Former iranian president and head of the international center for dialogue among civilizations mohammad khatami spoke on. Dialogue among civilizations and the world of islam islam. 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. By stressing dialogue among civilizations khatami sought to improve commercial and geopolitical relations with western europe and japan. 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 two doves on the text of the statement symbolized its content. Dialogue among civilizations and the world of islam.
Following a proposal from khatami, the general assembly of the united. The new mood in tehran increased the opportunities for americans to engage in unofficial exchanges with influential iranians. Dialogue of civilizations as an alternative model for. An historic and unprecedented collection of letters replying to iranian president mohammad khatamis call for a dialogue among civilizations. In the morning, seyed mohammad khatami, president of iran, massoumeh ebtekar, vicepresident of iran, and klaus toepfer, unep executive director, gave opening addresses to participants at the pardisan eco park. In october 2009, the award committee of the global dialogue prize declared dariush shayegan and mohammad khatami as joint winners of the inaugural award, for their work in developing and promoting the concept of a dialogue among cultures and civilizations as new paradigm of cultural subjectivity and as new paradigm of international relations. There is a troubling irony in inviting former iranian president mohammad khatami to speak today at the national cathedral on the role the abrahamic faiths can play in shaping peace in the world. Former iranian president and head of the international center for dialogue among civilizations mohammad khatami spoke on dialogue among. What follows, therefore, is a brief summary of the debate over this topic. Dialogue of civilization world public forum aims to protect human spiritual and cultural value, by uniting all power groups around the world. Seyed mohammad khatami, president of iran, said that in the circle of. Seyyed mohammad khatami, president of the islamic republic of iran in his address to the united nations general assembly on 21 september 1998. Dialogue among civilizations united nations university.
Khatamis dialogue among civilizations and the nuclear. 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. Held since 2002, the rhodes forum is an annual session of the world public forum dialogue of civilizations headquartered in vienna. Dialogue among civilizations was not conceived as a political project seeking immediate results. Why clash of civilizations discourses just wont go away. President khatami urged that a new process be initiated to replace hostility. A universal manual of procedures for conducting dialogue could serve. In a june 17, 1998, speech at the asia society in new york, secretary of state madeleine albright welcomed signs of change in iran, adding we are ready to explore. Seyyed mohammad khatami, president of the islamic republic of. Although dialogue has been a human idea since ancient times, dialogue among civilizations became a pervasive and inclusive theory and emerged as a symbolic asset due to its proper and timely presentation. Transcript of interview with iranian president mohammad khatami. Mohammad khatami, president of iran, said that although the concept of a dialogue among civilizations had received great reception, the united nations. In khatamis notion of foreign policy, there was no clash of civilizations, he favoured instead a dialogue among civilizations. Shevardnadze abdurrahman wahid vaira vikefreiberga alpha.
During khatamis presidency, irans foreign policy began a process of moving from confrontation to conciliation. Republic of iran, mohammad khatami and designated the year 2001 as the united nations. Kofi annan koichiro matsuura seyyed mohammad khatami abdelaziz bouteflika eduard a. Rather, the purpose behind it has been to cause a paradigm shift away from violence, conflict, intolerance and crosscultural misunderstandings. Implied in the new approach was a promise to give up the illicit nuclear projecta notion that khatami strongly encouraged. On 28 february 2006, while attending a conference of the alliance of civilizations at doha, qatar, he stated that the holocaust is a historical fact.
Khatami, which designated 2001 as the year of the dialogue among. Initially being a counterthesis to samuel huntingtons work, the clash of civilizations, khatami insisted on and argued for the need for. 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. Iran and multipolarity eurasianist internet archive. Yet, before khatamis initiative could firmly take root and develop, his efforts were derailed by the 911 attacks on the world trade center and pentagon. Constructing the dialogue of civilizations in world politics. Diversity was the basis for the dialogue among civilizations, and the reality.
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. The uns general assembly ratified the global agenda for dialogue among civilizations in which were enshrined the principles of intercultural dialogue, which all were encouraged to defend, as well as those aims set out to be achieved. Khatami claims he has made his lifes mission to defend the dialogue of cultures and civilizations, world peace, democracy, tolerance and human rights reminder. On november 4, 1998, the general assembly of the united nations unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by the president of the islamic republic of iran, mohammad khatami, which designated 2001 as the year of the dialogue among civilizations. Khatami dialogue among civilizations as international political. Dialogue of civilizations research institute youtube. A case of global islamic activism article pdf available in islam and christianmuslim relations 232 april 2012 with 125 reads. Since 2016 it is a key annual event organised by the dialogue. Sep 07, 2006 questions for khatami will his dialogue on faith mention irans intolerance.
Former iranian president mohammad khatami introduced the idea of dialogue among civilizations as a response to samuel p. Even the worlds most notorious terrorist attacks of 911, which took place the same year which had been. Mohammad khatami introduced the idea of dialogue among civilizations as a response to the theory of clash of civilizations. 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. It implies that we have passed the dialogue among civilizations stage and are moving into the practical stage, where civilizations should form an alliance. Khatami urges dialogue among civilizations in speech at. Khatamis dialogue of civilizations provided a matching vision of a new beginning in irans strained relations with the international community. Khatami also pointed to the alliance of civilizations initiative set forth by spains and turkeys prime ministers, jose rodriguez zapatero and recep tayyip erdogan. Khatami reiterated irans rejection of governmenttogovernment dialogue, but the united states persisted, breathing life into its longstanding offer to hold such a dialogue.
