The concept of the clash of civilizations has since been countered by many intellectuals and public figures around the world. Mohammad khatami, president of iran, said that although the concept of a dialogue among civilizations had received great reception, the united nations had only recently endorsed the proposal for. Khatamis dialogue of civilizations provided a matching vision of a new beginning in irans strained relations with the international community. It has therefore had a long history of interaction and dialogue. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see further development of, please donate online. In november 2001, the school hosted one of its most extraordinary events as part of the culmination of the year among dialogue among civilizations. The dialogue of civilizations research institute doc research institute is an international independent nongovernmental organization headquartered in berlin, germany which supports and develops dialogue among civilizations since 2003 till 2016 as the world public forum dialogue of civilizations dofc and is supported by a wide. This transformation, which we have witnessed over less than two decades, has been brought. Yet, before khatami s initiative could firmly take root and develop, his efforts were derailed by the 911 attacks on the world trade center and pentagon. Sep 22, 2000 imposeanorwelliannewworldorder,atotallydifferentpara civilizations. Dialogue among civilizations, a unuunesco international conference, was held from july 31 to august 3, 2001, in tokyo and kyoto. International conference on environment, peace, and the dialogue among civilizations and cultures. What follows, therefore, is a brief summary of the debate over this topic. The global political discourse of dialogue among civilizations.
In the early 2000s, the khatami administration also attempted to find common ground with the united states. Sep 05, 2000 mohammad khatami, president of iran, said that although the concept of a dialogue among civilizations had received great reception, the united nations had only recently endorsed the proposal for. The articles included in the present volume, dialogue among civilizations, russian philosophical st udies, iv, also stemmed from the cooperation between the council for research in va lues and. Dialogue and the new millennium islam, dialogue and civil. The myth of the clash of civilizations lecture by edward said at the university of massachusetts, amherst 1998 in november 1998, thenpresident of iran, mohammad khatami, proposed a resolution to the united nations general assembly to declare a year of united nations year of the dialogue among civilizations. International conference on dialogue among civilizations. Dialogue among civilizations welcome to the official web. The dialogue between the ancient chinese civilization and the nascent bahai civilization is in its beginning phase. The year 2001 was proclaimed united nations year of dialogue among civilizations. Dialogue among civilizations is not a philosophical.
The current tension and atmosphere of mistrust caused some p. Public opinion can be rescued from the grips of ignorance and blunder and the domination of arrogant, warmongering and violencetriggering policies will end, said khatami, a reformist who was president from 1997 to 2005. With the demise of the cold war era, dialogue among civilizations has gained a clearer purpose, a better organization, broader scope and a greater continuity. Many academics, worldwide have considered khatamis dialogue of civilizations as a pow erful rhetoric and antithesis of the socalled clash of civilization. United nations year of dialogue among civilizations seton. Exiranian president khatami calls for dialogue to promote peace. Sign up for our newsletter like us on facebook follow us on twitter. Iranian president mohammad khatami on unofficial visit. Khoshroo is assistant of president khatami on alliance of civilizations and dialogue among civilizations. In 2002, however, the george bush administration declared iran part of the axis of evil. The aging of empire and future of the intercivilization. Ibn khalduns understanding of civilizations and the. Some people may think that the dialogue among cultures and civilizations will eventually bring about disorder and entropy in the world.
A reply to the iranian presidents call for a dialogue among civilizations dennis, anthony j. Why is it necessary to engage in a dialogue of civilizations. The dialogue among civilizations cannot take place without sympathy and affection, and without a genuine ef. Dialogue among civilizations united nations university. President mohammad khatami, islamic republic of iran november 9, 2001 in the name of god, the compassionate, the merciful the situation of our world today has radically changed from the past. Great examples of increasing dialogue among civilizations is the unu project on the dialogue of civilizations by the united nations and international conferences and. One of them was irans former reformist president mohammad khatami, who tried to popularise the idea and agenda of dialogue of civilizations. Mohammad khatami, president of iran, said that although the concept of a dialogue among civilizations had received great reception, the united nations. Khatami, who first launched the dialogue among civilizations initiative, also stated that.
That is why dialogue among civilizations became widespread the time was ripe for raising this issue. I would like to propose, in the name of the islamic republic of iran, that the united nations, as a first step, designate the year 2001 as the year of dialogue among civilizations. The site and the dilp are entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. Dialogue among civilizations and religions 19722012 report. Mohammad khatami, president of iran, said that although the concept of a dialogue among civilizations had received great reception, the.
