Preliminary program for December 11th at The University Library Auditorium 1, Blindern, in cooperation with the Kurdish Student Association.

09.00 Official Opening of the Seminar

09.15 Role of Parlamentarians in the development of civil society in the Middle East
MP Fatma Kurtalan, Member of Parliament, DTP – National Parliament of Turkey,
Fryad Muhammad F. Hassan, Member of Parliament and Head of the Green Fraction of Kurdistan Coalition in the Iraqi Parliament.

10.15 Building Bridges in a region of strife
Mr Akin Birdal, Parliament Member, DTP, Turkeys National Parliament
Barween Salih Mawlood, Parliament Member, PUK, National Parliament of Iraq, Chief Coordinator Dindar Zebari, KDP

11.15 The challenges of strengthening Human Rights in the Middle East
Professor Christianna Leahy, Amnesty International USA
MP Akin Birdal, DTP, Turkish Parliament

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Local democracy in the Middle East
Jamal Yousif Mahmood, MP Kurdistan Regional Parliament and PUK secretariat member. Arshalan Ghafour Sulaiman, MP Kurdistan Regional Parliament, Mayor from Turkey

14.15 Summing up - Panel discussion
MP Akin Birdal, Turkey, MP Fatma Kurtalan, Turkey,
MP Barween Salih Mawlood, Iraq, MP Jamal Yousif Mahmood, Iraq, Kurdistan Parliament, Mrs Nujin, DTP

15.30 Closing