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Contesting the Theological Foundations of Islamism and Violent Extremism
Edited: Fethi Mansouri, Zuleyha Keskin (2019, Palgrave Macmillan) With the surge of hate crimes and hate speech and the normalisation of Islamophobia worldwide, the release of this new edited book by Professor Fethi Mansouri and Zuleyha Keskin, “Contesting the...
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UNESCO/UNODC Panel Session: Global Citizenship Education for Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
Professor Fethi Mansouri UNESCO Chair, Cultural Diversity and Social Justice What are the factors fuelling the decline of public trust in institutions? How can the education sector contribute to changing this situation, in particular by fostering students’ engagement...
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Expert Meeting on Intercultural Dialogue, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
As the UNESCO led International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013 – 2022) reaches its halfway point, UNESCO is reflecting on how its work on intercultural dialogue can be rendered more evidence-driven and responsive to the needs of Member States....
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