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. Questions for khatami will his dialogue on faith mention irans intolerance. Mohammad khatami simple english wikipedia, the free. Khatami dialogue am ong civilizations as international political theory fabio petito 1 abstract many academics, worldwide have considered kh atami s dialogue of civilizations as a powerful rhetoric and antithesis of the socalled c lash of civilization theory. 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. Irans president khatami pursues dialogue of civilizations. The idea that clashes among cultures and civilizations will replace political and military confrontations, as part of mans destiny, was further complemented by the end of history theory. 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 and had organized, in 1974, a first international conference on the role of intercultural dialogue with the support and. International conference on dialogue among civilizations. Khatami built upon the idea of a lawful state, called rechtsstaat, of democracy and of social equality. On 9 november 2001, prompted by the iranian leader mohammad khatami, the member states of unesco unanimously adopted the unesco universal declaration on cultural diversity. Soft war a new episode in the old conflict between iran and the united states farzan sabet farzan sabet is a doctoral student in international history at the graduate institute, geneva. Khatami linked irans domestic situation to the dialogue among civilizations he began to call for in 1998 in response to growing influence in the united states of samuel huntingtons notion of a. Khatami studied islamic theology in qom, and philosophy in isfahan.
Khatami dialogue among civilizations as international. The visit of iranian president seyyed mohammad khatami to italy on march 811, marked a turning point in relations between the islamic republic and europe. On 4 november 1998, in response to mohammad khatami, then president of the islamic republic of iran, calling for dialogue of civilizations. In doing so the assembly rejected the concept of a clash of civilizations which is. In the early 2000s, the khatami administration also attempted to find common ground with the united states, but the george bush administration declared iran part of the axis of evil in 2002. I would like to propose, in the name of the islamic republic of iran, that the united nations, as a first step, designate the. President khatami urged that a new process be initiated to replace hostility and confrontation with discourse and understanding. 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. Mohammed khatami, news conference, vision of the islamic republic of iran. Transcript of interview with iranian president mohammad khatami january 7, 1998. 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. This transformation, which we have witnessed over less than two decades, has been brought. Why is it necessary to engage in a dialogue of civilizations.
In the same year, on september 11, the shadow of a future clash of civilizations came looming down with incredible velocity, leaving in. Dialogue among civilizations, a unuunesco international conference, was held from july 31 to august 3, 2001, in tokyo and kyoto. Issues addressed include relations between the western and islamic world, the future of u. Mohammad khatami is the author of islam, liberty and development 3. On 15 february 2006, during a press interview mohammad khatami announced the formal registration of the european office of his institute for dialogue among civilizations in geneva. Sep 19, 20 khatami linked irans domestic situation to the dialogue among civilizations he began to call for in 1998 in response to growing influence in the united states of samuel huntingtons notion of a. Transcript of interview with iranian president mohammad. United nations year of dialogue among civilizations seton.
The khatami years 19972005 during his first term, president khatami encouraged a dialogue of civilizations, as a counterargument to samuel huntingtons theory of clash of civilizations. Relations with the us remained marred by mutual suspicion and distrust, but during khatamis two terms, tehran increasingly made efforts to play a. Conversation with mohammad khatami on the dialogue among. The forum encourages constructive conversations between civilizations and solve global issues.
An analysis of mohammad khatamis dialogue of civilisations. Thus, samuel huntingtons clash of civilizations became mohammad khatamis dialogue of civilizations, and george w. The aging of empire and future of the intercivilization dialogue. The forum has already developed into a civil society dialogue mechanism with international in. Ibn khalduns understanding of civilizations and the. The global political discourse of dialogue among civilizations. Soft war a new episode in the old conflict between iran and the united states soft war a new episode in the old conflict between iran and the united states. Perhaps there are few topics that are accepted and embraced by the world as this has been. Khatami urges dialogue among civilizations in speech at the. It implies that we have passed the dialogue among civilizations stage and are moving into the. 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. Pdf constructing the dialogue of civilizations in world. Text of the tehran declaration on dialogue among civilizations, adopted by the islamic symposium on dialogue among civilizations held in tehran from 3 to 5 may 1999.
The term dialogue among civilizations became famous after the united nations adopted a resolution to name the year 2001 as the year of dialogue among civilizations. Coming as it did at a time when tensions in the persian gulf and middle east were being exacerbated by the britishamericancommonwealth faction, the visit also constituted a powerful counter. Iran nuclear negotiations and economic sanctions, the islamic revolutionary guard corps irgc as a political actor. This was followed by a brief organizational session and a general session on the issues of environment, peace and dialogue among. Mohammad khatami wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. 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. Milestones of the dialogue among civilizations 1946 since the adoption of its constitution, the desire to promote dialogue among civilizations as a means of fostering peace has been a priority of the organisation. In this respect i will discuss khatamis dialogue of civilisations initiative as an. Iranian relations, the role of religion in public life and the significance of president khatamis presidency. May 01, 2018 yet, before khatamis initiative could firmly take root and develop, his efforts were derailed by the 911 attacks on the world trade center and pentagon. The fact that dialogue among civilizations stands in opposition to the clash of civilizations has been a topic of debate.
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