Opening Ceremony



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Words of Welcome, Opening Ceremony, October 1, 2011



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1. Professor Dr. Sebastian Günther, University of Göttingen, initiator and co-chair of the conference
2. Professor Dr. Wolfgang Lücke, Vice President of the University of Göttingen
3. City Councilor Siegfried Lieske, City of Göttingen
4. Ambassador Dr. Heinrich Kreft, Federal Foreign Office of Germany
5. Dr. Renate Dieterich, German Academic Exchange Service
6. H.E. Professor Dr. Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt, introduced by Dr. Ibrahim Negm, Senior Advisor of H.E. the Grand Mufti





Plenary Sessions



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Keynote Address
“The Humanities through Islamic Eyes: The Beginnings”, October 1, 2011


Professor Emerita Dr. Wadad Kadi, University of Chicago








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Word of Welcome and Keynote Address “The Role of Classical Knowledge and Education in Modern Arab Higher Education”, October 2, 2011






1. Word of Welcome by Professor Dr. Ali Shaban, Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Translation and Director of Islamic Studies in Foreign Languages Program at Al-Azhar University, co-chair of the conference

2. Introduction by Professor Dr. Todd Lawson, Professor of Islamic Thought, University of Toronto, Canada

3. Keynote address by Professor Dr. Peter Heath, Chancellor of the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates





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Video 1 Words of Welcome, Opening Ceremony, October 1, 2011

Video 2 Keynote Address“The Humanities through Islamic Eyes: The Beginnings”, October 1, 2011 Professor Emerita Dr. Wadad Kadi, University of Chicago

Video 3 Word of Welcome and Keynote Address “The Role of Classical Knowledge and Education in Modern Arab Higher Education”, October 2, 2011