Conferences and Workshops 17. The Causes of Instability and the Prospects of Peace in North Africa.  Paper          presented at the America, Islam and the Middle East Conference. At the          Missouri  State University.  April 2-3, 2007              16. The Political Forces behind the 1951 Libyan Constitution:  Personalities,          Ideas, and Circumstances.  Paper presented at the American Libyan          Freedom  Alliance (ALA) Conference on the 1951 Constitution of          Libya entitled: “Working toward the return of the constitutional          legitimacy to Libya." June 23-24, 2006. Washington, D.C.          http://www.tamiu.edu/~mbenruwin/paper_con_libya1.pdf                             15. The Islamization of Democracy: The Political Requisite of Democracy          in the Islamic World." Paper will be presented at the Center for the          Study of Islam and Democracy 7th Annual Conference entitled: “The Challenge          of Democracy in the Muslim World.” May 5-7, 2006.  Washington, D.C.          http://www.csidonline.org/images/stories/pdfiles/mohamed_berween%5B1%5D.pdf                       14. Crisis of Political Leadership: The Role of Political Leadership in          Societies and the Cost of its Failure, A Case Study of the Arab Countries.           Paper presented at  the Midwest Conference of Social Sciences. Chicago,          Ill.,  April 7-10, 2005.                         13. The Texas Council of Faculty Senate Conference, Austin, Texas, October          22-23, 2004. I represented TAMIU Faculty Senate and presented a           round-up report  about the activities of our Faculty Senate.           http://www.tamiu.edu/~mbenruwin/TCFS_directory05.htm                             12. The Texas Council of Faculty Senate Conference, Austin, Texas, February          20-21,  2004. I represented TAMIU Faculty Senate and presented a          round-up report about the activities of our Faculty Senate.                             11. Toward an Islamic Agreement: Prospects for Economic Integration between          the Muslim Countries. Paper presented at the International Conference on          Social Science Research.New Orleans, Louisiana. November 11-13, 2004          http://www.centrepp.org/ICSSRPrelimProgram.pdf                             10. The Libyan – European Union Relations:Constructive Engagement with          Democracy and Respect for Human Rights: Paper presented to members           of European Union Parliament at  Brussels, Belgium. January 19 - 22, 2004           http://www.euromedrights.net/PRVCGI/engelsk-show.asp?id=1775                             9.   The Advanced Placement Program Conference: In topics related to teaching         a course in US government." University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX .         November 16-17, 2001.                                               8.  The Political Operational Code of Mu'ammar al-Qaddaffi: Power Politics and         Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas         Association of Middle East Scholars. February 23-24, 2001, Austin, Texas          http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/tames/program.html                                                 7.  Democratization of the United Nations: Isn't it time for structural       Reform to the U.N.. Paper presented at the Comparative       Interdisciplinary Studies Section of the ISA 2th. International       Millennium Conference, Washington D.C. August 28,       September 3, 2000.                                     6. Colonias Sprawl in South Texas: What is the Solution? Relocation or        Dependency.  paper presented at the XI annual Rio Bravo Conference        at Texas A&M Kingsville. March 30, April 1 2000.                               5.  "Why the U.N. Sanctions against Iraq Failed." Paper presented at the         Annual Meeting of Texas Association of Middle East Scholars,         Austin, Texas,  February 20-21, 1998.                                         4.  "Human Rights in the Arab Countries: Rhetoric and Reality" Paper         presented  at the Annual Meeting of Texas Association of Middle         East Scholars, Austin, Texas,  February 23-24, 1996              http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/tames/conferences/1996.html                                           3.   "The Arab Political Regimes and the Islamists: The Zero-Sum Game."         Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Texas Association of          Middle East Scholars,  Ft. Worth, Texas, February 24-25, 1995.                                           2.  "The New Structure of World Politics and the Maghreb States: Continuity          or Change?" Paper presented at the Conference on Maghreb States          Facing the Twentieth First century by the Center of Studies of the          Maghreb Development, Montreal, Canada, March 26-27, 1994.                                               1. "Libyan Foreign Policy since Independence from Dependency to Opportunism:        What Is the Alternative?" Paper presented at the Conference on Libya         sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Study,         Washington, D.C.,  29-30 November 1993.