Khatami urges dialogue among civilizations in speech at the. At this meeting, khatami urged open dialogue among civilizations as a necessary condition to improve international relations and development and called. The relationship between civilization and peoples identity and whether identity is an obstacle or a facilitator on the way of dialogue. Hence, the goal of the year of dialogue among civilizations is to nurture a dialogue which is both preventive of conflicts when possible and inclusive in nature. Aug 23, 2018 the peculiarity of mohammad khatamis theory of dialogue of civilizations rests in that it offers a systematic, scholarly, and practically feasible and purposeful use of exchange between civilizations to overcome barriers of alienation between different players on the global political scene to prevent crisis situations in the world. Monday, 9 may click here for highlights from tuesday, 10 may the international conference on environment, peace, and the dialogue among civilizations and cultures opened on monday, 9 may, 2005, in tehran, islamic republic of iran. In the morning, seyed mohammad khatami, president of iran. Academics with an interest in global issues, though, found the notion of dialogue among civilisations a useful rhetorical antithesis to the largely discussed and popular. At the dawn of the third millennium, this coincidence increasingly appears. After its adoption, the united nations renewed the dialogue s agenda for another five.
It was, nevertheless, a welcomed initiative as it indicated that the idea of dialogue among civilizations was still centre of attention. We note in the chinese system many images and ideas that resonate with bahai thought and. The dialogue among civilizations cannot take place without sympathy and affection, and without a genuine effort to understand others without the desire to vanquish. Khatami urges dialogue among civilizations in speech at. Dialogue among civilizations was not conceived as a political project seeking immediate results.
In the name of allah the year 2001, which has been confirmed and approved by the world as the year of dialogue among civilizations, has certain important and noteworthy messages. President khatami in his speech introducing dialogue among civilizations at the millennium summit of the united nations in early september 2000, characterized this world civilization in terms of one river but a river with many tributaries and where warm and cold streams are coming together. The relationship between civilization and peoples identity and whether identity is an obstacle or a facilitator on the way of dialogue is of high importance. Running on a platform of liberalization and reform, khatami won the support especially of young men and women.
Dialogue among civilizations cannot take place without sympathy and affection, and without a genuine effort to understand others without the desire to vanquish them. The international conference on the dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples convened at unesco headquarters in paris on 5 april 2005. Former iranian president and head of the international center for dialogue among civilizations mohammad khatami spoke on dialogue among. Gholamali khoshroo is the senior editor of the encyclopedia of contemporary islam and former deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, islamic republic of iran 20022005. Khatami, which designated 2001 as the year of the dialogue among civilizations. Perhaps there are few topics that are accepted and embraced by the world as this has been. Mohammed khatami, news conference, vision of the islamic republic of iran network 1. Pdf this article discusses the developmental history of.
Pleading for the moralization of politics, khatami argued that the political translation of dialogue among civilizations would consist in arguing that culture, morality, and art must prevail on politics. Opinion how to prevent a clash of civilizations the. With this youth forum, unesco seeks not only to raise awareness of the dialogue among civilizations, but, even more importantly, to make sure that young peoples visions and suggestions are an essential part of all its dialoguerelated activities. Many academics, worldwide have considered khatami s dialogue of civilizations as a powerful rhetoric and antithesis of the socalled clash of civilization theory. Mohammad khatami, who will speak in the morning of 9 november. Excerpt from president khatami s address to the united nations, sept. The secretarygeneral paid tribute to president khatami of iran for launching the dialogue among civilizations within the united nations, and.
Dialogue among civilizations and the world of islam. Mohammad khatami on the dialogue among civilizations. International journal of publication and social studies. Khatamis dialogue among civilizations and the nuclear.
Khatami dialogue among civilizations as international political. The two doves on the text of the statement symbolized its content. United nations year of dialogue among civilizations the general assembly. Khatami dialogue among civilizations as international. With this youth forum, unesco seeks not only to raise awareness of the dialogue among civilizations, but, even more importantly, to make sure that young peoples visions and suggestions are an essential part of all its dialogue. The year of dialogue among civilizations was established to redefine diversity and to improve dialogue between these two groups. At this meeting, khatami urged open dialogue among civilizations as a necessary condition to improve international relations and development and called for the establishment of a global forum for the promotion of dialogue among civilizations and cultures. Despite all problems, today dialogue among civilizations is still a prominent issue and continues to exist. With full support of the third world and the muslim world, 2001 was proclaimed as the year of dialogue among civilizations. This article, however, tries to show the originality and depth of khatami s vision, framed against the background of the end of history and clash of civilization theories, political frames. Khatami dialogue among civilizations as international political theory 12 the west at the ent communism was for the west vision with this aim in mind. Dialogue of civilizations appeal of the united nations organizations in favor of a dialogue among civilizations resolution adopted by the general assembly at its fiftythird session on the 4th of november 1998 5322.
