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Introduction to the Cultures on Middle East and Islam

The Japan Foundation organizes the seminar for the purpose of introducing the cultures of Middle East in Japan.
Each seminar is held by the lectures of an ambassador of Middle Eastern countries in Japan and a Japanese scholar on Middle East and Islam.

(The situation in International House-Osaka)

 

May 28 (Fri.)
14:00~16:30
Okayama
Okayama International Center
Mr.Salah El-Sadek, Counsellor of Embassy of the Republic of Egypt
“Japan and the Arab World”
Prof. Yamauchi Masayuki, Professor, Graduate School, University of Tokyo
“Iraqi Issue and Role of Japan-Diplomacy and International Cooperation”
July 25 (Sun.)
14:00~16:30
Yamagata

Information-Center for Health and Welfare
Ambassador Dr. Musa Mohamed Omar Saeed, Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan
“Are Arabs are African? - Who are the Arabs?”
Ambassador Katakura Kunio, Former Ambassador of Japan in the Republic of Egypt
“Arabic and Middle Eastern World after the Iraq War -Democracy in Middle East and Islamic Wave”

Sep. 27 (Mon.)
18:00~20:30
Osaka

International House-Osaka
Ambassador Salah Hannachi, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia
“Political Dialogue between Japan and Tunisia”
Dr. Shiojiri Kazuko, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Tsukuba
“Human Relations of Islam-Religion, Society, Family, Women and Young People”

Nov. 29 (Mon.)
13:30~16:00
Hokkaido
Sapporo Grand Hotel
Ambassador Hisham Mohamed Mostafa Badr, Ambassador of the Republic of Egypt
"Japan and the Arab World"
Prof. Miyazaki Masakatsu, Professor, Hokkaido University of Education
"Islam Network in History"
February 2005
Hiroshima
Seminar will be held.

Contact:
The Middle East Research Institute of Japan
Tel: 03-3371-5798 / Fax: 03-3371-5799
E-mail

Admission free.
Co-Organized by The Japan Foundation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and each local government
Cooperated with the Middle East Research Institute of Japan

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