H.E. Dr Seyed Mohammad Khatami at The Australian National University, 24 March 2009 (pt9) Video

H.E. Dr Seyed Mohammad Khatami public lecture: 'Dialogue, Justice and Peace' at The Australian National University, 24 March 2009 (pt8)

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.

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