This workshop has taken place at the Rustum Khail High School of Maidan Province. Total of (56) persons of the School’s teachers and admin staff participated in the workshop. At the beginning, Qari Abdu Malik one of the teachers, recited a few verses of the Holley Quran. Then Safi, the Outreach Officer of ASC Formally inaugurated the workshop. He said: we are thankful to all those helped and paved the way to arrange the workshop here. We are working for Afghanistan Study Centre (ASC) a research and academic organization having no relation with any political party. The purpose of our workshop is to understand whether democracy does exist in Islam or it is opposite with Islam? At this gathering, we just exchange views to prove that Islam has not opposed democratic political system in Islamic word. Then Shamsulhaq Shams, the Master Trainer ASC explained the topic in details. He mentioned the background and activities of ASC and then he talked on the background of Democracy and its types:

1. Direct and Independent Democracy.
   
2. Liberal Democracy: the government is elected through responsibilities as Loya Jarga.
   
3. The Independent Election in which Women and Men can participate.
   

In addition he discussed that the democracy is not imported machinery from the west and foreign countries. In fact, democracy means freedom according to the culture and tradition of the people. At the end of his speech he answered the questions asked by participants.The second day of the workshop was also started by recitation of the Holley Quran, Then, Qazi Abdurrahman, Master Trainer ASC explained the topic in view of Islam and talked about three principals.

1. Freedom
   
2. Social Justice or equality
   
3. Elected government