Islam and Democracy
Professor Tariq Ramadan, Heba Raof Ezzat from Cairo University, Kuwaiti artist and poet Shurooq Amin and host Shaimaa Khalil debate the subject of democratic change and Islam.
In 2015, a range of events across the UK will commemorate the 750th anniversary of the first Westminster parliament and 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta. These landmark moments underpinned the establishment of Parliamentary democracy and the legal system in the UK and around the world.
As part of the celebrations the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV, in collaboration with the House of Commons and the House of Lords, is organising and broadcasting Democracy Day on Tuesday, 20 January. It is a day of live events, discussions and debate inside Westminster and at the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio Theatre, which will be broadcast across the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV - including all 27 Â鶹ÊÓƵAV language services.
We look at democracy past and present and encourage a debate about the future of democracy. How democratic are we? As part of this the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV commissioned a Democratic Audit of the world, comparing and contrasting the democratic credentials of countries around the globe.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵAV will also turn the spotlight on itself, opening up several of its main decision making meetings to public scrutiny and broadcasting them live, it will invite listeners worldwide to comment and contribute to the day's output.
