1. Identity and Religion in Palestine: Implications for Citizenship? : Abd El Kareem Al Bargouthy .

2. Relationships Between the Community and the State

• The Social Contract

• The Rule of Law (no one is above the law) ( )

• Historical-cultural variables such as geography, language, ethnicity, religion

• Cross-cultural intra-religious variations

• Nationalism can trump other cleavages especially in times of national stress, war and genocide

3. Evolution of Palestinian Identity

• Self-Autonomy

• Space to experiment with governance

• Liberty (exception: The Harm Principle) ( : )

• Freedom Struggles

• Economic disintegration in former Soviet Union (NIS)

• The End of Ideology?

4. Investigate New and Old Practices

• Deliberation, Discourse, Discursive Practices

• Build on best practices of the past. History, heritage

• Discover pedagogical tools used from the past

• Integrate the past with the present---make explicit linkages---understand legacies ( )

5. Religion and Community in Palestine

• Embedded cleavages, heritages, traditions

• Investigate alternative interpretations of history.

• Develop and interrogate alternative narratives of history and citizenship.

• Learn how to define and teach tolerance, respect, and intellectual rigor

• Investigate gender equality, probe traditions, customs, natural law