The Governance of Religious Minorities across the Mediterranean: Insights on Morocco and Europe

Monday, 7 July 2025: 15:00-16:45
Location: ASJE018 (Annex of the Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences)
RC22 Sociology of Religion (host committee)

Language: English

This session examines the governance of religious minorities in the Mediterranean, focusing on Morocco and Europe. Aoumar Boum will deliver the keynote address, exploring historical and contemporary dynamics. Responses by Mar Griera and Farid El Asri will provide additional perspectives on legal frameworks, identity negotiations, and the impact of migration. The session aims to offer a nuanced understanding of the transformation and the impact of historical legacies on contemporary religious landscapes in the mediterranean.
Session Organizers:
Mar GRIERA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain and Nadia FADIL, KU Leuven, Belgium
Oral Presentations
Guarding the Sacred: Muslim Custodians of Judaism in an Inter-Religious Strife?
Aomar BOUM, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Discussion
Farid EL ASRI, Université Internationale de Rabat, Morocco
Mar Griera, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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