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Programme (anglais)
09.30 OPENING SESSION
Welcome speech by:
Mr Jopseph Daul, Cheirman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament
Introduction by:
Mrs Erna Hennicot-Schoepges MEP, rapporteur on the European Year of Intercultural dialogue 2008
SESSION 1
WOMEN AND SPIRITUALITIES IN THE WORLD
09.45 Women: secular and spiritual rights
Presentation by: Dr. Franck Debié, Chief Executive Officer « Fondation pour l’innovation politique », Paris
10.05 Women, Spirituality & Islam in South Asia
Presentation by: Mrs Sona Khan, Lawyer at the Supreme court of India, New Delhi
10.25 The influence of women on the Buddhist believe
Presentation by: Mrs Claudine Shinoda, Vice-President of the European Buddhist Union, France
10.45 Debate with participants
With guests: Dr. Atlanta Filos, Max Planck-Institute and Yolande Iliano, Religions for Peace
SESSION 2
WOMEN AND SPIRITUALITIES IN EUROPE
11.15 Women in the Protestant Church and how they can positively influence society in the 21st century?
Presentation by: Mrs Judit Vincze Priest, Teacher and Director of the Rumanian Women’s Work
11.35 The role of women in the Orthodox Church today
Presentation by: Mag Katerina Karkala-Zorba, Member of the Executive Committee of the Church and Society Commission and Member of the Special Commission on Women’s Issues of hte Church in Greech.
11.55 Women’s rights, human rights, religious rights: a sacred triangle?
Presentation by: Prof. Dr. Jean-Paul Lehners, Human rights expert and former vice-rector of the University Luxembourg
12.15 Debate with participants
12.45 Closing remarks by Mrs Erna Hennicot-Schoepges MEP and French Presidency