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                                                    |               First Day: Monday. November 13, 2006       |               |               Time       |                    Item                      |               |               11:00       |                    Opening Session                      |               |               11:00 – 11:05       |                    Holy Quran                      |               |               11:05 – 11:15       |                    Speech by Her Highness Shaikha Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King of Bahrain, President of AWO                      |               |               11:15 – 12:20       |                    Speech of Their Highness the First Ladies                      |               |               12:20 – 12:30       |                    Speech by the Director General of AWO                      |               |               12:30 – 12:45       |                    Her Highness Shaikha Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King of Bahrain, President of AWO launches "The AWO Electronic Library"                      |               |               12:45 – 13:00       |                    Her Highness Shaikha Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King of Bahrain, President of AWO launches "Arab Youth Strategy to support the Role of Women in Building Society".                      |               |               13:00 – 13:30        |                    Her Highness Shaikha Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King of Bahrain, President of AWO honors the distinguished Arab Women and Presidents of the Executive Council and the Director General of AWO                      |               |               19:45       |                    Official Dinner hosted by Her Highness Shaikha Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King of Bahrain, President of AWO in honor of Their Highness the First Ladies & Heads of Delegations Participating in the first AWO conference at Sheikh Hamad's Palace                      |                                        |               Second Day: Tuesday November 14, 2006       |               |               Time       |                    Program                      |               |               Parallel Workshops – First Session                      |               |               09:00 – 12:00       |                    Women and Law              Chairwoman: Her Excellency Lulwa Saleh Al Awadi              Member of The Executive Council AWO, Bahrain              Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Walid El-Masry              Director, Continued Education Program, Faculty of              Law, Bahrain University              Reporter: Dr. Marwan El-Modares                      |               |               09:00 – 12:00       |                    Women and Politics              Chairwoman, Her Excellency Minister Saloua Ayishi Labbene              President of the Executive Council of AWO, Tunisia              Speaker: Professor Naziha Razzouk              Vice President Advisor's Council, Tunisia              Reporter: Dr. Ibrahim Sheeha                      |               |               09:00 – 12:00       |                    Women and the Media              Chairwoman: Her Excellency Nora Al-Suwaidi              Member of the Executive Council of AWO, Emirates              Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Ayesh, Dean, Faculty of              Communication, Al-Sharjah University, Emirates              Reporter: Dr. Khairat Ayad                      |               |               12:00 – 12:30       |                    Lunch and Noon Prayers                      |               |               Parallel Workshops – Second Session       |               |               12:30 – 15:30       |                    Arab Women and Economics              Chairwoman: Her Excellency Nouara Sadia Djaffar              Member of the Executive Council of AWO- Algeria              Speaker: Professor Dr. Alya El-Mahdy              Director, Center for Research, Financial and Economic Studies at Cairo University              Reporter: Dr. Farid Edrees                      |               |               12:30 – 15:30       |                    Women and Education               Chairman: Dr. Bushra Kanafany              Member of the Executive Council of AWO, Syria              Speaker: Prof. Dr. Antoun Rahma              Professor Faculty of Education – Damascus University               Reporter: Dr. Amany El Shabrawi                      |               |               12:30 – 15:30       |                    Women and Armed Conflicts              Chairwoman: Dr. Fadia Kiwan              Member of the Executive Council of AWO, Lebanon              Speaker: Mr. Ghassan Mekhebar              Member of the Lebanese Parliament              Reporter: Dr. Saleh Ghatheeth                      |               |               16:30       |                    Visit to the National Museum in Bahrain                      |               |               18:00       |                    Traditional Bahraini Fashion Show                      |                                        |               Third Day – Wednesday November 15, 2006       |               |               Time       |                    Program                      |               |               Parallel Workshops                      |               |               09:00 – 12:00       |                    Arab Women In Immigrant Countries              Chairwoman: Her Excellency Prof. Dr. Rowaida Al Maaitah              Member of the Executive Council of AWO, Jordan              Speaker: Dr. Amal Kharrouf              Associate Professor – Center for Women Studies, University of Jordan              Speaker: Professor Ons El Saket              President, Jordanian Women Union              Reporter: Dr. Farouk El Maraghi                      |               |               09:00 – 12:00       |                    Arab Women and Science and Technology              Chairwoman and Speaker: Professor Dr. Farkhonda Hassan              Member of the Executive Council of AWO, Egypt              Reporter: Dr. Hassan Kamal                      |               |               12:00-13:00       |                    Break and Lunch                      |                                        |               International and Regional Reports on Arab Women       |               |               13:00 – 15:00       |                    Chairwoman: Her Excellency Prof. Dr. Rowaida Al Maaitah Member of the Executive Council of AWO, Jordan              Status of Arab Women in the Context of              International Instruments              Speaker: Her Excellency Mervat Tallawy              Undersecretary General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)              Report – Progress of Arab Women 2004              Speaker: Her Excellency Dr. Haifa Abu Ghazaleh              Regional Director of UNIFEM              Regional Office of Arab States              Report of AWO on Projects and Programs directed to Arab Women              Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ola AbouZeid              Expert at the AWO                      |                                        |               Final Session       |               |               16:10 – 16:20       |                    Final Statement                      |              
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