April 2010 – Como

The International Center for Law and Religion Studies and the Università degli Studi dell’Insubria co-sponsored the international workshop “Law and Religion in Mediterranean Islam” in Como, Italy, from 6-8 April 2010. An important outcome of the workshop will be a book on the conference topic authored by delegates, who were selected for their expertise. At the workshop, delegates delivered reports on law and religion in their countries, and each will contribute a chapter to the book. The experts presenting were Abu Moussa Ramadan (Palestine), Faisal Al Rfouh (Jordan), Jacques El-Hakim (Syria), Gazi Gherairi (Tunisia), Talip Kucukcan (Turkey), Omar El Kadi (Egypt), Riyad Fakhri (Morocco), Cherif Bennadji (Algeria), and Ahmed Gehani (Lybia). Discussion moderaters were Professor Silvio Ferrari (Università degli Studi di Milano), Professor Paolo Branca (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano), and Roberto Mazzola.