Jinan Limam
Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Politiques et sociales de Tunis Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Politiques et sociales de TunisTunisie Religioni, Diritti ed Economie nello Spazio Mediterraneo (REDESM) Religioni, Diritti ed Economie nello Spazio Mediterraneo (REDESM)Italy
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Jinan Limam

PhD holder Member of Research groups

Jinan Limam has a PhD in Public Law and she is an Associate Professor in Public Law at the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences in Tunis. She has taught courses, given lectures and supervised student’s thesis for twenty years which gives her the mastery of the legal and political framework of the Political Institutions in Tunisia, especially during the context of the democratic transition, with a comprehensive set of benchmarks for constitution-making process.

Her main interests and research focus on constitutional Law, comparative constitutional law, constitutional litigation law, human rights law and European Union law.

She has also ten years of experience as a Senior consultant in constitutional Law with international organizations in Tunisia and abroad (MENA Region/Africa). She has gained extensive experience on constitution-making process as she has been called upon since 2011 to carry out expert missions in several transitional assistance projects, especially in Tunisia, Libya and the Republic of Central Africa.

Disciplines

Law Political Sciences

Topics

Comparative Studies Freedom of Religion Women in Islam

Research Group

Comparative study on religious freedom across the two Mediterranean shores (Como and Varese)

The Research Centre “Religion, Law and Economy in the Mediterranean Area” (“Religioni, Diritti ed Economie nello Spazio Mediterraneo” – REDESM), established within the University of Insubria, aims to foster and develop research, knowledge exchange and education projects related to religious pluralism in the Mediterranean area, with the objective of achieving a better mutual knowledge among different religions, cultures and societies living in this key geopolitical region. With the interdisciplinary approach that s…

Università degli Studi dell’Insubria Italy Religioni, Diritti ed Economie nello Spazio Mediterraneo (REDESM) Italy
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From regulating religious sound to transforming it into light: public, legal and architectural debates on the adhān

Paper presented at the fifth international congress of the University Platform for Research on Islam (Pluriel), held in Cordoba from 10 to 14 February 2026 on the theme "Ethics and Aesthetics in Is...

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Religious minorities and spiritual assistance. Reflections on the project “Atlas of religious or belief minority rights” in the European Union

  • Ilaria Valenzi

Abstract Developed within the multilevel system of legal sources, the category of "religious minority" takes on particular significance within the European Union, where a shared system of protectio...

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“Inclusive Citizenship, the Right to a Place of Worship and Everyday Peace”, by Antonio Angelucci

  • Antonio Angelucci

In an article published in the Italian journal Coscienza e Libertà (no. 69, 2025), Antonio Angelucci, associate professor of law and religion at the University of Insubria, examines the connection ...

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Public order and religious family rights. Sustainability and limits of an evolving legal relationship

  • Ilaria Valenzi

Abstract The public-order clause, which safeguards the fundamental principles of the legal order, is today tested by the circulation of family models rooted in religious legal systems. Ilaria Valen...

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Muslim worship in France: is the State-led reorganization underway?

  • Mohamed-Ali Mostfa

In this article published on February 26, 2025, on The Conversation, Ali Mostfa analyzes the evolution of the Forum of Islam in France (Forif), created in 2022 to replace the French Council of Musl...

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Religious minorities between the Mediterranean shores: a study of the status of religious minorities in the Mediterranean context (REMiMEsO) – Final Report

  • Alessandro Ferrari

The REMiMESo project, led by Ilaria Valenzi and supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, explores the situation of religious minorities in five Mediterranean countries: Israel, Morocco...

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Women, Agency and Religion: Social and Legal Issues in the Mediterranean Public Space

  • Leïla Tauil

On the two Mediterranean shores, women’s agency is articulated by new social and legal actors who face the religious factor both as an asset and as a hindrance. This book explores how female ...

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Religions put to the test by freedom of expression

  • Michel Younès
  • Mohamed-Ali Mostfa
  • Malek Chaïeb

“In the republican context, freedom of expression involves all the players in society and mobilises a wide range of intellectual resources. What then are the conditions that foster it while r...