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Mohamed Gamal Ali
Graduated from the Department of Political Science at Cairo University in 2015. Holds a master’s degree in political science from the Institute of Arab Studies and Research in 2019.
PhD Student in Political Science at Cairo University.
Works as a human rights researcher on the issue of religious freedom at the “Egyptian Initiative for Human Rights” (EIPR) centre.
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Understanding freedom of religion around the Mediterranean
- Alessandro Ferrari
- Amin Elias
How to manage religious plurality? Three researchers from our network look back at the history of the northern, eastern and southern shores of the Mediterranean to understand the diversity of legal...
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Understanding Ethnic, Religious and Cultural Minorities in Turkey
- Anja Zalta
Volume 26 of the journak Poligrafi, edited by Anja Zalta, Tahir Abbas, and Umut Azak Abstract : The study of ethnic minorities is of vital concern in the context of nations consisting of different...
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Religious Traditions in the Face of the Crisis of the Liberal System: The Case of Islam
- Paolo Branca
- Antonio Cuciniello
Proceedings of the conference organised by the Cathoilic University of Milan on October 9th, 2019. Abstract : Religions have regained a considerable role in the public space, to an extent that ...
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The Ḏhimmī as the Other of Multiple Convivencias in al-Andalus
- Raja Sakrani
The figure of ḏhimmī is certainly the most emblematic juristic figure in the history of Islamic law. Strangely, it also has the juristic status of being the most ambiguous and complex, as it lacks a ...
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The Mihna. Deconstruction and reconsideration of the Mu’tazilite role in the “Inquisition
- Marco Demichelis
Abstract The Miḥna has usually been attributed to the Mu‘tazilite theological school as expression of something unusual, a bid‘ah (Islamic innovation) related to a rationalist group of theologia...
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Invertebrate Islam in Catalonia: a problematic anchor
Original title : Invertebrate Islam in Catalonia: a problematic anchor Abstract In this paper I study the presence of Islam in the history and present of Catalonia, fundamentally analyzing it...
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The right of religious freedom between the two shores of the Mediterranean: dynamics and perspectives (Italian)
Speaker: Prof. Alessandro Ferrari Moderator: P. Laurent Basanese, S.J. Pontificia Universita Gregoriana, November 19th, 2018 Original title : "È diritto di libertà religiosa tra le due spo...
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The right to religious freedom: a tool for managing citizen pluralism on both sides of the Mediterranean
Original title : "Il diritto di libertà religiosa: strumento di gestione del pluralismo cittadino sulle due rive del mediterraneo" Lecture by Alessandro FERRARI at the second international Congr...