Day 1: Monday, November 16

Arrivals from Iran to Rafiq Hariri International Airport, Beirut

7:00 pm Opening Dinner at Notre Dame University-Louaizé (President Present)

 Day 2: Tuesday, November 17 – Venue: NDU’s Abou Khater Auditorium

7:00-9:00 Breakfast

9:30-9:35 Welcoming Notes and Introductory Remarks

Dr. Kamal Abouchedid, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, NDU

9:35-9:40 Welcoming Notes and Introductory Remarks

Dr. Doumit Salameh, Chairperson of the Department of Humanities and Religious Studies in the Faculty of Humanities, NDU

9:40-10:00 Introduction

Edward Alam, Professor of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, NDU

9:45-10:15 The Necessity of Interreligious Dialogue: Philosophical and Theological (Dogmatic) Obstacles

Dr. Jafar Morvarid, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, and Dean of Research Institute of Al-Mustafa International University of Mashhad

10:15-11:00 Discussion

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:00 Dr. Nader El-Bizri, Professor of Philosophy, American University of Beirut

12:00-1:00 Discussion

1:00-3:00 Lunch in the Jeita Grotto Restaurant

3:00-6:00 Visit and tour of the Jeita Grotto, Finalist: 15 Natural Wonders of the World

6:00-12:00 Dinner at the NDU Cafeteria

Day 3: Wednesday, November 18 – Venue: NDU’s PR Conference Room

7:00-9:00 Breakfast

9:30-10:00 The Mutual Relation of Moral and Doxastic Materialism

Dr. Mohsen Javadi, Full Professor of Philosophy, University of Qom, and Associate Member of Research Institute of Al-Mustafa International University of Mashhad

10:00-11:00 Discussion

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

12:00-5:00 Departure to the Roman Ruins of Faqra followed by a BBQ Lunch

6:00-12:00 Dinner at the NDU Cafeteria

Day 4: Thursday, November 19 – Venue: NDU and the Cedars Institute

7:00-9:00 Breakfast

9:30-10:00 Mahmoud Youness, Lecturer of Philosophy, American University of Beirut

10:00-11:00 Discussion

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:00 What Do We Know? Vahid Mahdavimehr, Scholar from Research Institute of Al-Mustafa International University of Mashhad, and Ph.D student of Islamic Studies at Paderborn University, Germany

 12:00-1:00 Discussion

1:00-2:30 Lunch at the NDU Restaurant

3:00 Departure to Mar Antonios Kozhaya

4:00-6:00 Tour of Mar Antonios Kozhaya Monastery

6:00 Departure to the Cedars Institute

 8:00 Dinner at Le Notre Hotel

Day 5: Friday, November 20 – Venue: The Cedars Institute

7:00-9:00 Breakfast

9:30-10:00 Pure Life as a Good Pattern for the Life

Dr. Gholamreza Raeisian, Assistant Professor of Quranic Sciences and Tradition (Hadis), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, and Associate Member of Research Institute of Al-Mustafa International University of Mashhad, and Dean of the Faculty of Theology of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

10:00-11:00 Discussion

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:00 The Role of Islamic Philosophy in Social Life

Dr. Javad Raghavi, Assistant Professor of Comparative Philosophy, Al-Mustafa International University of Mashhad

12:00-1:00 Discussion

1:00-3:00 Lunch

3:00-5:00 Tour of the Biblical Cedars of Lebanon: History Lecture: Dr. Youssef Rahme, Professor of History, NDU

5:00-7:00 Afternoon Break 8:00 Dinner

Day 6: Saturday, November 21 – Venue: The Cedars Institute

8:00-8:00 Tour of Baalbek and Anjar: UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Baalbek: Heliopolis: the roman temples of Baalbek, located in the Bekaa valley 85 km away from Beirut are the largest and best preserved corpus of roman architecture in the world. Its temples are dedicated to Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus and were constructed between the first and the third centuries A.D. in the “Jupiter temple” six of the 54 giant columns that originally surrounded the sanctuary survive till today. The town of Baalbek has major remains from Islamic times including the grand Mosque, built by the Ommayadds with material borrowed from ancient monuments, and another mosque built in Mamluke times near the spring of Ras El–Ain.

Anjar: Anjar is located in the Bekaa valley, 58 km away from Beirut. It was built by the Omayyad caliph al-Walid Ibn Abdel Malek in the early 8th century A.D. Inside the city’s strong fortifications are the remains of streets, three palaces, souks, two hammams and a Mosque.

Day 7: Sunday, November 22 – Venue: The Cedars Institute

7:00-9:00 Breakfast

9:30-10:00 Chady Rahme, Associate Professor of Philosophy, NDU

10:00-11:00 Discussion

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:00 Proximity of Identities Seyed Ehsan Musavi, Scholar from Al-Mustafa International University of Mashhad

 12:00-1:00 Discussion

1:00-3:00 Lunch at Hotel Chbat

3:00-5:00 Gibran Khalil Gibran Museum

 5:00-7:00 Discussion with Mohhamad Taghi Sobhani, Associate Member of Al-Mustafa International University and Dean of the Center of Civilization for Islamic Thought Development in Lebanon

7:00-8:00 Closing Remarks: Discussion of further collaboration Moderators: Dr. Edward J. Alam and Dr. Jafar Morvarid

8:00 Closing Dinner at Le Notre Hotel

Day 8: Monday, November 23 – Departures to IRAN