Tuesday October 23, 2007
Serena Hotel
 
Police women’s security roles in Islamic societies’
08:30  Opening prayer
Welcome remarks by the Co-Chairs
Lt. Khadija and Fawzia Koofi
08:40 Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Afghan police woman,
08:45  Keynote speech
Helena Iqbal Saeed
Assistant Inspector General (General), Islamabad Police
‘The role and responsibilities of police women in an Islamic society with some Pakistani examples’
09:30  Break
10:00

Panel session
Twenty-minute prepared presentations will be made by foreign and Afghan conference participants

Chair:  Maria Bashiri, Police–prosecutor relations for successful convictions for crimes against women
UAE forensic scientist, ‘Forensic science as a career choice for women’
Indonesian police woman: ‘Women’s rooms in police stations’ 
Afghan police woman, ‘Police family response units and their impact on Afghan society’
Afghan or other police woman, ‘Women in police counter narcotics units,
LTC Hekmatshuhi, ‘Managing a women’s detention centre: the challenges and triumphs’

12:00 Lunch
13:00 Chair persons’ remarks
13:10

2.Workshops
Participants will be divided into four workshops with a facilitator and interpreters for each. Some group members will speak for 10 minutes on listed topics, or a topic of their choice related to the theme of the day

‘The security functions women perform in my organization and some ideas on what more they could do’
‘What value women have added to policing in my organization’
‘Are some police functions better suited to women than others?’
‘How women are changing policing’
‘The role of women in community policing’
‘ The participation of policewomen in investigative and intelligence functions in my organization’
‘Responding to the needs of women and children in Islamic society: what are the challenges?’
‘Is there a role for women in traffic law enforcement?’

14:10 Refreshment break
14:30  Discussion groups on the papers presented during the day
‘Five contributions police women can make to improve human security in Muslim societies’
15:00  End of second day
15:15 Bazaar, uniform parade and informal get together in the hotel lounge for foreign and Afghan participants
16:30-18:00 Media interviews and filming with selected policewomen
17:30   Gala dinner
19.30   End of dinner