Dialogue among civilizations cannot take place without sympathy and affection, and without a genuine effort to understand others without the desire to vanquish them. 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. 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. After its adoption, the united nations renewed the dialogue s agenda for another five. Dialogue among civilizations was not conceived as a political project seeking immediate results. 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. International journal of publication and social studies. Dialogue and the new millennium islam, dialogue and civil.
Dialogue among civilizations, a unuunesco international conference, was held from july 31 to august 3, 2001, in tokyo and kyoto. Khatami, which designated 2001 as the year of the dialogue among civilizations. Mohammed khatami, news conference, vision of the islamic republic of iran network 1. Many academics, worldwide have considered khatamis dialogue of civilizations as a pow erful rhetoric and antithesis of the socalled clash of civilization. Former iranian president and head of the international center for dialogue among civilizations mohammad khatami spoke on dialogue among. Khatami urges dialogue among civilizations in speech at. 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.
The aging of empire and future of the intercivilization. Mohammad khatami, who will speak in the morning of 9 november. The secretarygeneral paid tribute to president khatami of iran for launching the dialogue among civilizations within the united nations, and. 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. The dialogue among civilizations cannot take place without sympathy and affection, and without a genuine effort to understand others without the desire to vanquish. Running on a platform of liberalization and reform, khatami won the support especially of young men and women. By using the criterion of dialogue, we can criticize policies, not justify them.
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. United nations year of dialogue among civilizations the general assembly. Kofi annan koichiro matsuura seyyed mohammad khatami abdelaziz. 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. 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. 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. International conference on environment, peace, and the dialogue among civilizations and cultures. Dialogue among civilizations united nations university. Launching such a dialogue among cultures and civiliza tions, he said, will require the definitions of culture, civi. International conference on dialogue among civilizations. The relationship between civilization and peoples identity and whether identity is an obstacle or a facilitator on the way of dialogue. Imagine that all civilizations completely set aside their issues and focus and cooperate on certain subjects.
Sep 22, 2000 imposeanorwelliannewworldorder,atotallydifferentpara civilizations. A necessity for living in peace and nonviolence, bridging the development gap among nations, and building a global citizenship. Conversation with mohammad khatami on the dialogue among. Iran and multipolarity eurasianist internet archive. Ibn khalduns understanding of civilizations and the. Khatamis dialogue among civilizations and the nuclear. 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. Sign up for our newsletter like us on facebook follow us on twitter. In the morning, seyed mohammad khatami, president of iran.
It was, nevertheless, a welcomed initiative as it indicated that the idea of dialogue among civilizations was still centre of attention. Dialogue among civilizations explores the social, cultural, and philosophical underpinnings of civilizational dialogue by asking questions such as. The two doves on the text of the statement symbolized its content. Dialogue among civilizations welcome to the official web. 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 dialogue among civilizations as international.
Dialogue among civilizations and the world of islam. Pdf this article discusses the developmental history of. Mohammad khatami on the dialogue among civilizations. Dialogue among civilizations and religions 19722012 report. What follows, therefore, is a brief summary of the debate over this topic. The aging of empire and future of the intercivilization dialogue. Implied in the new approach was a promise to give up the illicit nuclear projecta notion that khatami strongly encouraged. 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. 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. The year 2001 was proclaimed united nations year of dialogue among civilizations. Mohammad khatami, president of iran, said that although the concept of a dialogue among civilizations had received great reception, the united nations. Former iranian president mohammad khatami introduced the idea of dialogue among civilizations as a response to samuel p.
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. The site and the dilp are entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. One of them was irans former reformist president mohammad khatami, who tried to popularise the idea and agenda of dialogue of civilizations. 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.
We note in the chinese system many images and ideas that resonate with bahai thought and. International journal of publication and social studies issn. In the early 2000s, the khatami administration also attempted to find common ground with the united states. Khatami urges dialogue among civilizations in speech at the. The year of dialogue among civilizations was established to redefine diversity and to improve dialogue between these two groups. Drawing on this historical backdrop, president khatami s reforms aim at building civil society in iran, and at promoting dialogue among civilizations. Due to public concerns, the world responded to that calling at that particular time when it was first presented. President mohammad khatami of the islamic republic of iran visits seton hall university. It has therefore had a long history of interaction and dialogue.
Stressing a dialogue among civilizations, khatami sought to improve commercial and geopolitical relations with western europe and japan. 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. The current tension and atmosphere of mistrust caused some p. Khatami heads the international institute for dialogue among civilizations. Exiranian president khatami calls for dialogue to promote peace. Khatami s dialogue of civilizations provided a matching vision of a new beginning in irans strained relations with the international community. Khatami dialogue among civilizations as international political. 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.
At the dawn of the third millennium, this coincidence increasingly appears. Peace, and the dialogue among civilizations and cultures opened on monday, 9 may, 2005, in tehran, islamic republic of iran. The concept of the clash of civilizations has since been countered by many intellectuals and public figures around the world. Many academics, worldwide have considered khatami s dialogue of civilizations as a powerful rhetoric and antithesis of the socalled clash of civilization theory. 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. 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. Dialogue among civilizations is not a philosophical. Some people may think that the dialogue among cultures and civilizations will eventually bring about disorder and entropy in the world. In 2002, however, the george bush administration declared iran part of the axis of evil.
With full support of the third world and the muslim world, 2001 was proclaimed as the year of dialogue among civilizations. Nov, 2000 press release ga9818 debating dialogue among civilizations, assembly hears calls to eliminate widespread cultural, national misconceptions, stereotyping. A reply to the iranian presidents call for a dialogue among civilizations dennis, anthony j. Thus, dialogue among civilizations would have a constructive effect on politics. President mohammad khatami, islamic republic of iran november 9, 2001 in the name of god, the compassionate, the merciful. Opinion how to prevent a clash of civilizations the. In particular, khatami invited the international community to broaden and encourage dialogue among civilizations on the environment, peace and security. The dialogue among civilizations cannot take place without sympathy and affection, and without a genuine ef. Iranian president mohammad khatami on unofficial visit. 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. 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.
Khatami, who first launched the dialogue among civilizations initiative, also stated that. Why is it necessary to engage in a dialogue of civilizations. Meanwhile, an exiled iranian opposition group, the national council of resistance, planned a demonstration on tuesday against khatami. Rather, the purpose behind it has been to cause a paradigm shift away from violence, conflict, intolerance and crosscultural misunderstandings. In november 2001, the school hosted one of its most extraordinary events as part of the culmination of the year among dialogue among civilizations. 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. Mohammad khatami, president of iran, said that although the concept of a dialogue among civilizations had received great reception, the. Khatamis dialogue of civilizations provided a matching vision of a new beginning in irans strained relations with the international community. 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. The dialogue between the ancient chinese civilization and the nascent bahai civilization is in its beginning phase. 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. 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. United nations year of dialogue among civilizations seton. 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.
The united nations year of dialogue among civilizations was launched with a round. Dialogue among civilizations bulletin iisd reporting services. The global political discourse of dialogue among civilizations. That is why dialogue among civilizations became widespread the time was ripe for raising this issue. Khoshroo is assistant of president khatami on alliance of civilizations and dialogue among civilizations. The international conference on the dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples convened at unesco headquarters in paris on 5 april 2005. 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. This transformation, which we have witnessed over less than two decades, has been brought.
Excerpt from president khatami s address to the united nations, sept. 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. 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. 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. 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. Perhaps there are few topics that are accepted and embraced by the world as this has been. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see further development of, please donate online.
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