Agenda

Saturday 15th of January 2022

9:30 - 10:00 Reception and Registration

10:00 - 11:00 Opening Session: Welcome and Opening Remarks

- Mr. Oraib Al Rantawi,
Director-General of the Al-Quds Center for Political Studies

- Ms. Rita Furuseth Sandberg,
Minister Counselor/Deputy Head of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman

- H.E Muhammad Al-Nabulsi
Minister of Youth

11:00 - 12:30 Session 1:
Youth Participation in Politics, Forms, Structures and Challenges... Readings in the Sudanese experience

Speakers:
- Dr. Khaled El Tijani, Writer and Researcher, Editor-in-chief of the Elaph Newspaper, Khartoum

Comments from Sudanese Youth
- Ms. Dora Qambo, By ZOOM, Journalist and Political Activist
- Ms. Shahnaz Jamal, By ZOOM, Political Activist
- Mr. Taj Al-Asfia Hamdto, By ZOOM, Political Activist

General Discussion

12:30 - 1:00 Coffee Break

1:00 - 3:00 Session 2:
Youth Participation in Politics, Forms, Structures and Challenges... Readings in the Iraqi and Lebanese experiences.

Speakers:
- Dr. Basil Hussein, Director of the Kulwatha Center for Studies and Measurement of Iraqi Public Opinion
- Dr. Maryz Youness, Professor of Sociology at the Lebanese University

Comments from Iraqi and Lebanese Youth
- Mr. Hussein Mahmoud, By ZOOM, Director and Secretary of the Executive Office at the National House, Iraq
- Mr. Raed Al Sharqi, By ZOOM, Civil Activist, Iraq
- Ms. Ludian Raymond, By ZOOM, Civil Activist, Iraq
- Mr Tareq Sarhan, By ZOOM, Political Activist/ Lebanon
- Ms. Nelly Kandil, By ZOOM, Political Activist/ Lebanon

General Discussion

3:00 Lunch

Sunday 16th of January 2022

9:30 - 10:00 Reception and Registration

10:00 - 11:30 Session 3:
Youth Participation in Politics, Forms, Structures and Challenges... Readings in the Algerian experience.

Speakers:
- Dr. Zubair Arous, By ZOOM, Professor of Political and Religious Sociology at the University of Algiers
- Mr. Zine Labidine Ghebouli, Political Activist and Researcher in International Relations

Youth Comments from Algeria
- Mr. Mohamed Allal, By ZOOM, Journalist, Specialist on the Youth Movement in Algeria
- Dr. Saif Al-Islam bin Attia, By ZOOM, Founder of the New Patriotic Movement Party.

General Discussion

11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break

12:00 - 1:30 Session 5:
Youth Participation in Politics, Forms, Structures and Challenges... Readings in the Jordanian experience.

Speakers:
- Dr. Abdul Hai Habashneh, Researcher and Human Rights Activist on Democratic Issues in Jordan
Comments from Jordanian Youth

General Discussion

1:30 - 2:00 Closing Session:
Reccomendations and Lessons Learned

2:00 - 3:00 Lunch