The Iranian regime, the holy war against Israel and the West and the German reaction
International Conference in Berlin, May 2 - 3, 2008
Schedule
For a printable PDF-version please click here. A PDF-file in Farsi is available here, a kurdish version can be found here.
Friday,May 2nd 2008
11 a.m.
Press conference
7 p.m.
Introduction and greetings
Prof. Elie Wiesel Nobel Laureate, Publicist and Survivor of the Shoah (USA) (Video-Message)
Charles A. Small Yale University (USA), President and Founder of theInstitute for the Global Study of Antisemitism and Policy
Prof. Diethard Pallaschke Head of German chapter of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME)
7.30 p.m.
Opening panel
Islamism, Antisemitism, Nuclear Programme: The Iranian threat
Religious and ideological motivation in Iranian domestic and international policies Menashe Amir Former Director of the Persian program of Radio Kol Israel (Voice of Israel), Israel
A second Holocaust? The threat to Israel Prof. BennyMorris Professor of History, Ben-Gurion University, Middle East Studies Dept., Israel
“Strategic partner”? The special German-Iranian relationship Dr. MatthiasKüntzel Political Scientist, Board Member Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, Germany
The EU, Iran and the effectiveness of sanctions MEP Paulo Casaca Partido Socialista Portugal, Socialist Group in the European Parliament, Portugal
Chair:Alan Posener Head Commentator Welt am Sonntag, Germany
Saturday, May 3rd 2008
10.15 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
Theocracy and Human Rights: The character of the Iranian Regime
Anatomy of Terror in the Iranian theocracy Javad Asadian Writer and Poet, member and former head of the exil-Iranian PEN, Germany
Women under theocracy Nasrin Amirsedghi Publicist and Cultural Scientist, Germany
The situation of the Kurds in Iran Dr. Miro Aliyar Representative of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Austria
The roadmap to the bomb Yossi Melman Publicist and Journalist Haaretz, Israel
Terror and ideology-export: The IslamicRepublic's war against the West Dr. Patrick Clawson Deputy Director for Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, USA
Iran and the Islamist network in Germany Alexander Ritzmann Political Scientist, European Foundation for Democracy, Germany
Chair:Dr.Sylke Tempel Historian and Publicist, Germany
4.00 p.m. - 5.45 p.m.
Iran and Europe: Dialogue or confrontation?
Is Europe pressing Israel towards war? EU, UN and the possible effectiveness of draconian sanctions Saul Singer Journalist and Publicist, Editorial Page Editor Jerusalem Post, Israel
Business as usual? German-Iranian trade relations Dr. Matthias Küntzel Political Scientist, Board Member Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, Germany
Know nothing, hear nothing, see nothing - Germany's policy toward Islamism: Calculation or anticipatory obedience? Bruno Schirra Journalist and Publicist, Germany
Chair: Dr. Majid Sattar Political Editor Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
6.15 p.m. - 8.15 p.m.
Final panel
The need for a new antifascism
Capitulate to the Iranian regime? Henryk M. Broder Journalist, Germany
International cooperation against the Mullah-Regime Kayvan Kaboli Spokesperson of the Green Partyof Iran, USA
Where are the anti-fascists? Iran and the meaning of "Coming to terms with the Nazi past" in 2008 Prof. Jeffrey Herf Historian, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Freedom, secularization, democracy – for a new Middle East Thomas von der Osten-Sacken Publicist and Director of relief and human rights organization Wadi e.V., Germany
