04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sponsored by: Forum
Dr. Abdou Filali-Ansary, professor at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations of the Aga Khan University in London, addresses The Arab Revolutions: Democracy and Historical Consciousness.
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sponsored by: CIMA,Freedom House
Panelists discussed examples where regulation restricts media diversity or freedom of expression and provided recommendations for reform.
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
NED President Carl Gershman presented the Democracy Service Medal to long-time Board member Jean Bethke Elshtain. Elshtain served as the NED Board specialist for South Asia and has also written and lectured extensively on the topic of religion and democracy.