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9.00-9.15 Opening of the Conference: Words of Welcome 

/ Carsten Strøby Jensen, Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen. 

/ Sami Kücükakin, President of Dialog Forum. 

Session 1. - Chair: Jørgen Bæk Simonsen, Professor, Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen 

9.15-9.40 Possibilities and Limits of Dialogue 

/ Henning Bech, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen. 

9.45-10.10 Introduction to Fethullah Gülen and Hizmet in the Context of Dialogue between Worldviews 

/ Marcia K. Hermansen, Professor, Department of Theology, Director of Islamic World Studies, Loyola University, Chicago 

10.10-10.25 Discussion 

10.25-10.40 Coffee Break 

Session 2. - Chair: Associate Professor Birthe Hansen, Political Science, University of Copenhagen 

10.40-11.05 Border Thinking and Dialogue as Contributions to Scandinavian Societies 

/ Klas Grinell, PhD (History of Ideas), Curator at the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg, Sweden 

11.05-11.30 Gülen’s Sufi Interpretation in a Modern World and the Actuality of Original Sufi Spirituality 

/ Safet Bektovic, Associate Professor, Centre for European Islamic Thought, University of Copenhagen 

11.30-11.55 Dialogue Activities in Germany and the Contribution of the Gülen Movement 

/ Martin Riexinger, Associate Professor, Section for the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus 

11.55-12.15 Discussion 

12.15-13.00 Lunch 

Session 3. - Chair: Catharina Raudvere, Professor, Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen 

13.00-13.25 Dialogue and the Muslim Minority in Denmark 

/ Heiko Henkel, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen 

13.25-13.50 Behind the Ramadan Dinners in the Danish Parliament: The Gülen Movement and the Embedding of Turkish Islam in a Danish Context 

/ Jens S. Jakobsen, MA (Anthropology) 

13.50-14.05 Discussion 

14.05-14.20 Coffee Break 

Session 4. - Chair: Mogens Pelt, Associate Professor, Modern European Studies, University of Copenhagen 

14.20-14.45 The Dialogue Activities of Dialogforum in Denmark and Their Inspirations From Fetullah Gülen’s Writings 

/ Mustafa Gezen, MA (History of Religion) 

14.45-15.10 Muslim Immigrants and the Role of Being a Victim 

/ Mehmet Ümit Necef, Associate Professor, Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark 

15.10-15.25 Discussion 

15.25-15.35 Closing Remarks 

The conference is arranged by Professor Henning Bech, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Dr. Mehmet Ümit Necef, Center for Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark, and the Dialog Forum. 

This scholarly conference is free and open to the public; however, registration is required, and can be made at dialogkonference@soc.ku.dk

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