On 18 March, the VIII International Conference on Freedom of Belief was held in the Great Hall of the Faculty of Law. The conference was opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Law, the Director-General for Equal Opportunities of the Government of Aragon, and the Director of the Laboratory for Freedom of Belief and Diversity Management.
The opening conference addressed current challenges to equality, after which the first panel discussed the theme of women and religion: empowerment or submission? Later in the afternoon session, the panel tackled the theme of ideology, religion, and conflicts in colonial and post-colonial history, concluding the Day with a brief presentation of a collaborative project with Princeton University on religion, women, and international relations.
The event was a success and anticipation is already high for the next edition.
8th International Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Date and place:
18 March 2024
Main Hall of the Faculty of Law
Matchday Programme
11:00. Opening of the Day:
- Mr D. Antonio Gómez, Dean of the Faculty of Law
- Mrs. María Victoria Alquezar, Director General for Equal Opportunities of the Government of Aragon.
- Professor Dr Zoila Combalía, Director of the Laboratory of Freedom of Belief and Management at the University of Zaragoza
- Inaugural conference: Current challenges to equality: Ms. Sara Giménez, Director General of the Fundación Secretariado Gitano, Spanish representative to ECRI.
12:15 PM. Break.
12:30. Woman and religion: empowerment or submission?
- Woman, discrimination, hatred and beliefs Professor Dr María Jesús Gutiérrez del Moral (University of Girona).
- The role of women in Islam: Mrs Dña. Isabel Romero (President of the Islamic Board)
- The Muslim woman in the workplace: an analysis of recent ECJ jurisprudence Professor Dr Sara Benedí Lahuerta (University College Dublin).
- Colloquium
Moderator: Professor Dr. Carmen Tirado (University of Zaragoza)
14:00. End of morning sessions
16:30. Ideology, religion, and conflicts in colonial and post-colonial history
- Tensions between ethnic-religious pluralism and Catholic confessionalism during colonialism: the Italian example. Prof. Dr. Andrea Miccichè (University of Catania)
- Postcolonialism and globalisation: challenges and contradictions of a process. Professor Dr Caridad Velarde (University of Navarra)
- Colloquium
Chair: Prof. Dr. Alejandro González-Varas (University of Zaragoza).
17:30. Collaborative project with Princeton University on religion, women, and international relations. Prof Dr Juan Luis López Aranguren (University of Zaragoza).
17:40. End of the working day
