9:00-9:45am 
Opening John L. Esposito, Georgetown University
Welcome President John J. DeGioia, Georgetown University
A Common Word Between Us and You Seyyed Hossein Nasr, George Washington University
 

9:45-11:00am
Panel 1: Are There Limits to Religious Freedom that Religions Agree On?
Few dispute the value and centrality of religious freedom, but religious traditions also often guard areas of faith, practice or community that they hold beyond the reach of that freedom. If religious traditions agree on the importance of religious freedom, can they agree on limitations such as apostasy, limits on building churches and missionary work?

Chair-Discussant:
Richard Cizik, New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good

Panelists:
David Law, Georgetown University Law Center & Washington University in St. Louis
Jim Wallis, Sojourners
Farid Esack, University of Johannesburg - South Africa

11:00-11:15am -- Coffee Break

11:15am-12:45pm
Panel 2: Challenges to the Relationship of Law to Religion in Western Democracies and in Post Arab Spring State Building
Religious communities have had different arrangements with the (nation) states in which they exist. In Western democracies with established traditions of the separation of church and state, the relationship between state and religion and the complexities this poses for religious freedom have emerged more clearly than ever. At the same time, as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya move from revolution to state building, questions of religious freedom and its limitation are at the forefront. What will the Arab Spring mean for religious freedom? Will governments dominated by Islamic parties seek to limit it or embrace it?

Chair-Discussant:
Mohammad Fadel, University of Toronto

Panelists:
Kathleen Moore, University of California Santa Barbara
Emad Shahin, American University in Cairo - Egypt
Said Ferjani, Al-Nahda Party - Tunisia
Mohamed Yousry Salama, Al-Dostour Party - Egypt

12:45-1:45pm -- Break

1:45-3:15pm
Plenary: The Challenge of Religious Pluralism in Christian-Muslim Relations: The Arab Spring, Nigeria and Malaysia
However different, Muslim countries from emerging democracies in Egypt and Tunisia to the governments of Nigeria and Malaysia face the issue of guaranteeing equality of citizenship amidst religious, ethnic and regional diversity. What are the key issues and the way forward?

Chair-Discussant:
Chris Seiple, Institute for Global Engagement

Panelists:
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington Emeritus
Zainah Anwar, Sisters in Islam - Malaysia
Abdulaziz Sachedina, University of Virginia
The Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, Kaduna Diocese (Anglican Communion) - Nigeria

3:15-3:30pm -- Coffee Break

3:30-4:45pm
Panel 3: Gender & Religious Freedom in Christian-Muslim Relations
Do gender issues (for example: hijab, shariah, family laws, education) create obstacles for multi-faith understanding and relations?

Chair-Discussant:
Tamara Sonn, College of William & Mary

Panelists:
Dalia Mogahed, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
Alfred Raouf, Almasry Alhurr (“The Free Egyptian”) Movement - Egypt
Merve Kavakci-Islam, Howard University