Sted: Auditorium B1018(use main entrance), Universitetet i Agder
Dato: 4. mai 2023
Deltakerpris: Gratis
Påmeldingsfrist: 1. mai 2023
MEET conference
On the 4th of May the 2nd MEET conference will be hosted by the University of Agder, will focus on Muslim communities in Europe, and will address two themes in particular:
Woman in Islam
Status of Muslims in Europe
The conference is free, and we will provide you with lunch and coffee. We are aware of that not everybody will be able to follow the program in English. For this reason, we will provide translation to Norwegian, Arabic and most likely two other languages.
Welcome and introduction: Camilla Jarlsby, Director of Culture and Citizen dialogue, Kristiansand Municipality
09:10
Session A: Muslim Women in Europe What is the situation of and problems faced by Muslim women in Europe (both from their own communities and from wider society)? What approaches are being taken to promote rights and empowerment of Muslim women in Europe? – how effective are these?
Chair:
Pia Jardi (Finland)
Panellists:
Edina Husovic (Austria)
Dr Abidah Ashraf (Denmark)
Nahla Hewidy (Finland)
Luca Bodolay (Hungary)
10:30
Break
10:45
Session B: Muslim Women’s Voices in the Democratic Process What is the role of Muslim women in politics (including civic activism) in Europe (and more widely in the Muslim world)? Why is Muslim women’s political participation important? What are the barriers to this and what can be done to promote Muslim women’s political participation?
Session C: Attacks against Muslims/Islam in Europe What is the situation of Muslims in Europe with regard to hate speech/attacks and Islamophobia? What has been happening in Malmo (Sweden) recently? What are the implications of this for the wider Nordic region and for the whole of Europe? How should Muslim communities and governments/municipal authorities/key stakeholders respond to such attacks?
Chair:
Shaukat Warraich (UK/Ireland)
Panellists:
Alen Delic (Sweden)
Salahuddin Chadi Barakat (Sweden)
Malin Martelius (Sweden)
Tobias Braahammer (Malmo, Sweden)
May Al samhouri (Sweden)
14:00
Break
14:15
Session D: Hate on social media How is social media used to spread hate speech (specifically Islamophobia) in Europe? What are the effects of this? How can faith communities counter this? How can they use social media to promote their own narratives?
Chair:
Jeppe Albers (Denmark)
Panellists:
Basim Abdullai (Austria)
Mourad Dali (France)
Mohammed Taha Sabri (Germany)
Rumeysa Dur-Kwieder (Austria)
Akmal Ali (Norway)
15:00
End of program
Påmelding
Translation: Fornavn - Firstname Etternavn - Surname Telefon - Phonenumber Epost - Email Gjenta epost - Repeat email Matallergi - Foodallergi or spesific needs like vegetarian or halal etc Kommentar - Comment
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