Islam and Integration in the City

New York University La Pietra Policy Dialogues

invites you to the international conference

Islam and Integration in the City

Tuesday, March 22, 9:30am-4:00pm

Villa La Pietra—New York University Florence

 (Via Bolognese, 120)

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Recent controversies surrounding building mosques in several European and American cities have raised larger questions about the integration of Muslim immigrants in the post-9/11 world: how have Muslim immigrants adapted to their new lives, what role has Islam played in the development of contemporary multicultural societies and how have the mosque controversies crystallized tensions ?  The Islam and Integration in the City conference will convene a panel of a diverse group of scholars, religious representatives and activists to discuss the case of Florence and to place it in its larger global context.

 PROGRAM

9:30-10:00am Welcome

Ellyn Toscano, Executive Director, New York University Florence

Introduction

Claudius Wagemann, Professor New York University Florence and Lecturer, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane

10:00-11:30 Immigration and Religion: The Florence Mosque Controversy

Monsignor Timothy Verdon, President of the Commission for Ecumenism and Inter-Faith Dialogue of the Archdiocese of Florence

Imam Izzedin Elzir, Imam of Florence, President of the Union of Islamic Communities in Italy

11:30-11:45 Coffee Break

11:45-1:00pm Islam and Integration in the City

Lorenzo Bosi, Marie Curie Fellow, European University Institute, specialist Muslim integration in Italy

Laura Grazzini, Responsible for Immigration, ARCI Firenze

1:00-2:30 Lunch

2:30-4:00pm The Global Dimension

Rainer Bauböck, Professor of Social and Political Theory, European University Institute

Franco Cardini, Professor of Medieval History, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane

Claudius Wagemann, Professor New York University Florence and Lecturer, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane

For more information or to R.S.V.P. lapietra.policy.dialogues@nyu.edu or 055 5007.202

NYU La Pietra Policy Dialogues aims to make a creative contribution to contemporary public policy debate by bringing together a wide array of actors not commonly called upon to reflect on policy questions or to sit at the same table together, including academics, politicians, business leaders, and other public intellectuals, with the ultimate goal of building a rich and diverse network across the Atlantic.

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