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 大象传媒, 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 大象传媒 Radio Theatre, which will be broadcast across the 大象传媒 - including all 27 大象传媒 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 大象传媒 commissioned a Democratic Audit of the world, comparing and contrasting the democratic credentials of countries around the globe.
The 大象传媒 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.
