H.E. Dr Seyed Mohammad Khatami: 'Dialogue, Justice and Peace'. Public lecture at ANU. Part 1.

Our interdependent world creates both new opportunities and new challenges. The gravest danger today is insecurity, which has taken on global proportions. In order to deal with the threat of this insecurity, it is imperative for the world community to engage in constructive dialogue, but this must be based on two foundations: a deep comprehension of civilisations, religions and cultures; and justice. Indeed, in our insecure world, full of extremism and conflict, only serious dialogue, mutual understanding and justice can generate peace and prosperity.

His Excellency Dr Seyed Mohammad Khatami was the fifth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Previously Minister of Culture, he was elected to the presidency in a landslide election in 1997 and was re-elected in 2001. President Khatami advanced a reform agenda in Iran and a new era of engagement in foreign affairs. A scholar of Western as well as Islamic philosophy, he advocated dialogue to counter the clash of civilisations thesis and encouraged the United Nations to proclaim 2001 as the Year of Dialogue Among Civilisations. He is the author of numerous books and articles on philosophy and modern Islamic thought.

His lecture is presented by the Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (Middle East & Central Asia) at The Australian National University.

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