OPENING OF THE SEMINAR (May 6, 2005, a.m.) :

9H00 a.m. Welcome Word, Lise Garon, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada

FIRST SESSION (May 6, 2005, a.m.) : WHAT DOES MEAN THE DIALOGUE OF CIVILIZATIONS?

Chair :

Richard Godin, University of Moncton, Moncton, Canada.

Presenters :

9H00 a.m. (Islam/the West, the Images Quarrel) "Islam/Occident, une querelle d'images ?", El-Mostafa Chadli, Mohamed V University, Rabat-Agdal, Morocco.

COFFEE BREAK

10H00 a.m. "The Promise of Dialogical Understanding" (on the concept of dialogue), Ali Hassan Zaïdi, York University, Toronto, Canada.

11H00 a.m. (The Central Concepts of a Dialogue's Philosophy) "Les concepts centraux d'une philosophie du dialogue" (on the concept of civilization), Charles Blattberg, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.

Discussants :

Sami Aoun, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada.
Mohamed Ourya, University of Snerbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada.
Charles Ballberg, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Amra Ridjanovic, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

SECOND SESSION (May 6, 2005, p.m.) : EXPERIENCES OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN CIVILIZATIONS

Chair :

El-Mostafa Chadli, Mohamed V University, Rabat-Agdal, Morocco.

Presenters :

2H00 p.m. (Islamic - Christian Dialogue : the Lost Obligations of Modernity) "Dialogue islamo-chrétien : les obligations manquantes de la modernité", Sami Aoun, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada.

3H00 p.m. (The Political and Journalistic Discourse in France as Regards the Accession of Turkey to the European Union) "Le discours politique et journalistique en France au sujet de l'adhésion de la Turquie à l'Union européenne", Duygu Oztin, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.

COFFEE BREAK

4H00 p.m. (Raymond Lull, an Experience of Dialogue Under the Spanish Inquisition) "Raymond Lulle : une expérience de dialogue sous l'Inquisition espagnole", Ahmed Renima, University of Mascara, Mascara, Algeria.

5H00 p.m. (Al-Andalus : a Dialogue's Land and a Pluricultural Metling Pot ?) "Al-Andalùs : terre de dialogue et creuset pluriculturel ?", Azzedine G. Mansour, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

Discussants :

Johanne Veilleux, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
Abderrahim El-Omari, Qadi Ayaad University, Beni-Mellal, Morocco.
Azzedine G. Mansour, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada. .
François Demers, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
Nadège Broustau, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

THIRD SESSION (May 7, 2005, a.m.) : CANADA/ISLAM. TOWARD A PUBLIC SCENES BRINGING TOGETHER?

Chair :

Francesco Cavatorta, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.

Presenters :

9H00 a.m. (The Press in Democracy : a Platform for Inter-Civilisational Dialogue ? An Analysis of La Presse and the Toronto Star) "La presse d'une démocratie : tribune au dialogue des civilisations ? Une analyse de La Presse et du Toronto Star", Lise Garon, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

COFFEE BREAK

10H00 a.m. (Canada and Moslem World Countries countries after September 11, 2001 : Toward a Constructive Diplomacy. A Systemic and Strategic Approach of the Political Speech) "Le Canada et les pays du monde musulman après le 11 septembre 2001 : Vers une diplomatie constructive (une approche systémique et stratégique du discours politique)", Abderrahim El-Omari, Qadi Ayaad University, Beni-Mellal, Morocco

11H00 a.m. (The conditions for a contribution of journalism and of the global media to dialogue. The arrival of Al-Jazeera in Canada) "Les conditions d'une contribution du journalisme et des médias mondiaux au dialogue. L'arrivée d'Al-Jazira au Canada", François Demers, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

Discussants :

Jacques Lemieux, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
Dygu Oztin, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
Paul-André Comeau, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
François Demers, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
Lise Garon, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
Colette Brin, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
El-Mostafa Chadli, Mohamed V University, Rabat-Agdal, Morocco.

FOURTH SESSION (May 7, 2005, p.m.) : THE DIALOGUE DEADLOCKS

Chair :

Azzedine G. Mansour, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

Presenters :

2H00 p.m. (Did the Media Facilitate or Made More Difficult the Adaptation of Bosnian War Refugees in Quebec City?) "Le rôle des médias dans l'adaptation des réfugiés bosniaques à Québec", Amra Curovac Ridjanovic, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

3H00 p.m. "At the coalface of the real clash ? the secular-religious divide in Israel and the issue of settlements", Francesco Cavatorta, Dublin City University, Dublin, Irlande.

COFFEE BREAK

4H00 p.m. (Relations Between Canada and Libya : toward a Dialogue of Complaisance)"Les relations entre le Canada et la Libye : vers une dialogique de la complaisance", Richard Godin, University of Moncton, Moncton, Canada.

5H00 p.m. (Africa's Image and Foreign Direct Investment : from a Monologue to an Economic Dialogue) "Image de l'Afrique et investissement direct étranger : du monologue au dialogue économique", Charles Moumouni, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

Discussants :

Lise Garon, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
El-Mostafa Chadli, Mohamed V University, Rabat-Agdal, Morocco.

FIFTH SESSION (May 8, 2005, a.m.) : FIELD EXPERIENCES

Chair :

Lise Garon, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada..

Presenters :

9H00 a.m. (UNESCO and the Dialogue among Civilizations, Cultures and Peoples) "UNESCO et le dialogue entre les civilisations, les cultures et les peuples" (mainly in English), Frederick W. Russell, UNESCO, Paris, France.

COFFEE BREAK

10H00 a.m. "Dealing with Cultural Aspects of Human Resource Management: An Investigation in Iranian Organizations", Hamid Yeganeh et Zhan Su, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.

SIXTH SESSION (May 8, 2005, p.m.) : PERSPECTIVES

Chair :

Abderrahim El-Omari, Qadi Ayaad University, Beni-Mellal, Morocco.

Presenters :

2H00 p.m. "Understanding the animosity between the Western and Islamic civilizations : can dialogue be an appropriate approach to overcome the unseen barriers?", Sohail H. Zaïdi, Princeton University, Princeton, USA.

3H00 p.m. (Dialogue between Civilisations and the Right to Sovereign Equality between Peoples) "Dialogue entre les civilisations et droit à l'égalité internationale entre les 'peuples' ?", Houchang Hassan-Yari and Abdelkerim Ousman, Royal Military Collegue of Canada, Kingston, Canada.

COFFEE BREAK

CONCLUSION OF THE SEMINAR (May 8, 2005, p.m.) :

4H00 p.m. Discussion on our reflections perspectives, Lise Garon and Azzedine G. Mansour, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

5H00 p.m. End Word, Lise Garon, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

RECEPTION