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Call for Papers "Peace, Human Rights and Religion" 5th International Conference on Human Rights Center for Human Rights Studies, Mofid University Qom (Iran) 13-14 May 2009 __________________________________________________ Peace is one of the basic needs and ideals of human beings and among the great aims of the prophets and other right-minded people. Without peace, the achievements of human civilization will be exposed to damage and eradication, and sustainable human development with human rights will be out of reach. Peace is a situation in which individuals, groups and nations, keeping their dignity, live with justice, security, flourishing, tolerance, cooperation, and self-determination. A huge amount of the activity of international institutions is done to reach this valuable ideal; It may be said that access to a peaceful situation is the final aim of international human rights law. Religions, as well, regard as their ideal the establishment of peace with justice and human dignity in the world and in the souls of human beings. However, the world is still suffering from war, terror, insecurity, poverty, and injustice; religions and human rights are being misused to damage and even eradicate peace. Taking these facts into consideration, the Center for Human Rights Studies of Mofid University intends to hold its fifth biennial international conference on human rights under the title of “Peace, Human Rights and Religion” to provide an academic ground for scholars and researchers from all over the world to share freely their ideas, experience and knowledge in this regard. Interested persons are cordially invited to submit their papers on one of the following sub-topics: 1. Interrelationship between Human Rights and Peace 2. Religions and Peace 3. Peace, Justice and Democracy 4. Peace and the Role of NGOs and Religious Institutions 5. Peace, Women and Children 6. Peace and the Threats to it - Papers must be exclusively prepared for this conference, not having been submitted for any other conferences or previously published. - Authors are requested to e-mail a 500-word abstract (in English, Persian or Arabic) to the Center by 30 September 2008. - Abstracts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format including the title, author's name, postal and e-mail addresses as well as telephone and/or fax numbers. They must also contain the schematic proposal of the final paper together with the main assumptions and conclusions. - Abstracts will be reviewed by the Board of Referees of the Conference and then the authors of the accepted abstracts will be requested to e-mail their papers for final review. Therefore, the acceptance of an abstract does not imply the acceptance of the paper. - Papers must be e-mailed to the Center by 31 December 2008. - Authors of accepted papers will be hosted by Mofid University during the days of the Conference (airfare not included). Others need to pay registration fee and to cover the expenses of accommodation, food and transportation. The conference is organized in the framework of the national project of promotion and protection of human rights for greater access to justice, with the cooperation of UNDP in I.R. Iran and some other national and international organizations. Contact: Center for Human Rights Studies Mofid University Sadoogi Boulevard Mofid Square Qom Iran P.O.Box:37185-3611 Tel: +98-251-2925764 Fax: +98-251-2903551 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://chrs.mofidu.ac.ir __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