Due to public concerns, the world responded to that calling at that particular time when it was first presented. Rather, the purpose behind it has been to cause a paradigm shift away from violence, conflict, intolerance and crosscultural misunderstandings. Abdelnasser these days witness the escalation of campaigns and countercampaigns in the west as well as in the muslim world regarding the question of the danish cartoons of prophet mohamed prayers and peace of god be upon him. The aging of empire and future of the intercivilization dialogue. By using the criterion of dialogue, we can criticize policies, not justify them. Former iranian president mohammad khatami introduced the idea of dialogue among civilizations as a response to samuel p. During his twoterm presidency 2 august 19973 august 2005 he advocated freedom of expression, tolerance, civil society, and a dialogue among civilizations, as well as constructive diplomatic relations. Peace, and the dialogue among civilizations and cultures opened on monday, 9 may, 2005, in tehran, islamic republic of iran. The idea for a dialog among civilizations was proposed by president mohammad khatami of iran in 1998, and later that year the united nations general assembly declared 2001 as the year of dialogue among civilizations. A necessity for living in peace and nonviolence, bridging the development gap among nations, and building a global citizenship. In particular, khatami invited the international community to broaden and encourage dialogue among civilizations on the environment, peace and security. Thus, dialogue among civilizations would have a constructive effect on politics. Dialogue among civilizations explores the social, cultural, and philosophical underpinnings of civilizational dialogue by asking questions such as.
Such dialogue offers a viable, and vital, alternative to the clash of civilizations hypothesis, but the vitality of this global conversation may be located precisely in its renunciation of truth. Drawing on this historical backdrop, president khatami s reforms aim at building civil society in iran, and at promoting dialogue among civilizations. The global political discourse of dialogue among civilizations emerged in the 90s in the context of the political debate on world order and against the background of the two competing and powerful discourses of the clash of civilizations and the end of history. Unfortunately, the 2001 year of dialogue coincided with the most horrific tragedy of september 11, which in turn securitized the global environment and triggered the war on terror, as well as the military campaigns in iraq and afghanistanin a word, the exact opposite of what the dialogue among civilizations stood for. Iran and multipolarity eurasianist internet archive. The united nations year of dialogue among civilizations was launched with a round. Stressing a dialogue among civilizations, khatami sought to improve commercial and geopolitical relations with western europe and japan.
The term was initially used by austrian philosopher hans kochler who in 1972, in a letter to unesco, had suggested the idea of an international conference on the dialogue between different civilizations dialogue entre les. Khatami s dialogue of civilizations provided a matching vision of a new beginning in irans strained relations with the international community. Implied in the new approach was a promise to give up the illicit nuclear projecta notion that khatami strongly encouraged. Meanwhile, an exiled iranian opposition group, the national council of resistance, planned a demonstration on tuesday against khatami. Launching such a dialogue among cultures and civiliza tions, he said, will require the definitions of culture, civi. Imagine that all civilizations completely set aside their issues and focus and cooperate on certain subjects. Kofi annan koichiro matsuura seyyed mohammad khatami abdelaziz. Nov, 2000 press release ga9818 debating dialogue among civilizations, assembly hears calls to eliminate widespread cultural, national misconceptions, stereotyping. On 30 january 2006, mohammad khatami officially inaugurated the office of the international institute of dialogue among civilizations, an ngo with offices in iran and europe that he will be heading, after his retirement from the government. International journal of publication and social studies issn. In the same year, on september 11, the shadow of a future clash of civilizations came looming down with incredible velocity, leaving in its wake an atmosphere of fear, mistrust, and war. Khatami heads the international institute for dialogue among civilizations.
President mohammad khatami of the islamic republic of iran visits seton hall university. Khatami, however, in a stillastonishing speech at the united nations, proposed a future founded upon dialogue and asked the united nations to designate the first year of the new millennium, 2001, as a year of dialogue among civilizations. President mohammad khatami, islamic republic of iran november 9, 2001 in the name of god, the compassionate, the merciful. President muhammad khatami of iran, in his text to the united nations general assembly in new york on the 24th of september 1998, strongly and clearly advocated a dialogue of civilizations muhammad khatami, dialogue of civilizations. Dialogue among civilizations bulletin iisd reporting services. Conversation with mohammad khatami on the dialogue among.
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