Salam Institute for Peace & Justice

April 29th - 30th, 2006

This program aimed to provide training to Imams in the areas of Islamic understanding of peace, Islamic principles and values of conflict resolution, interfaith dialogue and development, and how these principles and values can be applied to current day conflicts.

All sessions were facilitated by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana, and Salam Institute co-founder Amr Abdalla.

April 29th, 2006

1:00pm	Opening Remarks and Overview of Program's Goals
1:30pm	Field of Conflict Resolution: History, Current Paradigms, and Frameworks
2:30pm	Break
2:45pm	Islamic Principles of Conflict Resolution
3:45pm	Prayers and Break
4:00pm	Islamic Stories and Case Studies of Conflict Resolution
5:00pm	End of Day One

April 30th, 2006

9:00am	Islamic Stories and Case Studies of Conflict Resolution (cont.)
10:30am	Break
11:00am	Mediation and Conflict Resolution Practices from an Islamic Perspective: Strategies and Tools
12:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm	Interfaith Dialogue & Conflict Resolution in Islam
2:30pm	Break
2:45pm	Challenges and Opportunities in Applying Conflict Resolution in Islamic Context
3:45pm	Prayer and Break
4:00pm	Conclusions
5:00pm	End of Day Two

For more information on the Imam Training, contact the Salam Institute:
Phone: 202.244.8947 - Email: info@salaminstitute.org