans von Sponeck/ Hana Al Bayaty
14.00	Plenum: conclusions and recommendations	Hans von Sponeck
	SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: Ruddy Doom ■ Patrick Deboosere ■ Saad Naji Jawad ■ François Houtart ■ Souad Al-Azzawi ■ Tareq Ismael ■ Denis Halliday ■ Zuhair Al Sharook ■ Omar Al-Kubaissi ■ Jean Bricmont ■ Cynthia McKinney ■ Mohamed Aref ■ Hans von Sponeck
An organization of Ghent University, Middle East and North Africa Research Group, MENARG & The BRussells Tribunal in cooperation with IACIS, International Association of Contemporary Iraqi Studies, Vrede, 11.11.11 & IAON, International Anti-occupation Network and with the support of ICMES, International Council for Middle East Studies and EURAMES, European  Association for Middle East Studies.
www.brussellstribunal.org/Seminar