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The so-called "Conference of the East" was held in Turkey under the patronage of the Istanbul Municipality, 9-13 November 2005, addressing critical issues facing the region through the eyes of experts and analysts. Participants discussed what it's like to living in the Middle East today under the domination of the American system. The venue presented an in depth look into the problematics of bureaucracy in the region, the issues of democracy and human rights and in addition to the prevailing situation of women. These internal factors and inputs were contextualized within the relationship between East and West, and the challenges facing the region dovetailed through recurring factors of resistance, legitimacy and terrorism which is seen as external impinging itself on the region. Jawad Al-Hamad, director of The Middle East Studies Center, discussed the perspectives of the next stage and the Israeli conception of peace as underpinned by her parochial view of putting her security first and went on to talk about intractable issues of resistance and negotiations. A communique was issued in the end calling for serious dialogue and the development of shared ideas based on the unity of eastern nations who live within one geographical region and emphasizing the strengthening of Middle East civil societies to direct them to respond positively to internal and external challenges. The participant emphasized the importance of mobilizing the abilities and energies of these civil societies to resist in the strongest possible way what is seen as a new "savage imperialism" led by the American state and her western allies in cooperation with Israel.
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