The role of Christian communities in a new Middle East

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date April 7, 2016
location European Parliament Brussels Show location
organisation European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) i

MEP’s Branislav Škripek and Bastiaan Belder, together with the European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) and Transatlantic Christian Council (TCC) warmly invite you to the conference:

The role of Christian communities in a new Middle East. Prospects & Challenges

This conference will focus on the future of Christian communities in countries like Syria and Iraq. Besides the Christian communities, speakers will address the prospects of democracy, political Islam and the role of Israel in a new Middle East.

Two central questions during this event will be How can we promote (religious) freedom in this region? and What are the challenges and opportunities for Christians in specific?

Hosts

Bas Belder - MEP Netherlands SGP/ECPM

Branislav Škripek - MEP Slovakia Olano/ECPM

Henk Jan van Schothorst - Executive Director Transatlantic Christian Council (TCC)

Draft programme:

13.00 - Opening words hosts Branislav Skripek and Bas Belder

13.15- Welcoming words Henk Jan van Schothorst (TCC)

13.20 - Introduction topic - information on current situation in Syria and Middle East

13.30 - Lecture three paradigms: Military dictatorship/political Islam/Democracy

14.00 - Panel discussion - How to promote freedom in the Middle East?

14.45 - Second part of the conference - Opportunities for Christians

14.50 - Lecture: The current state of Christian communities in the Middle East

15.15 - Lecture: Opportunities for Christians in areas of increased democracy

15.40 - Lecture: Impediments for growing freedom and democracy - preparing people for democracy

16.00 - Panel discussion - Supporting and safeguarding democracy & Christianity in Syria & the Middle East

16.30 - End of conference

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Main speakers:

Rima Tüzün - Head of Foreign Affairs of the European Syriac Union, initiator of the common declaration of the Minorities in Iraq (Ezidi Kurdic (Yezidi’s), Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian and Turkmen peoples) with the “Call for restoration of human rights through a political future in Iraq”

Kirsten Evans - Executive Director of 'In Defense of Christians' in the Middle East (IDF), based in Washington DC

Adina Portaru - Legal counsel for ADF International, Belgium

Andras Patkai - European Director for International Israel Allies Caucus Foundation

Martin Janssen - Expert in the Middle East

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