Religious minorities in Europe and the Middle East. A comparative view

Introduction:

Final event of the research project “Preventing discrimination and persecution. Models of inclusion of religious minorities in the Euro-Mediterranean space” (ReMinEm). The research project has been realized with the financial support of the Unit for Analysis, Policy Planning, Statistics and Historical Documentation - Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in accordance with Article 23 ‒ bis of the Decree of the President of the Italian Republic 18/1967.

Program

The project and its findings

Chair: Rossella Bottoni (University of Trento)

• Policy Lines and Recommendations (Fabio Petito, Freedom of Religion or Belief and Foreign Policy Initiative at the University of Sussex)
• Europe: Legal Analysis (Silvio Ferrari, University of Milan and FBK)
• Europe: Sociological Analysis (Valeria Fabretti and Deborah Iannotti, FBK)
• Egypt and Lebanon: Legal and Sociological Analysis (Ana Maria Daou, Adyan Foundation)

Discussion of the project findings and analysis

Chair: Andrea Benzo (Special Envoy for FoRB & Interreligious Dialogue, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation)

Discussants:

• Alessandro Ferrari (University of Insubria)
• Alessia Passarelli (FSCIRE)
• Esra Ünal (Kadir Has University)

Conclusions and next steps

Silvio Ferrari (University of Milan and FBK) and Rossella Bottoni (University of Trento)